Dec. 17, 2019 /
![Rapp, House Health Committee Advance Bill to Place Moratorium on Polk Center Closure]()
HARRISBURG – On Tuesday, PA House Health Committee Chairman Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) made the most of her final voting meeting in 2019 by advancing legislation which would institute a moratorium on Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandated closures of the Polk and White Haven State Centers (Senate Bill 906).
Dec. 17, 2019 /
![House Committee Voted to Keep Polk Center Open, James Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced that the House Health Committee made a monumental vote today to keep Polk and White Haven state centers open, despite Gov. Tom Wolf’s call to close them both. The closures he requested would evict residents against their will and result in the loss of nearly 1,100 jobs in an area that is already struggling economically.
Dec. 17, 2019 /
![Liquor Control Committee to Consider Two Bills]()
WHAT: The House Liquor Control Committee, chaired by Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana), will hold a voting meeting to consider two proposals. They are measures to improve customer convenience in wine sales by increasing the cap on the amount of wine that can be bought in a single purchase (House Bill 1279) and suspend the auction of expired licenses in possession of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board dating back to 2000 until the formation of the Wine and Spirits Wholesale and Retail Privatization Commission and the publication of its study (House Bill 1544).
Dec. 16, 2019 /
![House Passes Owlett Bill Combatting Ongoing Opioid Crisis]()
HARRISBURG – Law enforcement would be better equipped to combat the opioid crisis under a bill sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/ Bradford/Potter) and passed unanimously in the House today.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
![Legislation to Protect Children from Abuse of Military Personnel Advances to Senate, Says Polinchock]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to protect youth from child abuse involving a member of the U.S. Armed Forces has been approved by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, says Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks), who authored the measure.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
![Representatives to Roll Out PA Financial Reform Plan]()
WHAT: No dollar collected, held or spent by state government belongs to the government. As stewards of taxpayer money, a group of representatives will unveil their proposed reforms to strengthen the financial management of the Commonwealth.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
![New Data Shows Criminals with Guns Receive Sentences Below Sentencing Guidelines in PA]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) called on tougher penalties for violent criminals in response to data from the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing showing violent criminals who use guns, drug dealers who use guns and felons who illegally possess guns routinely received sentences below the standard sentencing guidelines in Pennsylvania.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
![Pennsylvania Leaders Come Together to Strengthen Juvenile Justice System and Improve Outcomes]()
HARRISBURG, PA – Gov. Tom Wolf, justices from across Pennsylvania and legislative leaders from the House and Senate jointly announced a new interbranch effort to strengthen Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
![Speaker Announces Special Election for the 190th Legislative District]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today ordered a special election for Tuesday, Feb. 25, to fill the vacant seat in the 190th Legislative District in Philadelphia County.
Dec. 13, 2019 /
![Pennsylvania Leaders to Announce Juvenile Justice Reform Efforts]()
WHAT: Press Conference to announce multi-branch juvenile justice task force.
Dec. 12, 2019 /
![Gleim Appointed to PA State Commission on Agricultural Education Excellence]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) announced today that she has been appointed by Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding to serve on the State Commission on Agricultural Education Excellence for a three-year term.
Dec. 11, 2019 /
![House to Act on ‘Smart Justice’ Package of Probation and Justice Reforms]()
HARRISBURG-- Leaders in the House this week announced the chamber will take up a bipartisan package of bills next week to reform Pennsylvania’s probation and parole system, to reduce recidivism and to help formerly incarcerated individuals find jobs that will help them avoid some of the pitfalls that keep many in the state’s penal system.
Dec. 10, 2019 /
![Wentling Selected Chairman of Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee]()
HARRISBURG – During the reorganizational meeting held earlier this fall, Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) was unanimously elected to serve as chairman of the bi-partisan, bi-cameral Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee (JLCC).
Dec. 09, 2019 / Press Release
![Turzai Discusses Educational Opportunities at White House with Students, Parents, Educators and Trump]()
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) joined President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and leaders from around the United States today at the White House for a roundtable discussion of expanding educational opportunities.
Dec. 09, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Monday voted two bills out of committee that were sponsored by Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) and will be sent to the full House for its consideration.
Dec. 09, 2019 /
![Kauffman Says Committee Votes Illustrate PA Commitment to Smarter Justice]()
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), today passed a package of bills aimed at enabling rehabilitation of convicted criminals who have paid their debt to society and rewarding those individuals who show they are reformed by getting them out of the criminal justice system quicker and with fewer collateral consequences.
Dec. 09, 2019 /
![Road to be Dedicated to Fallen Hero Thanks to Grove Bill]()
DOVER – A Spring Grove man killed in action during the Korean War will be posthumously honored by having a road dedicated to him, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) announced today.
Dec. 09, 2019 /
![Murt Urges Colleagues to Approve Legislation Focused on Improving Mental Health Services]()
HARRISBURG – The House Human Services Committee approved legislation authored by Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery) to examine mental health services and any potential needed investments in the resources, amenities and facilities.
Dec. 06, 2019 /
![Kauffman Leads Committee on Votes Pertaining to Criminal Justice Reform]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a voting meeting of the committee to consider the following criminal justice reform bills:
Dec. 06, 2019 /
![Rader’s Bill to Help Pennsylvanians with Drug Addictions Receive Treatment Advances to Senate]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) that would assist Pennsylvania residents with drug addictions to receive treatment was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives recently.