Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Tuesday passed House Bill 746, legislation introduced by Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) to prohibit and end the practice of state lawmakers using state-owned vehicles, House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) said.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Army National Guard members like local state Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) shouldn’t have to wait for government approval to help during an emergency by using state-owned vehicles. That’s the sentiment behind a bill Kerwin introduced that was approved today in Harrisburg by the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG- Legislation authored by state Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-Lycoming) that would make permanent two health care regulations waived during the COVID-19 pandemic has passed the House unanimously.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A bridge in Greenfield Township, Blair County, will be named for Bryan T. “Chipper” Chamberlain, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation equipment operator who died in 2018 while in a work zone, according to Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair), who introduced legislation to name the bridge.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – In order to maintain a level playing field for women’s sports, Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) voted in favor of House Bill 972, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – In order to alleviate unnecessary and costly testing burdens for employers, Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced today his bill aiming to repeal Act 215 of 1965, known as the Frozen Dessert Law, overwhelmingly passed the House Tuesday.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would create an instant Pennsylvania lottery ticket to fund veterans programs, sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), today was unanimously approved by the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, which she chairs.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will meet Wednesday to take up several bills, including House Bill 2507 to allow a commission to use information from the Department of State to remove deceased registered voters from the rolls.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – This is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and no one knows more about the critical role played by emergency dispatchers than state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown).
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R- Monroe/Pike), majority chairwoman of the House Urban Affairs Committee, today applauded passage of a package of bills designed to combat blight across the Commonwealth. The bills reported were unanimously passed with bipartisan support and amendments.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) is hosting a Senior Expo on Wednesday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Smithfield Fire Hall, 10 Firehouse Lane in Huntingdon.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) joined in supporting a package of bills designed to combat blight across the Commonwealth. Several bills passed unanimously out of the House Urban Affairs Committee today:
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG—The House Judiciary Committee has passed legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware) to extend Act 58 of 2019, a bipartisan legislative effort that provides the attorney general concurrent jurisdiction over gun crime in Philadelphia.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG - Seeking to make Pennsylvania’s tax code easier to navigate for businesses, the House Finance Committee approved legislation by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton).
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik’s (R-Schuylkill) bill to fight blight was approved by the House Urbans Affairs Committee. House Bill 1791 would create the Vacant Property Registration Act. The measure would allow communities to create and maintain a vacant property registration program, which is a blight fighting, smart growth tool used to stabilize and re-develop neighborhoods.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) seeking to assist older foster children in Pennsylvania in finding more permanent family connections was unanimously approved by the House Children and Youth Committee on Monday.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG—Legislation introduced by Reps. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) and Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) to allow the state to utilize the Pennsylvania National Guard to combat cyber criminals has passed the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG - Legislation authored by state Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) that would encourage competitive bidding for public works contracts has passed the House.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Silvis (R-Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana) today announced he has authored legislation to require truck drivers access to restrooms when picking up or dropping off a shipment.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
WHAT: The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), will conduct a voting meeting to consider the following proposals: