House, Senate Ag Committees to Receive Chesapeake Bay Update at Ag Progress Days

Aug. 14, 2017 /

WHAT: The House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Sen. Elder Vogel (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence), will hold a joint informational meeting to discuss the Chesapeake Bay Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days.

Ortitay to Host Taxpayers’ Caucus Hearing

Aug. 14, 2017 /

WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) will host the Taxpayers’ Caucus for a hearing on the Senate’s proposed state budget tax plan and its effects on small businesses and everyday Pennsylvanians. The Taxpayers’ Caucus was created by members of the House and Senate with the single purpose of changing the culture of Harrisburg.

Ortitay Proposes Gas Royalty Landowner Protection Law

Aug. 11, 2017 /

HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today introduced legislation to increase fairness and transparency for landowners who lease their property and receive natural gas royalties.

Klunk, Local Officials Champion Legislation to Save Lives of Domestic Violence Victims

Aug. 08, 2017 /

HANOVER – Flanked by members of the law enforcement community, family members of domestic violence victims and members of the state Legislature at a press conference on Tuesday at the Hanover YWCA, Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) urged passage of her legislation to implement a potentially lifesaving Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) in Pennsylvania.

Klunk to Hold Press Event on Lethality Assessment Bill

Aug. 07, 2017 /

WHAT: Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) will hold a press conference in support of her lethality assessment legislation, House Bill 175. The bill will be known as Laurie and Barbara’s Law in memory of Laurie Kuykendall and Barbara Shrum, who were murdered during a domestic dispute in York County.

Stephens, Humane Society to Discuss New Animal Abuse Laws in Pennsylvania

Aug. 03, 2017 /

WHAT: Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) will be joined by representatives from the Pennsylvania SPCA and the Humane Society of the United States to discuss the state’s new comprehensive anti-cruelty law, also known as Libre’s Law, including tethering language to protect the well-being of tethered/chained dogs.

Taxpayers to PA Representatives at Hearing: ‘We Don’t Want More Taxes’

Aug. 02, 2017 /

NEW CUMBERLAND – House members of the Pennsylvania Taxpayers’ Caucus received input during a hearing at the Fairview Township Fire Company on Tuesday about how the proposed Senate tax increases would drive businesses from the state and people from their homes if the legislation is signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.

Brown Introduces Hands-Free Driving Legislation

Aug. 02, 2017 /

EAST STROUDSBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) recently introduced legislation to prohibit calls on hand-held mobile telephones, except with the use of hands-free accessories, while operating a motor vehicle in Pennsylvania.

Brown Introduces Bill to Require Health Practitioners to Receive Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Illnesses Continuing Education

Jul. 28, 2017 /

EAST STROUDSBURG – Pennsylvania reported 12,200 cases of Lyme disease in 2016, which represents about 40 percent of the nation’s cases, and ranked highest in the country for the number of confirmed cases of Lyme disease in the last six years. In response to her constituents who regularly report concerns related to Lyme disease, Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) has introduced legislation to require health care practitioners to learn more about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses as part of their continuing education.

Metcalfe Condemns Senate for Fleecing PA Taxpayers

Jul. 28, 2017 /

HARRISBURG — House State Government Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) issued the following statement after the Senate narrowly passed legislation that includes $571 million in new or increased taxes, along with $1.3 billion in new borrowing:

Wolf Signs Septic Bill into Law, Wentling Says

Jul. 24, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – The governor signed into law a bill, which includes an amendment Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) helped craft, to give residents more options when it comes to choosing septic systems and cuts red tape in the state’s Sewage Facilities Act.

Tax Amnesty Nets PA $114 Million, Quinn Announces

Jul. 20, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s latest Tax Amnesty Program, an initiative proposed by Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks), brought in $114.5 million, surpassing the $100 million net revenue previously estimated, she announced today.

Ortitay Introduces Child Care-Related Legislation

Jul. 19, 2017 /

HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today introduced a resolution to study child care costs and a bill to change the words “day care” to “child care” in state law.