Jan. 12, 2022 /
![Gillespie Elected Chair of PA Delegation to Chesapeake Bay Commission]()
HARRISBURG, PA – Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-York) was elected chair of the Pennsylvania Delegation to the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission for 2022. Gillespie’s district includes several communities in eastern York County, part of an area identified as “Tier 1” for action under the Commonwealth’s plan to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution to the bay.
Jan. 11, 2022 /
![Metcalfe Employee Stock Ownership Plan Legislation Critical for Surviving Biden’s Tsunami Economy]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) to further enhance the many benefits and advantages that Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) have for Commonwealth family-owned businesses, employees, communities and the economy was reported out of the House Finance Committee on Tuesday.
Jan. 11, 2022 /
![Wentling’s Lake Erie Groin Fee Exemption Legislation Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced today that his bill to officially define “groin structures” and exempt non-commercial groin owners from paying excessive Submerged Lands License Agreement (SLLA) fees passed the House.
Jan. 11, 2022 /
![House Passes Quinn Bill Modernizing PA’s Acupuncture Law]()
HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) that would modernize the Commonwealth’s 36 year-old Acupuncture Licensing Act.
Jan. 11, 2022 /
![House Passes Jozwiak’s Bill Aimed at Providing More Efficient Delivery of Diagnostic Imaging Results for Patients]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) announced today that the House unanimously approved his bill to address the efficiency and timeliness at which patients would receive their diagnostic imaging results from their health care provider.
Jan. 11, 2022 /
![Sonney to Retire]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie) today announced he will retire at the end of the 2021-22 Legislative Session.
Jan. 11, 2022 /
![Pickett’s Insurance Consumer Protection Bills Gain House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would provide protections for insurance consumers in Pennsylvania, sponsored by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), was passed unanimously in the House of Representatives on Monday.
Jan. 11, 2022 /
![House Majority Policy Committee to Discuss Impacts of Preliminary Redistricting Map]()
WHAT: The House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), will host a public hearing to discuss the community impacts of the House redistricting map given preliminary approval by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission in mid-December.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
![House Approves Ortitay Bill to Create Statewide Literacy Program]()
BRIDGEVILLE – The House today passed legislation written by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) that would create a statewide literacy program focused on the science of reading.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
![Quinn Bill Restoring Snow Removal Liability Fairness Passes House]()
HARRISBURG, PA – On the heels of our region’s first measurable snowfall of the season, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to reestablish basic fairness in snow removal contracting. House Bill 1665 would nullify certain indemnity clauses in snow removal contracts, said the legislation’s sponsor, Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware).
Jan. 10, 2022 /
![Speaker Announces Special Election for the 24th District]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) today ordered a special election to election to be held on Tuesday, April 5, to fill the vacant seat in the 24th Legislative District in Allegheny County.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
![Speaker Announces Special Election for the 116th District]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) today ordered a special election to be held on Tuesday, April 5, to fill the vacant seat in the 116th Legislative District in Luzerne County.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
![Grove: State Government Committee Advances Legislation to Create Citizens’ Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Election Bills]()
HARRISBURG – As state House and Senate redistricting impacts all residents of the Commonwealth, the House State Government Committee today approved legislation to create a citizen-driven commission charged with redistricting, committee Chairman Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) said.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
![Warner Bill to Prevent Election Day Ballot Shortages Earns Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – A bill to ensure voting precincts across the Commonwealth have enough ballots to accommodate in-person voters has been approved by the House State Government Committee, said Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland), author of the bill.
Jan. 07, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission, said Friday that it was clear after two days of commission hearings on the proposed plans that changes must be made to the preliminary House map.
Jan. 07, 2022 /
![House ERE Committee to Weigh Benefits, Challenges and Economics of Extracting PA’s Rare Earth Minerals]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a public hearing to receive testimony on the benefits, challenges and economics of rare earth mineral extraction.
Jan. 07, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Take Up Election Reform Bills, Resolution to Improve Redistricting Process]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will take up at its next meeting a series of bills to improve Pennsylvania’s election system and legislation to ensure citizens’ have a much larger say in the redistricting process. The committee will take up the following bills:
Jan. 07, 2022 /
![Irvin’s Legislation Streamlining Workers’ Compensation Claims Adjudication Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) that would allow for faster workers’ compensation claims settlements was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Jan. 07, 2022 /
![House Judiciary Committee to Host Public Hearing on Legislation to Legalize Fentanyl Test Strips]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a public hearing on House Bill 1393, sponsored by Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana).
Jan. 06, 2022 /
![House Republican Leadership, Grove Disappointed Wolf Declined Public Meeting on Redistricting]()
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf has turned his back on public debate of the congressional redistricting process after he declined a public meeting to discuss the proposed citizen map, House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and House State Government Committee Chairman Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) said.