May. 18, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – The House approved legislation with unanimous support sponsored by Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) to protect Commonwealth citizens by eliminating the automatic expiration of security freezes on consumer credit reports.
May. 18, 2016 /
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and 96 other state lawmakers sent the following letter to President Barrack Obama in response to his administration’s recent letter threatening to pull federal funding and seek legal action against public schools that prohibit transgender students from using bathroom and locker room facilities based on gender identity.
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf today signed into law legislation sponsored by Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon) to provide work experience for high school students with disabilities.
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – On Tuesday afternoon, the House State Government Committee voted in favor of Rep. Mike Tobash’s (R-Schuylkill/Dauphin) legislation to establish a reformed retirement benefit plan, containing both defined benefit and defined contribution components, for future state and public school employees. After the vote on House Bill 1499, Tobash made the following statement:
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) today heard testimony about how the Pennsylvania National Guard and Civil Air Patrol aid the Commonwealth and the nation during a joint hearing of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees.
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ron Marsico’s (R-Lower Paxton) legislation to protect students from harmful hazing rituals by making it a crime for hazing to occur at Pennsylvania schools and to require schools to write and enforce policies to prevent hazing passed through the House of Representatives today and will now head to the governor’s desk for final approval.
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – On Tuesday, Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) co-chaired the first meeting of the newly established PA Heroin, Opioid Prevention and Education (PA-HOPE) Caucus at the Capitol. This caucus, which Kaufer co-chairs with Rep. Ed Gainey (D-Allegheny), has gained the interest of numerous other House members, all of whom are interested in addressing the growing opioid and heroin epidemic in the Commonwealth.
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – To celebrate the Central Bucks High School South’s second state ice hockey championship, Rep. Kathy Watson (R-Bucks/144th) today welcomed the athletes and coaches to the state Capitol for recognition by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
May. 17, 2016 /
WHAT: The House Majority Policy Committee will host an informational hearing to discuss the concept of allowing the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to set their own license fees.
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-28), Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25), House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-62) and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34), along with school board representatives and education advocates, today called on Gov. Tom Wolf to side with Pennsylvania schools and sign House Bill 805.
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) today announced he plans to introduce a resolution in the state House calling on a bipartisan agency of the state Legislature to produce a study examining the feasibility of consolidating school districts in Pennsylvania.
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – On Monday, the House unanimously approved legislation, sponsored by Rep. John Maher (R-Allegheny/Washington), which aims to reduce prescription drug abuse and ensure the safety of Pennsylvania’s drinking water by providing for the proper disposal of unused prescription and over-the-counter medications.
May. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Today, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved Senate Bill 290, which would make the ignition interlock program mandatory for certain first-time DUI offenders and, in those cases where the interlock program is applied, reduce driver’s license suspension requirements. State Rep. Keith J. Greiner (R-Upper Leacock) introduced companion legislation, House Bill 278, and has worked tirelessly alongside Sen. John Rafferty (Montgomery/Chester/Berks) toward the historic passage of this legislation. The bill was approved by a vote of 194-1.
May. 17, 2016 /
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25), Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-28), Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) and House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-62) will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in the East Wing Rotunda, regarding House Bill 805 – the Protecting Excellent Teachers Act, which ends the practice of using seniority as the determining factor for layoffs in Pennsylvania and instead requires several factors including teacher performance and seniority to guide furlough and reinstatement decisions.
May. 16, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Taxpayers would have a say in the potential sale or lease of municipal-owned sewer or water systems under legislation passed by the House today, said Rep. Kate Harper (R-Montgomery).
May. 16, 2016 /
HARRISBURG—Legislation sponsored by Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) to require an additional medical test for newborns has passed the House.
May. 16, 2016 /
WHAT: The House Gaming Oversight Committee, led by Rep. John Payne (R-Dauphin), together with the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, led by Sen. Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), will hold a public hearing on the increase of assessments to casinos. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue announced a significant assessment increase on 12 Pennsylvania casinos, effective July 1, 2016.
May. 16, 2016 /
WHAT: Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will hold a committee vote on two important bills:
May. 16, 2016 /
WHAT: Reps. Eli Evankovich (R-Westmoreland/Allegheny) and Michael Schlossberg (D-Lehigh), co-chairs of the House Manufacturing Caucus, will lead an informational meeting examining the current state of Pennsylvania’s steel industry and related businesses. Caucus members will hear from panelists representing the steel and manufacturing industries who will discuss the impact of foreign imports and trade practices.
May. 13, 2016 /
WHAT: The House Children and Youth Committee, led by Rep. Kathy Watson (R-Bucks/144th), will hold a public hearing to discuss child welfare worker degree programs and training.