May. 05, 2015 /
![House Approves Knowles’ Bill to Reduce the Size of the State House]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today voted in favor of Rep. Jerry Knowles’ (R-Berks/Carbon/Schuylkill) House Bill 153, which seeks to reduce the number of seats in the state House from 203 to 151.
May. 05, 2015 /
![Saccone Votes to Reduce Size of Pennsylvania Legislature]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny/Washington) voted on Wednesday to allow residents of the Commonwealth to vote on a constitutional amendment to reduce the size of the state’s General Assembly. The legislation passed the House and now awaits action in the Senate.
May. 05, 2015 /
![Gingrich Supports Bill to Downsize State Legislature]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon) co-sponsored legislation that passed today in the House to reduce the size of the state Legislature.
May. 05, 2015 /
![Ag Committee OKs Clarification to Clean and Green Law, Causer Says]()
HARRISBURG – Working to ensure the state’s Clean and Green program works as it was intended, the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint), today approved legislation to clarify the 40-year-old law.
May. 05, 2015 /
![House Approves Christiana Bill to Support Low-Income Students Seeking High-Demand Careers]()
HARRISBURG –Taking a major step toward improving a valuable academic support program, the House of Representatives today unanimously approved legislation, authored by Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver/Washington), to ensure low-income students are connected with the educational resources necessary to land family-sustaining jobs.
May. 05, 2015 /
![First Poverty Initiative Bill Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Assisting college students in need from across the Commonwealth, the first bill stemming from the anti-poverty initiative “Empowering Opportunities: Gateways out of Poverty” passed the House unanimously today, Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana) said.
May. 05, 2015 /
![Benninghoff One Step Closer to Designating Local Bridge]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today announced that House Bill 863, which would designate a bridge in Centre County as the Bellefonte Veterans Bridge, passed the House unanimously.
May. 05, 2015 /
![Oberlander Raises Awareness of Women’s Lung Health through House Resolution]()
HARRISBURG – As a way to increase the awareness of lung cancer and other lung diseases affecting women across the state, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) voted on Tuesday in support of a resolution naming the week of May 10-16, 2015, as Women’s Lung Health Week.
May. 05, 2015 /
![House Approves Jozwiak’s ‘American-Made Flag’ Bill]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House on Monday approved legislation introduced by state Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) that would require Commonwealth agencies and the General Assembly to purchase only American and Pennsylvania flags that are manufactured in the United States.
May. 05, 2015 /
![Krieger Selected to Chair Subcommittee on Courts]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Tim Krieger (R-Delmont) announced today that he has been selected to chair the Subcommittee on Courts of the Judiciary Committee in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Krieger was appointed to replace former Rep. Glen Grell (R-Cumberland) who resigned from the House on April 30 to serve as the new executive director of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System.
May. 05, 2015 /
![Wheeland Legislation Designating the Kelly Rae Mertes DUI Awareness Memorial Highway Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation naming U.S. Route 15 from the Market Street.-Hasting Street intersection to the Route 15/State Route 54 interchange in Lycoming County as the Kelly Rae Mertes DUI Awareness Memorial Highway passed the House Monday, said the bill’s author, Rep. Jeff C. Wheeland (R-Lycoming).
May. 04, 2015 /
![House Approves Barrar’s Bill Updating the State’s 911 Law]()
HARRISBURG – The House approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) to update and enhance the Commonwealth’s 911 emergency communications law. The bill passed with bipartisan support.
May. 04, 2015 /
![House Passes Bill to Modernize State’s 911 Law, Lawmakers Say]()
HARRISBURG – The state House today voted in favor of a bill to update and enhance the Commonwealth’s 911 emergency communications law, said members of the York County Republican House Delegation, including Reps. Seth Grove (R-Dover), Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion), Mike Regan (R-Dillsburg), Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam), Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York Township). The members issued the following statement:
May. 04, 2015 /
![Christiana Educational Opportunities Bill Clears Committee Along Party Lines]()
HARRISBURG – A party line vote against a $100 million increase to education left Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver/Washington) puzzled at a meeting of the House Education Committee today. Christiana, who proposed House Bill 752 to increase the amount of available tax credits for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs, offered the following statement:
May. 04, 2015 /
![Helm’s Bill Establishing ‘Juneteenth National Freedom Day’ in Pennsylvania Heads to Senate]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Sue Helm (R-Dauphin/Lebanon) establishing Juneteenth National Freedom Day as an annual observance in Pennsylvania today was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives. House Bill 664 will next be considered by the Senate.
May. 04, 2015 /
![House Approves Legislation to Privatize and Regulate Bail Bondsman Industry, Cutler Says]()
HARRISBURG –To address varying rules regarding the process of regulating the bail bonds industry, Rep. Bryan Cutler (R-Peach Bottom) drafted legislation that would provide a uniform collection of rules for the industry. The House passed the bill unanimously today.
May. 04, 2015 /
![Nesbit Votes to Regulate Bail Bondsmen in PA]()
HARRISBURG – In order to bring more uniformity to the way in which bail bondsmen operate in Pennsylvania, Rep. Tedd Nesbit (R-Mercer/Butler) today voted in favor of legislation that has passed the state House to privatize and regulate the profession.
May. 04, 2015 /
![O’Neill Offers Solution to Substitute Teacher Shortage]()
HARRISBURG – The House Education Committee today voted in favor of legislation, authored by Rep. Bernie O’Neill (R-Bucks), which would offer a practical solution to Pennsylvania schools facing a substitute teacher shortage, while protecting the employment of certified teachers.
May. 04, 2015 /
![Bloom Bill to Protect Excellent Teachers Advances]()
HARRISBURG — The House Education Committee today took an important step toward keeping Pennsylvania’s best teachers in the classroom and boosting student achievement by voting to end the practice of seniority-based layoffs, said Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland), prime sponsor of the Protecting Excellent Teachers Act.
May. 04, 2015 /
![Diamond: Let the People Vote on Property Tax Elimination]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) today introduced legislation (House Bill 1115) that would allow voters to consider a constitutional amendment to eliminate all property taxes in Pennsylvania within seven years.