Nov. 18, 2015 /
![House Ag Committee to Consider Race Horse Industry Reform Bill RESCHEDULED]()
WHAT: The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), will meet to consider Senate Bill 352, sponsored by Sen. Elder Vogel (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence), legislation to reform the state’s race horse industry.
Nov. 18, 2015 /
![House Gaming Committee Votes to Regulate Internet Gaming in Pennsylvania, Payne Says]()
HARRISBURG — The House Gaming Oversight Committee today voted to approve legislation which would legalize and regulate Internet gaming in Pennsylvania and provide strong protections for children and consumers, said Gaming Oversight Chairman John Payne (R-Dauphin), who authored the bill.
Nov. 18, 2015 /
![Diamond Concerned with Pace of Syrian Refugee Settlement]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) today issued a statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent announcement that Syrian refugees would continue to settled in Pennsylvania. It reads:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Voters Will Have a Say in Mandatory Retirement Age for Judges After Harper Bills Earn Senate Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania voters will have the opportunity to vote by referendum to set the mandatory retirement age for judges in the Commonwealth at 75 under legislation sponsored by Rep. Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) and passed this week by the state Senate.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Jozwiak Urges Governor to Refuse Syrian Refugees]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) and 100 of his colleagues today sent a letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, urging him to reverse his controversial decision to continue accepting Syrian refugees in the Commonwealth following the terrorist attacks in France.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![House Insurance Committee to Consider CHIP Transfer in State Government]()
WHAT: The House Insurance Committee, led by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) will consider legislation regarding the move of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to be part of the Department of Human Services. Currently, the program is administered by the state Insurance Department.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Baker Urges Wolf to Reconsider Position on Allowing Syrian Refugees in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG - Rep Matt Baker (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement concerning the placement of Syrian refugees in Pennsylvania:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![White Bill to Protect Police IDs Passes House]()
HARRISBURG—Legislation sponsored by Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) to protect police officers and their families when the officer is involved in a discharge of their firearm or other use of force has passed the House.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Metcalfe, Lawmakers Urge Wolf to Put Commonwealth’s Security First by Refusing Syrian Refugees]()
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and 100 other state lawmakers sent the following letter to Gov. Tom Wolf today to express their collective public safety concerns regarding the governor’s decision to work with the Obama administration to resettle Syrian refugees in Pennsylvania following the Paris terrorist attacks.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Heffley to Introduce Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – To help save lives, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon), along with Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike), Rep. Kurt Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland), Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams) and Rep. Stephen Kinsey (D-Philadelphia), today introduced a package of opioid-related bills. Each bill was in response to the recommendations of the report of the Task Force and Advisory Committee on Opioid Prescription Drug Proliferation.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Rapp’s Early Childhood Vision Care Education Act Passes House Unanimously for Second Straight Time]()
HARRISBURG—Sponsored by Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Forest/McKean), legislation directing the Pennsylvania Department of Health to establish the Early Childhood Vision Care Education Program (House Bill 484) was once again unanimously approved by the state House today.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Toohil Urges Wolf to Reverse Decision on Syrian Refugees]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today issued the following statement in regard to Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent announcement that Syrian refugees would continue to be welcomed into Pennsylvania.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Brown Focuses on Addressing Opioid Abuse in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – State Representative Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) joined several of her House colleagues Tuesday at a press conference in Harrisburg to introduce a package of bills to continue the fight against opioid abuse in Pennsylvania.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Judiciary Committee Moves Legislation to Bring Pennsylvania into Compliance with Federal Sex Trafficking Law]()
HARRISBURG – House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) moved legislation to bring Pennsylvania into compliance with the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act today during the Judiciary Committee’s scheduled weekly voting meeting.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![House Advances Gingrich Bill to Help Problem Gamblers]()
HARRISBURG – Today the House unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon), which would provide the court with an additional sentencing provision when certain individuals are convicted of trespassing at casinos.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Metzgar and Reese Respond to Gov. Wolf’s Announcement on Syrian Refugees in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG- Reps. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) and Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement concerning the placement of Syrian refugees in Pennsylvania:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Topper and Metzgar Respond to Gov. Wolf’s Announcement on Syrian Refugees in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG- Reps. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton/Franklin) and Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement concerning the placement of Syrian refugees in Pennsylvania:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Marsico Strongly Opposed to Governor’s Decision to Allow Syrian Refugees into Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) issued the following statement in regard to the governor’s recent decision to welcome Syrian refugees into Pennsylvania:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Rapp Legislation Designating Lt. Col. Michael McLaughlin/AMVETS Post 113 Memorial Bridge Clears PA House Unanimously]()
HARRISBURG —Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) announced today that House Bill 1579, which would rename the Route 62 Bridge in Tionesta, Forest County, as the Lt. Col. Michael McLaughlin/AMVETS Post 113 Memorial Bridge, has passed the Pennsylvania House unanimously.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Accepting Syrian Refugees Poor Judgement, Warner Says]()
HARRISBURG –Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) issued the following statement, directed to President Barack Obama, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto: