Oct. 26, 2021 /
![House Appropriations and Education Committees to Hold Hearing with PASSHE]()
WHAT: The House Appropriations Committee will hold a joint public hearing with the House Education 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.
Oct. 26, 2021 /
![Pennycuick’s Lobbying Reform Bill Advances]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) is just one in a package of 11 bills that have advanced to the full state House for a vote after passing the House State Government Committee this week.
Oct. 26, 2021 /
![Mihalek to Hold Press Conference Updating the Public on Safer Pennsylvania Act]()
WHAT: Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) will be holding a press conference on a package of bills that promotes a safer Pennsylvania.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Irvin Legislation Would Lead to Further Streamline Worker’s’ Compensation Claims Adjudication]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives this week approved legislation authored by Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) that would allow for faster workers’ compensation claims settlements.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Williams Legislation Requiring Disclosure of Referral Payments by Lobbyists Approved by House Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester), which would require lobbyists to report payments to or from other lobbyists for the referral of clients, was unanimously approved earlier today by the House State Government Committee. This bill was part of a package of bills designed to limit the influence of lobbyists and political consultants in state government.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![State House Posthumously Honors Life, Contributions of Fred McIlhattan]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously voted Monday to posthumously honor the late Fred McIlhattan, who served as the state representative for the 63rd District from 1997 to 2008, said Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest), author of the resolution.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Key House Committee Approves Kaufer Gift Ban Bill]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House State Government Committee today in Harrisburg voted to advance legislation introduced by local state Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) that would prevent lobbyists from offering gifts to public officials or public employees.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Committee Approves New Rules for Lobbying in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – Working to make sure the voices of Pennsylvania outweigh the wallets of lobbying firms that pay to influence policymakers, the House State Government Committee approved with bipartisan support a package of legislation to modernize and reform lobbying laws, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the committee, announced today.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – As COVID-19 testing continues to be a crucial component of tracking the impact of the virus on Pennsylvanians, state legislative leaders are requesting access and an explanation of testing processes at the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
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HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) voted at Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission against certifying the data affected by recently adopted prisoner reallocation proposals that will be used for state legislative redistricting.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Dowling on Leave from PA House Session This Week]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) will be placed on official leave for purposes of this week’s legislative session in the state House as he continues to recover from a serious automobile accident earlier this month.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Ensuring that the voices of the people of Pennsylvania are not silenced by those who try to pay for access and influence, a package of legislation that would establish new rules for lobbyists in Harrisburg passed a crucial State Government Committee vote with bipartisan support.
Oct. 25, 2021 /
![Ortitay to Lead Hearing on Commonwealth Procurement]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), chair of the House State Government Subcommittee on Government Operations, will lead a subcommittee public hearing on Commonwealth procurement procedures.
Oct. 22, 2021 /
![Metcalfe, ERE Committee to Review DEP’s Economically Hazardous Biosolids Permitting Restrictions]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a public hearing to receive expert testimony on the potentially negative economic impacts of the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) proposed biosolids management permitting revisions.
Oct. 22, 2021 /
![State Government Committee to Consider New Rules for Lobbyists]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will meet Monday to consider several bills to increase openness and transparency in the lobbying process, limit the influence of professional lobbyists and hold lobbyists to a higher standard of ethical conduct.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
![Cook Releases Full Details and Findings on Five-Year Local Share Account Investigation]()
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) held a press conference titled “Come On Man, it’s the People’s Money” on the Washington County Courthouse steps this afternoon to officially release his findings in his five-year Local Share Account (LSA) investigation. Leading up to the press conference, Cook released three editorials to help those unfamiliar with LSA understand the intricacies of the grant selection process.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
Following the vote to sustain the acting secretary of Health’s Order Requiring Face Coverings in School Entities (“School Masking Order”) by the Joint Committee on Documents, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement:
Oct. 21, 2021 /
![Rapp Dismisses Committee on Documents Decision Not to Subject Statewide School Mask Mandate to Regulatory Review Act]()
HARRISBURG – House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) issued the following statement today in response to the Commonwealth Joint Committee on Document’s ruling that acting Health Secretary Alison Beam’s statewide school masking mandate is not a regulation or subject to Pennsylvania’s Regulatory Review Act.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
TUNKHANNOCK – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee conducted a public hearing on Tuesday morning highlighting the potential restructuring of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and certain programs that the department administers.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
![Klunk Named to Task Force on Child Pornography]()
HANOVER – Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) has been named to the Task Force on Child Pornography to further combat child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania.