Feb. 17, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) recently introduced legislation, House Bill 1839, to formally remove language regarding the now expired Capital Stock and Foreign Franchise Tax (CSFT) from the state tax code. Before it expired in 2015, the CSFT was imposed on corporations with capital stock, joint-stock associations, limited liability companies, business trusts, and other companies doing business within Pennsylvania.
Feb. 12, 2016 /
CLEARFIELD – The United States Supreme Court decision to delay implementation of the federally mandated “Clean Power Plan” is being praised by state Reps. Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria), both members of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. The ruling stalls President Barack Obama’s attempt to impose carbon dioxide emissions limits on existing power plants.
Feb. 12, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland) and Seth Grove (R-York) today announced they have taken legal action to prevent closure of the Pennsylvania Employee Retirement Commission (PERC) by Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration, in Commonwealth Court.
Feb. 12, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed three appropriation bills that would begin to restore the cuts enacted by Gov. Tom Wolf when he signed the state budget into law on Dec. 29. The legislation, which received bipartisan support, would provide critical funding to Pennsylvania’s state prisons, child advocacy centers and hospital burn centers, said Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin).
Feb. 11, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, commends the Senate for unanimously passing legislation this week to benefit military personnel. As the House passed the bill in June 2015, it will now be presented to the governor for his signature.
Feb. 11, 2016 /
HARRISBURG — In an effort to ensure safety of public water supplies and increase consumer protection, the House Professional Licensure Committee today heard testimony from Pennsylvania plumbers on the importance of a state licensing program for the trade, said Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver/Washington), author of a bill to establish such a program.
Feb. 11, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – The York County House Republican delegation voted today to support an investigation by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts to look into allegations made in the past few months against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane. House Resolution 659 authored by Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union) passed on a vote of 170-12.
Feb. 11, 2016 /
PHILADELPHIA-- Standing with parents and the principal of the Bridge Way School in Philadelphia, Rep. John Taylor (R-Philadelphia) and Sen. Pat Browne (D-Lehigh) announced companion legislation being introduced in the House of Representatives and the state Senate to establish a four-year pilot recovery high school program for students in recovery from substance use disorder.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would provide critical funding to Pennsylvania’s state prisons, child advocacy centers and hospital burn centers received bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana) said today.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Julie Harhart (R-Lehigh/Northampton) today voted along with the majority of members in the House of Representatives to restore $1 million in funding the governor chose to cut from the 2015-16 state budget he partially signed into law on Dec. 29.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed three individual appropriation bills that would begin to restore the line-item vetoes that the governor enacted when he signed House Bill 1460 into law as Act 10A of 2015 on Dec. 29.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today approved legislation authored by Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) that would restore $939 million in funding that was cut from the 2015-16 state budget by Gov. Tom Wolf to fund the state’s correctional institutions (SCIs).
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – During his line-item veto of the 2015-16 budget passed by the Legislature in December, Gov. Tom Wolf eliminated $3.78 million in funding for Pennsylvania hospital burn units. Today, the Pennsylvania House approved House Bill 1803, introduced by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Berks/Lehigh), to restore the governor’s cuts. The final vote was 117-61.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today approved legislation authored by Rep. Judy Ward (R-Blair) that would increase the protection of health care workers who are assaulted during the performance of their duties.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – On Wednesday, the House Human Services Committee unanimously passed two bills being sponsored by Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne).
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) initiated House Bill 1712, which seeks to establish the self-funded, freestanding Private Dam Financial Assurance Act. Brown’s bill passed the state House this week, with a unanimous bipartisan vote, 196-0.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – The state House today voted in bipartisan fashion to have the House Judiciary Committee conduct an investigation of the conduct of Attorney General Kathleen Kane. The vote was supported by Committee Chairmen Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) and Joseph Petrarca (D-Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana).
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland) that would clarify the definition of an autocycle today was unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. House Bill 1797 will next be considered by the Senate.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery), a former prosecutor, is the Majority Chairman of the House subcommittee investigating whether Attorney General Kathleen Kane should face Articles of Impeachment. The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (170-12) to authorize an impeachment investigation into General Kane’s conduct. Rep. Tim Briggs (D-Montgomery) is the minority chairman of the subcommittee.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Today the House voted 127 to 53 in favor of legislation authored by Rep. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery) to restore critical funding to child advocacy centers that Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed from the 2015-16 budget. House Bill 1802, which passed with bipartisan support, would restore $1 million for centers across the Commonwealth.