Dec. 04, 2019 /
CHALFONT – Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) today unveiled legislation to allow small farms and orchards to engage in agritainment and argitourism, like hayrides, even when local ordinances prohibit it. He discussed his bill at Tabora Farm in Hilltown Township, which has been prevented from engaging in such entertainment by local laws.
Dec. 03, 2019 /
![Toepel Announces Retirement from State House of Representatives]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery) today announced she will not seek re-election at the end of her current legislative term. She has been a member of the state House since 2010, and currently serves in leadership as majority chairman of the House Republican Caucus.
Dec. 02, 2019 /
![Polinchock to Introduce and Discuss His Legislation to Save Tabora Farm]()
WHAT: New legislation will be discussed to help Pennsylvania’s small farms, like Tabora Farm in Hilltown Township, by providing them with greater opportunities to responsibly build structures and engage in agricultural product marketing and agritourism without local interference.
Dec. 02, 2019 /
![Effort to Honor Local Hero is Successful, Says Rigby]()
HARRISBURG – When state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown) was elected to represent the 71st Legislative District, members of the Buchan family were among his first visitors.
Nov. 27, 2019 /
![Fritz’s Government Reform Legislation Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) announced today that the governor signed his legislation, House Bill 57, which would eliminate outdated boards and commissions, into law. The law will take effect in 60 days.
Nov. 26, 2019 /
![Turzai Issues Statement on the Passing of Former State Rep. Bob Godshall]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement on the death of the Hon. Bob Godshall, a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Montgomery County.
Nov. 26, 2019 /
![PA House Adopts Brown’s Resolution Recognizing Need for Pediatric Shift Nurses in the Commonwealth]()
HARRISBURG – With a continuous shortage of pediatric shift nurses in Pennsylvania, Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) introduced House Resolution 501 to bring awareness of this crisis to fellow House members as well as residents of the Commonwealth. Brown announced that the House unanimously adopted her resolution.
Nov. 25, 2019 /
![Legislation to Secure Choice for Post-Mastectomy Options Approved by House, Says Schroeder]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Meghan Schroeder (R-Bucks) to ensure that women receive coverage for custom breasts prosthetics when that choice is the best option post-mastectomy surgery was approved by the Pennsylvania House.
Nov. 25, 2019 /
![Struzzi Seeks to Protect Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves in Response to Local Incident]()
HARRISBURG – In response to an incident on the Hoodlebug Trail this summer, Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today announced that he has introduced legislation that would charge any individual who intentionally causes bodily injury to a person with a physical or intellectual disability with aggravated assault, a felony of the second degree. Currently, the law dictates that “serious bodily injury” is necessary for charges to be elevated beyond misdemeanor simple assault.
Nov. 22, 2019 / Press Release
![Warner Launches Food Allergy Caucus]()
HARRISBURG – Continuing his commitment to raising awareness about the prevalence of food allergies in the Commonwealth, Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) has created a Food Allergy Caucus within the House of Representatives.
Nov. 22, 2019 /
![Gregory Seeks to Increase Veterans’ Pensions]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) has introduced a bill to increase the monthly pension amounts for blind veterans and veterans who are amputees or paralyzed.
Nov. 22, 2019 /
![Bill Naming Bridge for WWII Veteran Heads to Governor’s Desk, Causer Says]()
HARRISBURG – A Potter County bridge will be named in honor of a local World War II veteran under legislation introduced by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) and now awaiting the governor’s signature.
Nov. 22, 2019 /
![Klunk Issues Statement on Wolf’s Veto of Down Syndrome Protection Bill]()
HARRISBURG – In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of the Down Syndrome Protection bill, House Bill 321, Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), the author of the legislation, issued the following statement:
Nov. 22, 2019 /
![Murt Legislation to Modify State Lottery Law and Benefit Seniors Headed to Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to amend the State Lottery Law to reduce the statutorily mandated rate of return is on its way to the governor’s desk, said Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery), who authored the measure.
Nov. 22, 2019 /
![Online Training for Fire Companies is Overdue, Says Sankey]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria) is glad to see an important segment of emergency responder training enter the 21st century.
Nov. 22, 2019 /
![Rapp Urges Governor to Immediately Sign Legislation to Keep Vaping Products Away from Children]()
HARRISBURG – On Thursday, legislation sponsored by PA House Health Committee Chairman Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes, e-cigars, JUULs and other related vaping products to minors was unanimously concurred in the state House and now moves on to the governor’s desk.
Nov. 21, 2019 /
![Owlett Bill to Boost Rural Health Care Earns House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Working to protect and enhance access to health care across rural Pennsylvania, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) today announced House passage of his bill to help small, rural hospitals save money and better attract talented health care practitioners.
Nov. 21, 2019 /
![Thomas Bill to Protect PACE and PACENET Benefits Goes to the Governor]()
HARRISBURG—Legislation introduced by Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) to prevent seniors from losing their PACE and PACENET benefits due to an increase in the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) has passed the Senate.
Nov. 21, 2019 /
![House Advances Gillespie Legislation to Protect Identity of Health Care Workers]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-Hallam) today announced that his bill to protect the identity of health care workers has been passed unanimously by the House of Representatives. House Bill 1880 would remove the requirement for last names to be displayed on health care employees’ identification badges.
Nov. 21, 2019 /
![Toohil’s Bill Supporting Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Heads to Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) that would ensure no agreement can prohibit survivors of child sexual abuse from speaking with law enforcement officials today was sent to the governor for enactment after it passed unanimously on concurrence in the House of Representatives.