Feb. 08, 2021 /
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, will hold a joint public hearing with the House Appropriations Committee on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) report pursuant to Act 50 of 2020 and the system’s implementation plan for improvement of operations.
Feb. 05, 2021 /
Speaker joins in unanimous support of comprehensive relief package
Feb. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The state House passed two important bills this week that will help support the state’s agriculture industry by removing barriers to agritourism and ensuring dairy farmers can transport their milk in inclement weather, said Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter).
Feb. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) today voted in support of legislation to offer small businesses, school entities and Pennsylvanian tenants COVID-19 relief:
Feb. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the extreme challenges faced by small businesses, educational institutions and Pennsylvania families as a result of the ongoing pandemic, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today joined his House colleagues in unanimously approving a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package.
Feb. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the extreme challenges faced by small businesses, educational institutions and Pennsylvania families as a result of the ongoing pandemic, Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) today joined her House colleagues in unanimously approving a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package.
Feb. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) announces the bipartisan passage of House Bill 326 from the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee on Wednesday, as well as its passage by the House today. House Bill 326 calls on the National Guard to help establish and operate COVID-19 vaccination sites.
Feb. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that would have the Pennsylvania National Guard assist with the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the Commonwealth.
Feb. 05, 2021 /
BEDFORD – Local, state and federal tax forms for the 2020 tax year, as well as Property Tax/Rent Rebate forms are now available at the district offices of Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) located in Bedford, McConnellsburg and Mercersburg.
Feb. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) issued the following statement following Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Feb. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Acknowledging the importance of the state’s forestry industry, the state House has approved legislation introduced by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) to expand membership on the state’s Hardwoods Development Council.
Feb. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) that would protect living organ donors in Pennsylvania was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives today. House Bill 203 now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Feb. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation to ensure the dairy industry can continue to operate as needed during inclement weather has been approved by the state House, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), prime sponsor of the measure.
Feb. 04, 2021 /
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 5, immediately following House session.
Feb. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representative Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre/Mifflin/Huntingdon/Juniata), and Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) sent a letter to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) before it gives consideration to Environmental Quality Board (EQB) regulations that would enter Pennsylvania into this job-killing Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
Feb. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Today the House Appropriations Committee amended Senate Bill 109 to include additional COVID-19 relief for small businesses. The legislation, which appropriates $197 million in educational grants, $570 million for rental and utility assistance, and $145 million for grants to the restaurant and hospitality industry, was amended to exempt income received from the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) from taxation under the state’s Personal Income Tax (PIT).
Feb. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) today rejected Gov. Tom Wolf’s call to increase the Personal Income Tax (PIT) by 46%.
Feb. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The governor’s annual budget address yesterday contained a few proposals that are doable and others that will not work for the 106th District, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
Feb. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) issued the following statement on the heels of Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2021-22 budget proposal, which calls for an increase in the Personal Income Tax (PIT) and continued pursuit of a severance tax as part of a more than $40 billion spending plan:
Feb. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-Lycoming) on Thursday issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal that seeks to raise taxes on working families and the natural gas industry while lowering the Corporate Net Income Tax.