May. 01, 2018 /
![Brown’s Hands-Free Driving Safety Legislation Approved by House Transportation Committee]()
HARRISBURG – In an effort to reduce incidents of distracted driving in Pennsylvania and promote safe driving, Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) is sponsoring House Bill 1684, which was approved by the House Transportation Committee on Monday. Brown’s bill would prohibit the use of hand-held mobile telephones and similar devices, except with the use of hands-free accessories, while operating a motor vehicle.
May. 01, 2018 /
![Pickett Bill to Enhance Accessibility for Mental Health Care Goes to Governor]()
HARRISBURG – Receiving outpatient mental health services would be made easier under legislation authored by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) that is on its way to the governor.
May. 01, 2018 /
![House Approves Bernstine Bill to Improve Access to Care in Mental Health Emergency]()
HARRISBURG – Marking May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the state House of Representatives today voted unanimously to approve legislation, authored by Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence), to remove bureaucratic barriers to behavioral health services for individuals seeking immediate treatment.
May. 01, 2018 /
![House Approves Nelson’s Medication Synchronization Bill]()
HARRISBURG – The House today approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Hempfield) that would allow consumers to synchronize the refiling of their prescription drug medications.
May. 01, 2018 /
![House Approves Bloom Bill to Simplify Certification Process for Qualified Career and Tech Teachers]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives Monday sent to the Senate legislation, authored by Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland), to improve career and technical education (CTE) opportunities in Pennsylvania and help shrink the skills gap.
Apr. 30, 2018 /
![House Approves Grove Bill, Part of Comprehensive Package to Improve Career and Technical Education]()
HARRISBURG – As the demand for trained workers to fill open manufacturing jobs in Pennsylvania increases daily, the House on Monday approved a bipartisan package of legislation, including a bill by Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), to spur on workforce development.
Apr. 30, 2018 /
![House Approves Mako Bill to Increase Awareness of Technical Careers]()
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) to increase student awareness about workforce needs and opportunities.
Apr. 30, 2018 /
![House Committee Advances Bloom Bill to Honor Fallen Marine]()
HARRISBURG – The House Transportation Committee today advanced legislation, authored by Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland), to name a Carlisle bridge after Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Rykoskey, who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War.
Apr. 30, 2018 /
![Barrar, House Committee to Vote on Bill to Honor First Responders]()
WHAT: Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will hold a committee meeting to vote on three bills:
Apr. 30, 2018 /
![Lawmakers to Hold News Conference on Postpartum Depression Legislation]()
WHAT: Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne), Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh) and Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) will discuss their legislation that would help qualify at-risk infants of mothers suffering from postpartum depression (PPD) for state services. The lawmakers will be joined by health care providers and parents impacted by PPD.
Apr. 30, 2018 /
![Staats Bill to Alert Students About Transfer Policies Clears House]()
HARRISBURG – By a unanimous vote today, the House advanced legislation sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), which aims to save high school and college students time and money by providing them with information on the transfer policies of educational institutions.
Apr. 30, 2018 /
![Committee OKs Causer Bill to Ensure Reasonable, Responsible Regulation of Conventional Oil and Gas Industry]()
HARRISBURG – Citing its 160-year history of supplying valuable energy resources and practicing good environmental stewardship, Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) today praised committee approval of his bill to ensure fair and reasonable oversight of the conventional oil and gas industry.
Apr. 27, 2018 /
![Speaker Turzai Denounces Veto of Prescription Abuse Reform]()
HARRISBURG - Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of Senate Bill 936:
Apr. 27, 2018 /
![Grove, Briggs Introduce Commonsense Legislation to Close Gun Loophole]()
HARRISBURG – With support from the law enforcement community, Reps. Seth Grove (R-York) and Tim Briggs (D-Montgomery) introduced responsible legislation to keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons.
Apr. 26, 2018 /
![Speaker Turzai Continues Call for Governor to Sign Opioid Abuse Prevention Measure]()
HARRISBURG - House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed executive actions to curb overprescribing of opioids in the state’s Workers’ Compensation system:
Apr. 26, 2018 /
![English Bill to Protect Students from the Sun]()
HARRISBURG - In a commonsense measure, the House unanimously endorsed legislation authored by Rep. Hal English (Allegheny) that would allow students to apply sunscreen and use other sun-protective clothing during school hours or school-sponsored activities.
Apr. 26, 2018 /
![State of Emergency: Metcalfe Announces Locked and Loaded Lineup to Rally Against Attacks on Right to Bear Arms]()
WHAT: State Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and many other pro-Second Amendment state lawmakers will join together with gun owners from across the Commonwealth for this year’s Rally to Protect Your Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Apr. 26, 2018 /
![First Annual Boy Scout Day at the Capitol on May 1, Culver Says]()
WHAT: Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) and Sen. John Gordner (R-27) recently announced that the Boy Scouts of America will be holding its first-ever annual Boy Scout Day at the state Capitol on May 1. The purpose of the event is for the Scouts to present a report on the current state of Scouting in the Commonwealth to the governor and members of the state House and Senate.
Apr. 25, 2018 /
![Connecting All Pennsylvanians to the Internet]()
You would no doubt agree Pennsylvania is a significantly rural state. We have our two big cities, but the “T” dominates the rest. To put it in some sort of perspective, rural Pennsylvania is larger than the states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont combined.
Apr. 25, 2018 /
![Taxes Should Not Be Certain]()
Every Pennsylvanian pays the price for the “business unfriendly” climate that exists in our state. Undoing that mindset does not mean we have to bend over backward to be accommodating. It has everything to do with creating an atmosphere that decreases - not increases - costs for employers, unleashes our potential for economic growth and expands job opportunities for our citizens.