Oct. 24, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today expressed disappointment by the Senate’s removal of debt reduction reform measures from House Bill 785 again, most recently yesterday, Oct. 23.
Oct. 24, 2017 /
WHAT: State lawmakers will participate in a legislative hearing on job creation, led by House Majority Policy Committee chairman Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin). The hearing will feature UPMC Enterprises, the innovation and commercialization arm of UPMC, that partners with startups and entrepreneurs with promising health care innovations. During the hearing, the committee will learn more about how UPMC has boosted the local and state economy, created jobs and invested in technologies that are shaping the future of health care.
Oct. 24, 2017 /
WHAT: With Election Day rapidly approaching, House State Government Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a crucial and timely public hearing to receive testimony and discuss the latest evidence of illegal voting and voter registrations by foreign nationals in Pennsylvania.
Oct. 23, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – With a downtown Harrisburg convenience store in the background, Reps. Mark Mustio (R-Allegheny), Kurt Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland) and Mike Sturla (D-Lancaster) hosted a press conference to re-emphasize the far-reaching economic benefits of legalizing Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) to help close out the 2017-18 state budget.
Oct. 23, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would change the manner in which Pennsylvania’s public school teachers are certified is expected to receive a vote on final passage next week in the House after being passed overwhelmingly by the House Education Committee on Monday. House Bill 1386, authored by state Rep. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York Township), is supported by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, Pennsylvania School Board Association and Pennsylvania State Education Associations.
Oct. 20, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) was appointed by Gov. Tom Wolf to serve on the Pennsylvanian Commission for Women. Boback was sworn in by Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres at the Governor’s Residence on Oct. 18.
Oct. 20, 2017 /
WHAT: Rep. Mark Mustio (R-Allegheny) and several other state lawmakers will host a press conference to discuss the far-reaching economic benefits of legalizing, regulating and taxing already-existing Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) to help close out the 2017-18 state budget.
Oct. 20, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) and other members of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee heard from testifiers regarding the Commonwealth’s future participation in the federally authorized FirstNet communications system.
Oct. 20, 2017 /
HARRISBURG– Legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) that would impose a severance tax on natural gas extracted in Pennsylvania has passed the House Finance Committee. It will now move to the whole House for consideration.
Oct. 19, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 59, which would have brought sweeping cost-saving reforms, including work requirements for some welfare recipients, to Pennsylvania.
Oct. 19, 2017 /
HARRISBURG- Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) released the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to veto the Human Services Code contained in House Bill 59.
Oct. 19, 2017 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. John Taylor (R-Philadelphia) has introduced two bills, co-sponsored with Rep. Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia), to amend the Crimes Code to address chronic nuisance issues that cause problems for downtowns and neighborhoods throughout Pennsylvania.
Oct. 19, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – In her continuing efforts to ensure that landowners with natural gas leases are treated fairly, Rep. Tina Pickett R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) today applauded members of the House Finance Committee for advancing legislation to the full House that contains language to further clarify the guaranteed minimum royalty rate.
Oct. 19, 2017 /
Oct. 18, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation designed to help school officials better prepare for a variety of emergency situations was further endorsed by the House and is now on its way toward final approval, according to Rep. Gary Day (R-Lehigh/Berks), author of the proposal.
Oct. 18, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would change the manner in which Pennsylvania’s public school teachers are certified is expected to receive a vote on final passage next week in the House after being passed overwhelmingly by the House Education Committee on Monday. House Bill 1386, authored by state Rep. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York Township), is supported by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, Pennsylvania School Board Association and Pennsylvania State Education Associations.
Oct. 18, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – The House Finance Committee today advanced legislation that would impose a severance tax on natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania. House Bill 1401, which passed by a 16-9 margin, was amended in committee to impose an incremental market-based tax while keeping in place the existing impact fee. The original legislation would have imposed a 3.2 percent tax.
Oct. 18, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation designed to prevent contact letters from being sent to deceased persons and their families was approved by the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, according to the bill’s author, Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon).
Oct. 18, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Michael Corr (R-Montgomery) joined other state House Finance Committee members in a bipartisan vote today to approve legislation that would enact a severance tax on natural gas production in the Commonwealth. Revenues collected as a result of the tax would be deposited into the General Fund.
Oct. 18, 2017 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation to impose a natural gas severance tax in Pennsylvania has passed the House Finance Committee and is being forwarded to the full House for additional consideration, said Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks), sponsor of the proposal.