Oct. 23, 2019 /
![Diamond Introduces Amendment to Keep Focus on Voting Reform]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) released the following statement today announcing his intent to introduce an amendment to a voting reform bill that would strip it of language regarding access to campaign expense records.
Oct. 23, 2019 /
![Committee Approves Schmitt Bill to Better Track State Pensions]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation introduced by Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) that would require the State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS) to produce an additional report each year to provide policymakers with more information for budget planning was approved by the House State Government Committee on Tuesday.
Oct. 23, 2019 /
![Mehaffie Joins Voices in Support of Recognizing Applied Behavior Analysis Professionals in Law]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) and behavior analysts filled the Capitol Rotunda today to urge support of his bill to license these professionals.
Oct. 23, 2019 /
![Committee Advances Bill to Protect Health Care Workers]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam) announced that the House Judiciary Committee has passed his bill, House Bill 1879. This bill would amend Title 18 to add “health care practitioners” to the list of protected classes in the event of assault. Under the bill, the penalty for an assault on a health care practitioner, while in the performance of duty, would be increased from a misdemeanor to a felony of the second degree.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![Gabler ‘Heroes and Helpers’ Legislation Addresses Property Tax Relief for Volunteer First Responders]()
HARRISBURG – The number of volunteer first responders in Pennsylvania has declined from approximately 300,000 in the 1970s to less than 37,000 today. For state Rep. Matt Gabler (R-Elk/Clearfield), it’s a matter of recruit, retain and respect.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![House Approves Legislation to Exclude Families of Fallen First Responders from Realty Transfer Tax, Farry says]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday approved legislation to support families of first responders by eliminating realty transfer tax burdens for up to five years, said Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks), who co-authored the measure.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![House Approves Bill to Improve PennWATCH Site, Says Toepel]()
HARRISBURG - A bill sponsored by Rep. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery) that would include information on the state’s PennWATCH website about each settlement paid as a result of an action taken by an employee of a Commonwealth agency was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives today.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![James Defends Life-Saving Commonwealth Volunteers from Needless Paperwork]()
HARRISBURG – As part of a larger package of bills designed to improve recruitment and retention of firefighters and emergency responders in the Commonwealth, legislation drafted by Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) that would exempt volunteer fire, rescue and ambulance companies from the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) received strong bipartisan support from the House today.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![Mizgorski Introduces Legislation to Create Local Solar Program]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lori Mizgorski (R-Allegheny) announced today that she has sponsored legislation to create a local solar program.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![House Approves Quinn’s Legislation to Eliminate Realty Tax Burden on Fire Companies and EMS Providers]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation, authored by Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) to exclude volunteer service providers from the Pennsylvania realty transfer tax.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![House Majority Policy Committee to Convene Business Roundtable Discussion in Juniata County]()
WHAT: The House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest), will travel to Juniata County to host a roundtable discussion with local businesses, elected officials and economic development organizations. This is part of the House Republican Caucus’ #GoodJobs4PA legislative package.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![Keefer Bill to Improve Trespassing Notifications Clears Committee]()
HARRISBURG – A bill to give landowners, particularly farmers, more options to post their property as areas not to trespass on was approved by the House Judiciary Committee with bipartisan support on Tuesday, Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland) said.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![Rowe Stands in Support of Legislation to Protect Life at First Heartbeat]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union) stood in solidarity with pregnant women, their children, and their families Monday at a news conference announcing the “Heartbeat Bill,” House Bill 1977.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![Wheeland Bill to Keep Police Speed Timing Equipment Properly Functioning Unanimously Passes Transportation Committee]()
HARRISBURG – The House Transportation Committee unanimously passed legislation authored by Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-Lycoming), that addresses the inconsistency in radar and speedometer calibration cycle requirements and provides for electronic certification of the calibration testing for speed timing devices used by law enforcement on a daily basis.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![House Ag Committee to Discuss PA Dairy Industry Issues]()
WHAT:The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), will consider the following bills at its upcoming voting meeting:
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![Toohil, Heffley Take Part in Hearing on Planned Closures of White Haven, Polk State Centers]()
HARRISBURG – As members of the House Human Services Committee, Reps. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) and Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today participated in a joint public hearing at the state Capitol with the House Health Committee to examine the recent decision by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) to close the White Haven (WHC) and Polk state centers and move residents into community-based settings.
Oct. 21, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Working to support the state’s first responders, the House Finance Committee today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that would offer a tax credit to volunteers who pay for equipment out of their own pockets.
Oct. 21, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union) today announced his support for the Helpers and Heroes bill package to be voted on in the next two weeks in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, amid the crisis of dramatic declines statewide in the number of volunteer firefighters and EMS providers in the Commonwealth.
Oct. 21, 2019 /
![House Liquor Control Committee Advances Staats Bill to Free Up Old Hotel Licenses]()
HARRISBURG – By a unanimous vote, the House Liquor Control Committee today approved legislation, sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), which would permit owners of old hotel licenses to convert them to restaurant liquor licenses.
Oct. 21, 2019 /
![Mehaffie to Urge Support of Better Access to Treatment Act]()
WHAT: Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) will encourage legislative support of House Bill 1900 (Better Access to Treatment Act) at a press conference. The bill’s aim is to recognize applied behavior analysis as a licensed and independent profession.