Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) to permit owners of old hotel liquor licenses to convert them to restaurant liquor licenses is now on its way to becoming law.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement upon the passage of House Bill 1737, which would provide liability protections for Pennsylvanians following state mitigation orders.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – With the state’s small business owners, schools, service providers and others struggling to stay afloat in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Reps. Tina Pickett (R- Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) today applauded passage of a key liability protection measure.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) announced today that her vision screening legislation (House Bill 1342) now advances to the governor’s desk for his signature after receiving unanimous support from both the House and Senate.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG ¬– The House earlier today approved amended legislation that provides businesses, schools, nursing homes and others with protections from frivolous lawsuits stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 1737 now goes to the governor for his signature.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The House approved a resolution requiring the non-partisan Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to conduct a risk-limiting audit of the election, Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) announced.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer’s (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) proposal to help boost broadband access in the state’s most rural communities is now headed to the governor’s desk.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Sue Helm (R-Dauphin/Lebanon) today announced that the General Assembly has passed House Bill 21, taking a massive step in giving homebuyers greater confidence during the homebuying process. House Bill 21 would amend Act 367 of 1945, known as the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law, to require licensure of home inspectors.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The Senate and House today affirmed its commitment to veterans clubs and similar organizations when it forwarded to the governor for his signature a bill to provide relief by permitting them to use a larger share of small games of chance revenue for operating expenses during the emergency declaration. House Bill 777 is the result of a collaborative effort between Reps. Kate Klunk (R-York), Frank Farry (R-Bucks) and John Hershey (R-Mifflin/Juniata/Franklin).
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – To ensure state officials are using accurate data to shape their response to COVID-19, the House today approved House Resolution 1087 by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Commission (LBFC) to review data collected by the Department of Health.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) has won a four-year pursuit to assure that Local Share Account (LSA) procedures in Washington County are fair, accountable and transparent. Judge Katherine Emery has ruled that the Redevelopment Authority must provide records of 433 projects funded by the LSA of casino gambling. Cook issued the following statement:
Nov. 20, 2020 /
WHAT: After Dominion Voting Systems backed out of attending a fact-finding hearing of the State Government Committee, acting Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) will hold a press conference with members of the committee to discuss the election.
Nov. 20, 2020 /
After Dominion Voting Systems backed out of attending a fact-finding hearing of the State Government Committee, acting Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) will hold a press conference to discuss the election.
Nov. 19, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) today praised House passage of a resolution calling for a non-partisan audit of the 2020 election.
Nov. 19, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) today joined a majority of his House colleagues in approving a resolution calling for a non-partisan audit of the ballots canvassed in the 2020 general election.
Nov. 19, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today approved House Resolution 1100 to require the non-partisan Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to coordinate a risk-limiting audit of the election. Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton), the sponsor of the measure, issued the following statement:
Nov. 19, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – As a continuation of its oversight over federal and state elections and to ensure that all Pennsylvanians can have confidence in the use of new voting machines and the recently created no-excuse absentee mail-in ballot program, Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) joined a bipartisan majority of the House in support of House Resolution 1100, which provides for a comprehensive risk-limiting audit of the 2020 General Election.
Nov. 19, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – In an effort to ensure the public’s trust in Pennsylvania’s election process, Reps. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) today joined a majority of their colleagues in the House of Representatives in supporting a resolution calling for an audit of the ballots canvassed in the 2020 General Election.
Nov. 19, 2020 /
WHAT: As part of efforts by Pennsylvania lawmakers to help identify and correct any irregularities in the election process, the House State Government Committee will hold a virtual fact-finding hearing with voting machine manufacturer Dominion Voting Systems.
Nov. 19, 2020 /
HARRISBURG –Rep. Chris Quinn’s (R-Delaware) bill that would require pipeline companies carrying natural gas liquids through highly populated areas provide emergency response plans to local emergency management providers passed unanimously in the Senate on Thursday and now awaits Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature to become law.