Apr. 16, 2018 /
![House Children and Youth Committee to Consider Adoption Subsidy 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 2213, which would allow adoptive families to appeal the amount of an adoption subsidy. The measure is sponsored by Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams).
Apr. 16, 2018 /
![House Committee Advances Bloom Bill to Help Recruit Career and Tech Teachers]()
HARRISBURG – In a push to improve career and technical education (CTE) opportunities in Pennsylvania and help shrink the skills gap, the House Education Committee today unanimously advanced legislation, authored by Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland), to remove barriers for qualified career and technical educators.
Apr. 16, 2018 /
![House Advances Legislation to Protect Babies with Down Syndrome]()
HARRISBURG – By a vote of 139-56, the House of Representatives passed legislation authored by House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Rep. Judy Ward (R-Blair) to prohibit the abortion of a child due solely to a diagnosis of possible Down syndrome.
Apr. 16, 2018 /
![House Advances O’Neill Bill to Further Assist Distressed Neighborhoods]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today advanced legislation, sponsored by Rep. Bernie O’Neill (R-Bucks), which would expand a program that encourages revitalization of distressed neighborhoods.
Apr. 16, 2018 /
![Committee Advances Staats Bill to Better Inform Students About Transfer Policies]()
HARRISBURG – By a unanimous vote today, the House Education Committee advanced legislation sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), which aims to save high school and college students time and money by providing them with information on the transfer policies of educational institutions.
Apr. 16, 2018 /
![Tobash’s Career and Technical Education Partnership Tax Credit Program Bill Passes Education Committee]()
HARRISBURG – As part of the latest bipartisan Career and Technical Education (CTE) legislative package, Rep. Mike Tobash’s (R-Schuylkill/Dauphin) bill to establish the Career and Technical Education Partnership Tax Credit Program was unanimously approved by the House Education Committee on Monday.
Apr. 13, 2018 /
![House Insurance Committee to Consider Medication Synchronization Bill]()
WHAT: The House Insurance Committee, led by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), will hold a voting meeting on legislation that would allow patients to better synchronize the filling of prescription medication. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland), would help make it easier for patients to receive their medications with one visit to the pharmacy, instead of multiple trips.
Apr. 13, 2018 /
![Topper Moves to Fix Act 39, Implement Consumer Protections]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) today introduced House Bill 2263 to fix Act 39, the historic liquor legislation passed last session, by repealing the flexible pricing provision of the legislation.
Apr. 13, 2018 /
![State Legislators, PA Farm Bureau to Push For Upgrade to Statewide Internet]()
WHAT: State Reps. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Pam Snyder (D- Greene/Fayette/Washington), and Martin Causer (Cameron/McKean/Potter), will partner with representatives from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau to emphasize the need to bring high-speed internet in the Commonwealth into the 21st century.
Apr. 13, 2018 /
![Judiciary Committee to Hold Additional Hearings to Discuss Public Safety, Violence and Guns]()
WHAT: Rep. Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold an additional series of hearings to continue the discussion of public safety legislation, including proposed bills relating to Pennsylvania’s gun laws.
Apr. 12, 2018 /
![House Committee Approves Brown’s Jointly Sponsored Bill to Promote Financial Responsibility, Assist First-Time Homebuyers]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) announced today that the House Urban Affairs Committee voted in favor of House Bill 1981, a bipartisan effort, jointly sponsored with Rep. Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie), to allow first-time homebuyers a tax deduction for money saved toward the purchase of a home.
Apr. 12, 2018 /
![Stephens Bill to Strengthen Child Protective Services Law]()
Apr. 12, 2018 /
![Quinn Student Debt Legislation Clears House - Bill would help college students track, control student loan debt]()
HARRISBURG – By unanimous vote, the House today passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) that would help college students track their student loan debt and make more informed decisions about borrowing. The vote was 190-0.
Apr. 12, 2018 /
![House Passes Delozier Bill to Seal Certain Criminal Records]()
HARRISBURG – The House today approved legislation authored by Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) to seal low-level criminal records after 10 years without a subsequent criminal arrest.
Apr. 11, 2018 /
![Emrick Endorses Tax Breaks for First-Time Homebuyers]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Joe Emrick (R-Nazareth) is supporting legislation passed today by the House Urban Affairs Committee that would allow Pennsylvanians to set aside savings, which may be used as a deduction on state income tax, toward the eligible costs of purchasing a first home. House Bill 1981 may now be considered by the full House.
Apr. 11, 2018 /
![House State Government Committee Amends Redistricting Bill to Bring Greater Accountability, Nullify Activist Judicial Tyranny]()
HARRISBURG — House State Government Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) issued the following statement today after convening a voting meeting to amend unaccountable, hyperpartisan congressional redistricting legislation (House Bill 722):
Apr. 11, 2018 /
![House Republicans Call for Task Force on Workplace Harassment, Misconduct]()
HARRISBURG – Working to protect potential victims and ensure Pennsylvania has the most effective laws to address sexual and workplace-related harassment, members of the House Republican leadership team – Reps. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery) and Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) – along with victim advocate Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) and House Labor and Industry chairman Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) today unveiled new legislation to further safeguard employees.
Apr. 11, 2018 /
![Schemel’s Legislation to Improve Process for Intergovernmental Cooperation Advances to Senate]()
HARRISBURG – A three-bill package sponsored by Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) that would make intergovernmental cooperation easier and more efficient in Pennsylvania passed unanimously in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bills 479, 480 and 481 will next be considered by the Senate.
Apr. 11, 2018 /
![Rapp, House Health Committee Move Welfare Reforms Forward]()
HARRISBURG – As part of an ongoing effort to help contain costs and bring about real reform to Pennsylvania’s welfare system, PA House Health Committee Chairman Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) convened a voting meeting on Tuesday to advance two pieces of legislation which would give more Pennsylvania families an opportunity to improve their quality of life, while tackling waste, fraud and abuse from within the current system.
Apr. 11, 2018 /
![Ryan Bill to Update Orphans’ Court Procedures Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – The House last night voted to approve legislation authored by Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) that would increase protections available to some of our most vulnerable citizens – orphaned children – by ensuring that their guardians comply with current law.