Jun. 26, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary Brown’s (R-Monroe/Pike) legislation to create the Private Dam Financial Assurance Program was included in the 2018-19 fiscal code.
Jun. 26, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – With the inclusion of a 3.3 percent increase in funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and a 3 percent increase for Penn State, Temple, University of Pittsburgh, and Lincoln University, House Appropriations Chairman Stan Saylor (R-York) is calling on these universities to not increase their tuition for the upcoming school year.
Jun. 26, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Children who are victims of violent crime, or who lose their parents as the result of a violent crime, may be eligible for additional educational support from the Commonwealth under a new law authored by Rep. Ron Marsico (R-Lower Paxton), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
Jun. 26, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) affecting contracts in Pennsylvania has been signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf after its unanimous passage in the House of Representatives and Senate.
Jun. 26, 2018 /
HARRISBURG -- Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks) issued the following statement regarding the status of her House Bill 2060, which did not come before the full House for a vote today:
Jun. 25, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – The first and only legislative bill to deal with Harrisburg and the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act (Act 47) will soon be introduced, Rep. Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland) announced today as he sent out a co-sponsorship memo.
Jun. 25, 2018 /
HARRISBURG - Legislation authored by Rep. Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland), which would amend the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act, passed the Senate unanimously, 49-0, and will head to the governor for his signature.
Jun. 25, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Eli Evankovich (R-Westmoreland/Allegheny) today issued the following statement regarding his tenure as member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives:
Jun. 25, 2018 /
HARRISBURG -- Working to enhance the safety of police officers and the public, the General Assembly has approved Rep. Ron Marsico’s (R-Lower Paxton) legislation to maximize the Commonwealth’s law enforcement resources.
Jun. 25, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – The Senate on Friday unanimously approved legislation by Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) to ensure mobile telecommunication consumers aren’t subject to double taxation.
Jun. 25, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – The House on Friday approved on concurrence an amended bill authored by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-York) to create a uniform framework for the practice of collaborative law, which speeds up costly and emotionally-draining civil court proceedings, such as divorce. Klunk’s House Bill 1644 now goes to the governor for his signature.
Jun. 25, 2018 /
WHAT: House State Government Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler); Rep. Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Carbon/Schuylkill), prime sponsor of House Bill 153; and other lawmakers will hold a press conference to call for immediate legislative action to allow the people of Pennsylvania to decide whether to reduce the size of one of the nation’s largest full-time state legislatures.
Jun. 22, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation creating an confidential tip line for reporting violence or threats of violence in schools was sent to the governor’s desk to be signed into law, said Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks), who introduced the measure in the House.
Jun. 22, 2018 /
HARRISBURG — The House and Senate today approved legislation drafted by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) to make updates in the Human Services Code to implement the Fiscal Year 2018-19 state budget package.
Jun. 22, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Legislative action to allow school boards greater latitude for school safety discussions has passed in the state House as part of an ancillary bill to the state budget, said Rep. Mindy Fee (R-Manheim). The bill has been sent to the governor for his consideration.
Jun. 22, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today voted to pass House Bill 1745, the Fostering Independence Through Education Act, authored by House Education Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Hickernell (R-Lancaster/Dauphin). The legislation will assist children in foster care with the challenges of accessing higher educational opportunities.
Jun. 22, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation to create a school safety grant program and a state “Safe2Say” anonymous reporting program has passed the House of Representatives, according to House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana). The proposal is now under consideration in the Senate.
Jun. 22, 2018 /
HARRISBURG—Legislation sponsored Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) to require all schools in the Commonwealth to publicly display a poster containing the statewide toll-free number for reporting suspected child abuse has passed the House and Senate and was sent to the governor for his signature.
Jun. 22, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today voted to pass House Bill 1840, authored by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) to enact needed reforms to the state’s Workers’ Compensation system.
Jun. 22, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – After passage of a no-tax-increase, $32.7 billion state budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year, Rep. Kathy Watson (R-Bucks/144th) issued the following statement: