Apr. 16, 2024 /
![Barton Amendment to Increase Campaign Finance Transparency Approved]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Jamie Barton (R-Berks/Schuylkill) announced today a House bill requiring candidates for the General Assembly to file a sixth Tuesday pre-election campaign expense report, which includes an amendment from Barton, has passed the House. Barton’s amendment, which passed unanimously, would increase campaign finance transparency by requiring campaigns and campaign organization to itemize reimbursements on campaign finance reports.
Apr. 16, 2024 /
![Marcell, Shusterman Celebrate Passage of Bill to Improve Communication Between Department of Health, Nursing Homes]()
HARRISBURG, April 16 – State Rep. Melissa Shusterman (D-Chester) and State Rep. Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks) are celebrating yesterday’s passage of House Bill 1853 with a bipartisan vote of 124-77.
Apr. 16, 2024 /
![Pennsylvania House Republicans to Discuss Legislation Combatting Illegal Immigration]()
WHO: House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster); and Reps. Martina White (R-Philadelphia), Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne), Donna Scheuren (R-Montgomery) and Ryan Warner (R-Fayette); and other Pennsylvania House Republicans will discuss legislation to combat illegal immigration in the Commonwealth.
Apr. 16, 2024 /
![Delozier: Bill to Amend Child Protective Services Law, Combat Human Trafficking Advances in the House]()
HARRISBURG— Legislation to amend Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services Law unanimously passed the House Children and Youth Committee today, according to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland).
Apr. 16, 2024 /
![Staats Bill to Create Statewide Child Abuse Database Passes House Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that House Bill 321, the Enterprise Case Management Act, passed the Children and Youth Committee unanimously.
Apr. 16, 2024 /
![House GOP Policy Committee Hosts Third in Series of Hearings on Job-Creating Tax Reform]()
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Tom Jones (R-Elizabethtown) and other lawmakers will host the third hearing in a series titled “Job-Creating Tax Reform” to discuss ways to foster economic growth through business-related tax reform.
Apr. 16, 2024 /
![Grove: Shapiro Fails Property Taxpayers Again by Denying Tax Relief]()
Harrisburg – The following statement is issued on behalf of House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove following the Shapiro Administration’s certification of the amount of monies available in the Property Tax Relief Fund for the second straight year:
Apr. 15, 2024 /
![Leadbeter, Policy Committee Host First in Series of Hearings on Job-Creating Tax Reform]()
BLOOMSBURG – Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the first in a series of hearings to discuss ways to foster economic growth in Pennsylvania through business-related tax reform last Thursday.
Apr. 12, 2024 /
![Mako, Policy Committee Host Second in Series of Hearings on Job-Creating Tax Reform]()
NORTHAMPTON—On Friday, Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the second in a series of hearings to discuss ways to foster economic growth in Pennsylvania through business-related tax reform.
Apr. 12, 2024 /
![Twardzik, Argall Announce Advancement of Anti-Blight Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced Twardzik’s bill to authorize registries of vacant and blighted properties passed the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Wednesday. The bill concept comes from a statewide blight tour the House Urban Affairs Committee took last session.
Apr. 12, 2024 /
![House GOP Policy Committee Hosts Second in Series of Hearings on Job-Creating Tax Reform]()
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) and other lawmakers will host the second hearing in a series titled “Job-Creating Tax Reform” to discuss ways to foster economic growth through business-related tax reform.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
![Rapp Praises Former PA Superior Court Judge’s Testimony at House Hearing on Marijuana Legalization]()
HARRISBURG — The House Health Subcommittee on Health Care held an informational meeting today on advancing social equity through cannabis legalization.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
![Mercuri Unveils Tax Rebate Legislation to Return Surplus Money to Taxpayers]()
HARRISBURG – This week, Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) unveiled legislation aimed at returning taxpayer surplus money back to the rightful hand of the taxpayer.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Republican Higher Education Plan Provides Details, Focus Missing from Governor’s Proposal, Cutler Says]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Wednesday that Grow PA, the higher education plan put forward by Republicans in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, provides the details and focus missing from the governor’s proposal made earlier this year.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Cabell, Luzerne County Republican Delegation Sign Voter ID Discharge Petition]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne), along with the rest of the Luzerne County Republican delegation, comprising of Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) and Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill), said Wednesday that they have signed the House discharge petition to get a voter ID constitutional amendment out of committee and before the full House of Representatives for a vote in the near future.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Topper, Republicans Unveil Viable Reform Bills to Make Higher Education More Accessible, Affordable, Accountable]()
HARRISBURG – Following the introduction of a series of bills to revamp and improve how state government funds higher education in Pennsylvania, Republican Chairman of the House Education Committee Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton), released the following statement:
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Watro’s Bill Would Give Tax Break to National Guard Members]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) plans to soon introduce legislation in the House of Representatives that would exempt income derived from an individual’s service in the Pennsylvania National Guard from the Commonwealth’s Personal Income Tax (PIT).
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Schlegel Resolution on Retinal Blindness Focuses on Local Student]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. John Schlegel (R-Lebanon) is sponsoring House Resolution 349, which designates April 2024 as Retinal Blindness Awareness Month in recognition of a Lebanon County woman who has been battling the disease most of her life.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Mackenzie Opposes Bill Allowing Immigrants in the Country Illegally to Obtain Driver’s Licenses]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) issued the following statement regarding legislation introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that would allow an immigrant in the country illegally to obtain a driver’s license. House Bill 769 is currently under committee review.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Back to Basics: House Republican Appropriations Committee Offers Reform Bills Following Budget Hearings]()
HARRISBURG – Members of the House Appropriations Committee joined House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) to discuss a bill package called “Back to Basics.” These bills aim to assist state government in performing its basic and essential tasks.