Apr. 29, 2021 /
![Health Care Workers Testify to ‘Burnout’ and Staff Shortages Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic, Says Thomas]()
HARRISBURG—Health care workers and hospital administrators today warned state legislators that COVID-19 has left caregivers with PTSD and other negative impacts on the mental health of the state’s health care workers.
Apr. 29, 2021 /
![Ortitay Issues Statement Regarding DOH Failure to Protect Personal, Medical Data Obtained by COVID-19 Contact Tracers]()
BRIDGEVILLE – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to a WPXI-TV/Target 11 investigation that led to more than 70,000 Pennsylvanians having their personal information accessible on the internet after answering calls from employees of a firm contracted by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to conduct contract tracing:
Apr. 29, 2021 /
![Lewis DelRosso Introduces Bill to Ensure In-Person Learning is an Option for All PA Students]()
HARRISBURG – To ensure that students of the future don’t experience the same educational challenges as students who struggled to learn through the pandemic and its subsequent school closures, Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) introduced legislation to preserve equal access to in-person instruction for students across the Commonwealth.
Apr. 27, 2021 /
![Policy Committee Hearing Reveals Need to Continue Telehealth Offerings Post-Pandemic, Reinstate UC Work Search Requirements]()
HARRISBURG – Looking forward to a post-pandemic Pennsylvania, the House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), convened a hearing at the Capitol Tuesday to discuss the impacts of regulatory waivers and suspensions implemented as a result of COVID-19.
Apr. 27, 2021 /
![Toohil’s Living Donor Protection Legislation Now Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) that protects living organ donors in Pennsylvania was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf as Act 11 of 2021 today.
Apr. 27, 2021 /
![Struzzi Bills Allow Improved Stormwater Management at Local Levels]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) has introduced legislation that would restructure the way municipalities handle stormwater management, resulting in increased efficiency and less of a burden being placed on taxpayers.
Apr. 26, 2021 /
![PA House and Senate ERE Committees to Convene Public Hearing on Alternate Septic Systems—Act 34 Implementation]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) will convene a joint public hearing focusing on Alternate Septic Systems—Act 34 of 2020 Implementation.
Apr. 26, 2021 /
![Committee Unanimously Passes Boback Bill Supporting Active Military and Disabled Veteran Hunters and Anglers]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) announced that the House Game and Fisheries Committee Unanimously passed and reported her bill, House Bill 490, that seeks to provide reciprocal agreements for our active duty military and disabled veterans hunting and fishing licenses.
Apr. 23, 2021 /
![“Who’s Really Lying” Lawmakers Ask]()
HARRISBURG - The Wolf administration now admits some medical supplies stored at the state Farm Show Complex have been destroyed as claimed by state lawmakers this week.
Apr. 23, 2021 /
![Sonney to Host Informational Meeting]()
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, will hold an informational meeting regarding academic accountability. The committee will receive input from the Pennsylvania Department of Education on its Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), and the Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (A-TSI) designation process and support system.
Apr. 23, 2021 /
![Policy Committee Asks: Do We Really Need All Those Regulations?]()
WHAT: The House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), will hold a hearing to highlight regulations suspended by the Wolf administration over the past year and discuss the need to reinstate them or not.
Apr. 23, 2021 /
![Beneficial Land Swap in Ohiopyle Now Complete, Dowling Says]()
HARRISBURG – A land swap between Ohiopyle Borough and the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is now complete, said Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset), who wrote the legislation authorizing the transfer.
Apr. 22, 2021 /
![James, Freeman Look to Strengthen Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program]()
HARRISBURG – Nonprofits would be eligible to join development groups in rehabilitating and re-using historic buildings under the state Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program thanks to legislation introduced by Reps. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) and Robert Freeman (D-Northampton).
Apr. 22, 2021 /
![General Assembly Unanimously Passes Greiner Legislation to Extend Tax Return Deadlines]()
HARRISBURG - The General Assembly unanimously passed legislation authored by Rep. Keith Greiner (R-Lancaster) to change the due date of state corporate tax returns from 30 days after the due date of the federal return, to the 15th day of the month following the due date of the federal return. The House passed the legislation after approving Senate amendments.
Apr. 21, 2021 /
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HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives was in voting session from April 19-21, and the Republican Caucus continued advancing its priorities of providing for an economic recovery, protecting families and reforming government for the benefit of Pennsylvanians, House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) said Wednesday.
Apr. 21, 2021 /
![House Passes Emrick Bill Seeking to Relieve Homeowners of Property Tax Penalty]()
HARRISBURG – Seeking to eliminate an unfair and unnecessary tax burden, Rep. Joe Emrick (R-Northampton) announced that the House passed his legislation, House Bill 430, that would waive the 10% penalty upon receipt of an affidavit during the first year of ownership if the new owners did not receive their property tax bill. The property owners would pay the full amount of the property taxes due and present a copy of their deed to prove their date of purchase.
Apr. 21, 2021 /
![House Approves Roae’s One Staffer-One Shopper Bill]()
HARRISBURG – The state House today in Harrisburg approved in a bipartisan vote legislation known as the One Staffer-One Shopper Bill, which was introduced by state Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) to enable small businesses to continue operating during state disasters.
Apr. 21, 2021 /
![Wolf Administration Denies Lawmakers Access to Farm Show Complex Where Entire State Stockpile of PPE is Stored]()
HARRISBURG -Three House committee chairmen showed up for a 9 a.m. tour of the state Farm Show Complex today to examine the personal protective equipment (PPE) stored there but were denied access because they refused to comply with unreasonable pre-conditions set by the Wolf administration.
Apr. 21, 2021 /
![Brown’s Financial Literacy Efforts Continue as House Passes Her Incentive-Based Savings Account Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) announced today that her Incentive-Based Savings Account legislation, House Bill 331, achieved bipartisan support and was passed by the House and now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Apr. 21, 2021 /
![Polinchock Resolution to Initiate Study on Regulatory Waivers and Suspensions]()
HARRISBURG – The state House today adopted a resolution sponsored by Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks), to direct the Joint State Government Commission (JSGC) to conduct a study on regulatory waivers and suspensions issued by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) during the COVID-19 pandemic.