May. 25, 2021 /
![House Republicans to Introduce Lobbyist Reform Legislation]()
WHAT: Press Conference to introduce the most comprehensive lobby reforms in Harrisburg in more than 15 years.
May. 25, 2021 /
![Committee to Consider Bill to Permit Additional School Year Due to COVID-19]()
WHAT: The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), will hold a voting meeting to consider legislation to amend the Public School Code to permit an optional additional year of education at a school entity for the 2021-22 school year due to COVID-19 (Senate Bill 664).
May. 24, 2021 /
![Rapp, PA House Health Committee Set to Advance Landmark Pro-Life Legislation]()
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a voting meeting to consider the following pro-life legislation:
May. 24, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee to Consider Bills to End COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, Other Bills]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will meet to consider three pieces of legislation, including a resolution to end the current COVID-19 Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, which was imposed more than a year ago.
May. 24, 2021 /
![House Judiciary Committee to Vote on Second Amendment Bills, Among Others]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a meeting to vote on the following bills:
May. 21, 2021 /
![House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee to Hold Voting Meeting]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will be holding a voting meeting on House Bills 164, 941, 995, 1055, 1057, 1220, 1389, 1421 and 1427; House Resolutions 96 and 103; and Senate Bill 155.
May. 21, 2021 /
![Sonney, Farry to Co-Host Hearing on Student Mental Health Services]()
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, and Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks), chairman of the House Human Services Committee, will hold a joint public hearing to receive an overview from state agencies, school entities and services providers on how they are providing mental health services to Pennsylvania’s elementary and secondary school students.
May. 17, 2021 /
![Rigby to Host Majority Policy Committee Hearing on Rebounding From COVID-19]()
WHAT: Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown) will be joined by House Majority Policy Committee Chairman Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and members of the committee for a hearing with area businesses and organizations about the challenges they face in rebounding from COVID-19 mitigation orders.
May. 13, 2021 /
![Mercuri, Williams to Attend Discussion on Funding Needs Facing EMS Providers]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny), Sen. Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and local elected officials will attend a discussion about the critical needs facing ambulance companies in Pennsylvania. The event will highlight the need for the public’s involvement to ensure that emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are able to serve in the future.
May. 10, 2021 /
![Kaufer, Peifer Holding Informational House Finance Subcommittee Hearing on Transportation Reinvestment and Improvement Program Bill]()
WHAT: Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), chairman of the House Finance Tax Modernization and Reform Subcommittee, and Mike Peifer (R-Pike/Wayne), chairman of the House Finance Committee, will be hosting a subcommittee hearing on Kaufer’s House Bill 1177, which would establish the Transportation Reinvestment and Improvement Program.
May. 06, 2021 /
![Pennycuick, McNeill Announce Introduction of Victoria’s Law in PA House]()
WHAT: Reps. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) and Jeanne McNeill (D-Lehigh) will announce their introduction of House Bill 1299, known as Victoria’s Law in the PA House.
May. 04, 2021 /
![PA House Majority Leader to Hold Media Availability]()
WHEN: Wednesday, May 5, following House session.
May. 04, 2021 /
![Rapp, PA House Health Committee to Seek Answers on University of Pittsburgh’s Involvement in Taxpayer-Funded Experiments on Live-Aborted Babies]()
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene the fourth in a series of public hearings focusing on Pro-Life, Abortion Issues – Part IV – Fetal Experimentation.
May. 03, 2021 /
![PPE Storage at Farm Show Complex Could Postpone 65th Annual Keystone International Livestock Exhibition]()
WHAT: Due to the millions of dollars of personal protective equipment (PPE) currently being stored at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, the 65th Keystone International Livestock Exhibition (KILE) Show, which is scheduled for Oct.1-10, may not take place. Exhibition organizers have yet to receive a definitive answer from the Department of Agriculture or the Wolf administration. A decision on whether to hold the 2021 show could come as early as this week, but as of today the Farm Show building is still full of PPE. This lack of planning and decision making on the part of the administration is putting KILE and many other events in jeopardy.
May. 03, 2021 /
![House Judiciary Committee to Hold Voting Meeting]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) and members of the House Judiciary Committee will vote on the following bills:
May. 03, 2021 /
![Sonney to Co-Host Hearing with Appropriations Committee on PASSHE Report]()
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, will hold a joint public hearing with the House Appropriations Committee on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) report pursuant to Act 50 of 2020 and the system’s implementation plan for improvement of operations.
Apr. 30, 2021 /
![Brooks to Host Hearing on Proposal to Allow Employees of Mortgage Originators to Work from Remote Locations]()
WHAT: Rep. Bob Brooks (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland), subcommittee chairman on financial services and banking under House Commerce Committee Chairman Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie), will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed legislation on remote mortgage banking.
Apr. 30, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee to Consider Bills to Alter Constitutional Amendment Process, Account for PPE]()
WHAT: In the wake of the Department of State failing to fulfill its responsibility of publishing a constitutional amendment, which prevented amendment questions from appearing on the May primary ballot, the House State Government Committee will consider a series of bills to address the gross negligence and improve the amendment process.
Apr. 30, 2021 /
![Ortitay, House Leaders Detail Missteps, Call for Investigation on Data Breach]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), House Majority Whip Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) will discuss the latest COVID-19 contact tracing data breach by the Wolf administration, opportunities missed to reduce the risks to private citizens and request a full, independent investigation.
Apr. 26, 2021 /
![PA House and Senate ERE Committees to Convene Public Hearing on Alternate Septic Systems—Act 34 Implementation]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) will convene a joint public hearing focusing on Alternate Septic Systems—Act 34 of 2020 Implementation.