May. 26, 2020 /
![Oberlander Supports Partial Year Budget to Keep State on Track]()
HARRISBURG – With state revenues uncertain during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) today voted in favor of a temporary budget that will fund the Commonwealth’s services and programs through Nov. 30, 2020.
May. 26, 2020 /
![O’Neal Votes in Favor of Temporary State Budget]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today issued the following statement in response to the House on Tuesday approving a $25.989 billion temporary Fiscal Year 2020-21 state budget:
May. 26, 2020 /
![Millard Issues Statement on Pennsylvania’s Short-Term Budget]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today approved a responsible, short-term $25 billion budget that runs through November. State Rep. David Millard (R-Columbia) issued the following statement in response:
May. 26, 2020 /
![Two Bills to Expand Rural Customer Access to Broadband Service Approved by Committee Chaired by Roae]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) and his colleagues on the House Consumer Affairs Committee today in Harrisburg approved two bills that would help expand access to broadband internet service to more rural Pennsylvania customers.
May. 26, 2020 /
![Quinn Bill to Ensure Local Emergency Services Have Pipeline Response Plans Passes Committee]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Chris Quinn’s (R-Delaware) bill that would require that pipeline companies carrying natural gas liquids through highly populated areas to provide emergency response plans to local emergency management providers passed through the House Consumer Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
May. 26, 2020 /
![Owlett Bill to Ensure Religious Freedoms in Emergencies Advances]()
HARRISBURG – The House State Government Committee has approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) to ensure the religious freedoms of Pennsylvanians of all faiths are protected during times of emergency declaration.
May. 26, 2020 /
![Committee to Consider Child, Maternal Protection Proposals]()
WHAT: The House Children and Youth Committee, chaired by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), will hold a voting meeting to consider three bills and nine resolutions.
May. 26, 2020 /
![Causer, Dunbar Bill to Boost Rural Broadband Access Earns Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – The House Consumer Affairs Committee has advanced legislation authored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Rep. George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland) to help bring broadband services to the state’s rural communities.
May. 26, 2020 /
![O’Neal Introduces Bill to Privatize Government-Controlled Liquor Stores]()
HARRISBURG – In response to the governor’s shutdown of state liquor stores and recent failures by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) to adapt to a 21st century business model during the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) recently introduced legislation to end government control of wine and spirit sales.
May. 26, 2020 /
![Ag Committee to Discuss Food Supply, Other Ag-Related Concerns Stemming from COVID-19 Pandemic]()
WHAT: The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), will hold an informational meeting to discuss agricultural issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May. 26, 2020 /
![Culver Issues Statement on Pennsylvania’s Short-Term Budget]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today approved a responsible, short-term $25 billion budget that runs through November. State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) issued the following statement in response:
May. 22, 2020 /
![Violating Law/Safety Standards, Allegheny County’s Primary Election Day Plan Must Be Rescinded, House Members Say]()
HARRISBURG – Presenting how Allegheny County’s Primary Election Day polling place consolidation plan violates both the letter and spirit of the law, members of the Allegheny County Republican House delegation called on Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathryn Boockvar to reverse her approval. The state legislators who signed the letter are Speaker of the House Mike Turzai and Reps. Natalie Mihalek, Jason Ortitay, Bob Brooks, Lori Mizgorski and Mike Puskaric.
May. 22, 2020 /
![Toohil’s Bill Would Continue Access to Pediatric Services During COVID-19 Crisis]()
HARRISBURG – In an effort to provide for the continued safeguarding of the health and welfare of Pennsylvania’s young people during the COVID-19 crisis, Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) has introduced legislation that would allow for an extension of waiver provisions for pediatric services in the Commonwealth.
May. 21, 2020 /
![Nursing Home Inspections - Pennsylvania House Informational Meeting Aging and Older Adult Services Committee]()
WHAT: With many of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 cases occurring in long-term-care facilities, the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee will conduct a virtual informational meeting to determine who is surveying conditions at the facilities and the protocols they are using to inspect them.
May. 20, 2020 /
![Bipartisan Effort to Put Pennsylvanians Back to Work Falls Short]()
Tonight Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto, which ensures millions of Pennsylvanians forced into a dysfunctional unemployment system by no actions of their own have to stay there indefinitely, will remain in place after a veto override vote fell short of the two-thirds majority required by Pennsylvania’s Constitution.
May. 20, 2020 /
![Quinn Forwards Amendment to Open Arboreta and Botanical Gardens]()
HARRISBURG – On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved an amendment introduced by Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) to reopen arboreta and botanical gardens under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state guidelines.
May. 20, 2020 /
![Committee to Consider Ending PA Disaster Declaration, Says Barrar]()
WHAT: Rep. Stephen Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will hold a voting meeting tomorrow to consider several measures including House resolutions honoring veterans, EMS providers, the American Red Cross and the 75th anniversary of VJ Day. The committee will also take up a concurrent resolution terminating Pennsylvania’s disaster emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May. 20, 2020 /
![Schroeder Legislation to Revitalize PASSHE Heads to Senate]()
HARRISBURG –Rep. Meghan Schroeder (R-Bucks) today announced the House of Representatives has approved legislation she authored to update the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
May. 20, 2020 /
![House Passes Struzzi Bill to Protect Victims with Disabilities, Sent to Senate]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today took steps to strengthen protections for people with physical and intellectual disabilities by passing House Bill 2056, authored by Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana).This bill would charge any individual who intentionally causes bodily injury to a person with a physical or intellectual disability with aggravated assault, a felony of the second degree. Currently, the law dictates that “serious bodily injury” is necessary for charges to be elevated beyond misdemeanor simple assault.
May. 20, 2020 /
![Bucks County House Republicans Introduce Legislation to Give Counties Power to Safely Reopen]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Frank Farry (R-Langhorne) has introduced House Bill 2541 to allow local county commissioners, in consultation with local health officials, to reopen businesses in counties during a health emergency if certain criteria are met.