Jan. 04, 2019 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Rosemary Brown’s (R-Monroe/Pike) legislation to create the Private Dam Financial Assurance Program, which was included in the 2018-19 fiscal code, has officially gone into effect as of Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Jan. 04, 2019 /
LOCK HAVEN – Continuing to honor her commitment to make state government more transparent, responsive and accountable to the people of the 76th Legislative District, Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Centre/Clinton) today announced the opening of her Lock Haven district office location.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Now officially serving in her first full term as the state House Health Committee Chairman, Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) announced today that she is reintroducing legislation (formerly House Bill 174) that would require health insurers to cover treatment plans for Lyme disease or related tick-borne illnesses as prescribed by a patient’s health care practitioner.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Peifer (R-Pike/Wayne) will serve as the majority chairman for the House Finance Committee for the 2019-20 Legislative Session.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
State Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) on New Year’s Day in the state Capitol in Harrisburg took the oath of office to begin a new, two-year term. The local lawmaker says he plans to focus his efforts on enacting policies to promote private-sector job creation, fighting the Commonwealth’s opioid epidemic and addressing the burdensome property tax issue.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) was appointed this week by the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to serve as chairman of the House Labor and Industry Committee.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Entering his 14th year representing residents of the 60th Legislative District, Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana) will be taking the lead as majority chairman of the House Liquor Control Committee for the 2019-20 Legislative Session. Pyle previously served in a similar capacity with the House Gaming Oversight Committee.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams) has been named majority chairman of the House Local Government Committee for the 2019-20 Legislative Session, positioning him to address legislation governing municipal codes and pensions, tax assessments, municipal authorities, planning and zoning, the powers and duties of local officials and more.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) on Wednesday was appointed by the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to serve on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG — State Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) has officially been appointed to serve as Republican Chairman of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Earlier today, Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) announced his appointment of Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie) as majority chairman of the Pennsylvania House Education Committee for the 2019-20 Legislative Session.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Now in his 11th year serving the 142nd Legislative District, Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) has been appointed to serve as majority chairman of the vital House Ethics Committee for the 2019-202o legislative session. This assignment is Farry’s first as a committee chairman.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – To continue his efforts strengthening Pennsylvania’s second largest industry, Rep. David Millard (R-Berwick) has been appointed to another term as chairman of the House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee during the 2019-20 legislative session.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder), took the oath of office on Jan. 1st, 2019, during the swearing-in ceremony of the 203rd Pennsylvania General Assembly held at the state Capitol.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Brian Ellis (R-Butler) has been named majority chairman of the House Consumer Affairs Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) has been reappointed chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny).
Jan. 02, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union) has been appointed to serve as the majority chairman of the House State Government Committee by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Alleghany) for the 2019-20 legislative session. Everett, who is beginning his seventh term in the House, previously served on the Appropriations, Environmental Resources and Energy, Game and Fisheries, and Judiciary committees.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam) has been appointed to serve his third consecutive term as majority chairman of the House Game and Fisheries Committee.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Working to ensure that Pennsylvania’s insurance laws are protecting consumers in a fair and equitable fashion, Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) was selected this week to continue her service as chairman of the House Insurance Committee during the 2019-20 legislative session.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny County) today ordered two special elections be held on Tuesday, March 12, to fill the vacant seats in the 114th Legislative District in Lackawanna County and the 190th Legislative District in Philadelphia County.