May. 23, 2018 /
![House Committee Advances Mehaffie-Solomon Bill to Assist Parents with Child Care Decisions]()
HARRISBURG – The House Children and Youth Committee today advanced bipartisan legislation, co-authored by state Reps. Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) and Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia), which would help parents and caregivers with the difficult decision of which child care to send their children.
May. 23, 2018 /
![Gun Reform Groups and District Attorneys Endorse Stephens’ Extreme Risk Protective Order Bill]()
HARRISBURG—The nation’s major gun reform organizations have endorsed legislation sponsored by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) to help families and law enforcement to better prevent suicides and gun violence. Stephens’s bill would create an Extreme Risk Protective Order (ERPO).
May. 23, 2018 /
![Gun Reform Groups and District Attorneys Endorse Stephens’ Extreme Risk Protective Order Bill]()
HARRISBURG—The nation’s major gun reform organizations have endorsed legislation sponsored by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) to help families and law enforcement to better prevent suicides and gun violence. Stephens’s bill would create an Extreme Risk Protective Order (ERPO).
May. 22, 2018 /
![House Advances Bloom Bill to Honor Fallen Marine]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today advanced legislation, authored by Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland), to name a Carlisle bridge after Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Rykoskey, who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War.
May. 22, 2018 /
![Marsico Wraps Up Special Hearings to Discuss Public Safety, Violence and Guns]()
HARRISBURG – House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) today wrapped up a series of seven hearings that were held to discuss public safety legislation, including proposed bills relating to Pennsylvania’s gun laws.
May. 22, 2018 /
![House Children and Youth Committee to Consider Child Care Transparency Bill]()
WHAT: The House Children and Youth Committee, led by Rep. Kathy Watson (R-Bucks/144th), will hold a voting meeting to consider House Bill 1742, which would bring clarity to parents’ decisions about child care through the Keystone Stars child care rating system. Essentially, the bill would require all centers to post on their public-facing window (and website, if they have one) how many stars their center has out of four. The measure is sponsored by Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
May. 22, 2018 /
![Committee to Hear Results of Study on Right-to-Know Law]()
WHAT: The House Local Government Committee will receive a report from the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee about results of a study it conducted on the fiscal impact of the Right-to-Know Law on municipal governments. The study was authorized by the passage of House Resolution 50, sponsored by Rep. Kate Harper (R-Montgomery), last year.
May. 21, 2018 /
![Gun Reform Groups and District Attorneys to Endorse Stephens’ Gun Bill]()
WHAT: State gun reform advocates will endorse House Bill 2227, sponsored by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery), to create Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Pennsylvania to allow law enforcement and family members to request a court temporarily seize the guns of someone who is a danger to themselves or others.
May. 21, 2018 /
![Judiciary Committee to Hold Final Hearing to Discuss Public Safety, Violence and Guns]()
WHAT: Rep. Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a final hearing to continue the discussion on public safety legislation, including proposed bills relating to Pennsylvania’s gun laws.
May. 18, 2018 /
![Dowling Pleased by Order for Many Utilities to Return Funds to Consumers]()
HARRISBURG – An order issued by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) requiring a deduction or monthly credit on customer bills for 17 natural gas, electric, water and wastewater utilities amounting to $320 million per year is being hailed by Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette-Somerset) as a win for consumers.
May. 18, 2018 /
![Dush, Common Sense Caucus Score Major Victories for Taxpayers]()
Auditor General agrees to review hidden state funding account,
PUC orders return of $320 million annually to overcharged consumers
May. 18, 2018 /
![Warner Applauds PUC Order to Return $320 Million to Consumers]()
May. 18, 2018 /
![Cutler Commends PUC Order to Return $320 Million to Customers]()
May. 18, 2018 /
![PUC Bends to Consumers in Response to Common Sense Caucus Request]()
HARRISBURG - In response to a letter from Republican members of the state House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today issued an order, requiring 17 major electric, natural gas and water and wastewater utilities to return $320 million per year to over-charged consumers, Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) announced today.
May. 17, 2018 /
![Grove Applauds PUC Order to Return $320 Million to Consumers]()
YORK – In response to a letter from Republican members of the state House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today issued an order, requiring 17 major electric, natural gas and water and wastewater utilities to return $320 million per year to consumers, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) announced today.
May. 17, 2018 /
![National Guard Day to be Celebrated at Capitol]()
WHAT: PA National Guard Day at the Capitol will be celebrated. This theme of this year’s event is “We Are Pennsylvania.”
May. 17, 2018 /
![Causer Proposes Rural Broadband Deployment Act]()
HARRISBURG – Working to bring broadband infrastructure and connectivity to rural communities in the 67th Legislative District and across the Northern Tier, Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) has introduced legislation to establish the Rural Pennsylvania Broadband Deployment Act.
May. 16, 2018 /
![Republicans Win Two of Three Special Elections]()
Contrasting visions for state’s future bring GOP victories
May. 11, 2018 /
![Wentling Applauds Game Commission Decision to Exempt Lifetime Hunting License Holders from Having to Obtain Permit]()
CONNEAUT LAKE – In response to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s decision to exempt most senior lifetime resident hunting license holders from having to obtain a permit to hunt pheasants, Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) issued the following statement:
May. 11, 2018 /
![Brown Claims Victory for Private Community Residents as House Bill 595 is Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed Rep. Rosemary M. Brown’s (R-Monroe/Pike) House Bill 595 to improve the process for how certain complaints within residential communities are handled. Act 17 of 2018 assigns additional powers to the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection regarding how Home Owner Association (HOA) complaints are handled.