Jun. 24, 2015 /
![House Approves ABLE Act, Marshall Says]()
HARRISBURG – The state House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation introduced by Rep. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler) that would ease the financial stresses faced by individuals with disabilities and help them to plan for the future.
Jun. 24, 2015 /
![English’s Family Caregiver Legislation Approved by House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation designed to support senior citizens and their family caregivers by keeping ailing residents in their own home longer has been approved by the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee this week, said the bill’s author, Rep. Hal English (R-Allegheny). The bill is known as the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act.
Jun. 24, 2015 /
![House Children and Youth Committee to Consider Adoption Birth Information Bill]()
WHAT: The House Children and Youth Committee, led by Rep. Kathy Watson (R-Bucks/144th), will consider House Bill 162, which would allow Pennsylvania adult adoptees access to their original birth information.
Jun. 24, 2015 /
![House Approves Toepel’s Legislation to Improve Restitution Collection Methods]()
HARRISBURG – Representing a victory for crime victims, today the House passed legislation with unanimous support authored by Rep. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery). House Bill 758 advocates for crime victims by working to ensure that they will receive restitution.
Jun. 24, 2015 /
![Tobash Supports Protecting PA’s Excellent Teachers]()
HARRISBURG – On Monday, Rep. Mike Tobash (R-Schuylkill/Dauphin) joined the majority of his House colleagues in voting in favor of the “Protecting Excellent Teachers Act,” a bill aimed at keeping Pennsylvania’s best teachers right where they belong – in the classroom.
Jun. 24, 2015 /
![Lancaster County Republican Delegation Stresses Preparation for Avian Influenza Outbreak]()
HARRISBURG – The Lancaster County Republican Delegation yesterday met with Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and other legislators to plan for an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The group discussed the most effective way to protect the more than 1,000 Lancaster County flocks that contribute to Pennsylvania’s $13 billion poultry industry.
Jun. 24, 2015 /
![House Unanimously Passes Bill to Reform PA’s Child Care Benefits Structure, Kaufer Says]()
HARRISBURG – This week, Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) joined his House colleagues in unanimously passing House Bill 1164, a measure which seeks to reform Pennsylvania’s child care benefits structure, known as the “benefits cliff,” in order to help families retain temporary assistance, while allowing them to earn their way out of poverty.
Jun. 24, 2015 /
![Committee Passes Topper Bill to Protect Seniors from Phone Scams]()
BEDFORD -The House Aging and Older Adult Committee today voted unanimously in favor of legislation intended to increase cooperation between state agencies, in order to enhance protection from senior citizens in cases of unwanted telephone calls which lead to financial exploitation, Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) said.
Jun. 23, 2015 /
![House Approves Bloom Bill to Keep Best Teachers in the Classroom]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today voted to approve legislation to keep Pennsylvania’s best teachers in the classroom and boost student achievement by ending the practice of seniority-based layoffs, said Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland), author of the measure.
Jun. 23, 2015 /
![House Votes to Help Low-Income Families Earn Their Way Out of Poverty]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today voted unanimously to approve landmark legislation, introduced by Reps. Tom Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland) that would help low-income working Pennsylvanians fulfill their own “American Dream.”
Jun. 23, 2015 /
![Judiciary Committee Moves Legislation to Investigate the Possible Impeachment of a Pennsylvania Judge]()
HARRISBURG – In an attempt to rid Pennsylvania’s judicial system of corruption and maintain a level of respect in courtrooms, House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) moved legislation to authorize an investigation into the conduct of Lancaster County Magisterial District Judge Kelly Ballentine during the Judiciary Committee’s scheduled weekly voting meeting.
Jun. 23, 2015 /
![Bloom Applauds Committee Passage of Bill to Authorize Reinvestment in Carlisle Park]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland) today applauded members of the House State Government Committee for their unanimous support of a measure that would allow the Borough of Carlisle to sell a portion of park land along the Pennsylvania Turnpike with proceeds to be reinvested in parks and recreational development.
Jun. 23, 2015 /
![Legislation Revived to Protect Natural Gas Royalty Owners]()
HARRISBURG – In another effort to protect owners of natural gas royalty leases, Reps. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming), Sandra Major (R-Susquehanna/Wayne), Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Potter/Tioga), Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today said legislation is being reintroduced in the form of House Bill 1391 to guard natural gas royalty owners from unjustified post-production cost deductions.
Jun. 22, 2015 /
![Dunbar Measure to Increase Corporate Net Income Tax Fairness Advances to PA Senate]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland) to address a major problem with the filing of amended corporate net tax income returns in Pennsylvania was unanimously adopted by the state House today.
Jun. 22, 2015 /
![House State Government Committee to Vote on Union Collective Bargaining Transparency Bills]()
WHO: House State Government Committee Majority Chairman, Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), will convene a voting meeting to consider two pieces of legislation that would make union collective bargaining agreement negotiations more transparent to the public.
Jun. 19, 2015 /
![Keller Provides Update on PA’s Avian Influenza Planning, Response Efforts]()
HARRISBURG – In an effort to safeguard Pennsylvania’s $13 billion poultry industry, Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland) reports that state officials have been working to put response and recovery plans in place in the event of a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak (HPAI).
Jun. 19, 2015 /
![Barrar’s Committee Passes Three Bills to Improve Lives of Two Important Communities]()
HARRISBURG – During a Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee meeting that Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) held this week, three bills benefiting both veterans and emergency responders were unanimously approved. The bills now await a vote by the full House.
Jun. 19, 2015 /
![Rapp, House Education Committee to Consider Recommendations for New Basic Education Funding Formula Next Week]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) announced today that the House Education Committee will convene next week to examine the Basic Education Funding Commission’s newly released report which recommends that the Pennsylvania General Assembly adopt a new formula for distributing state funding for basic education to Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts.
Jun. 18, 2015 /
![Basic Education Funding Commission Recommends New Formula for Funding Public Education, Saylor Says]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) announced that the Basic Education Funding Commission recommended today that the General Assembly adopt a new formula for distributing state funding for basic education to Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts.
Jun. 18, 2015 /
![Causer Comments on Basic Education Funding Report]()
HARRISBURG – A commission established last year to study the formula for funding basic education in the state’s 500 school districts released its report on Thursday, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint).