Jun. 27, 2015 /
![Cox Votes for Budget Approved by House]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) today voted for a balanced state budget bill approved by the House that would fund the government without raising taxes.
Jun. 27, 2015 /
![Staats Praises Timely Passage of Budget That Expands Education Funding While Not Raising Taxes]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today voted with the majority of his House colleagues to approve a $30.18 billion state spending proposal that includes a $200 million increase to public education without raising taxes. The budget plan now goes to the Senate and is on track to be presented to the governor before the June 30 deadline.
Jun. 27, 2015 /
![Grove Bill to Ensure Proper Credentialing of Therapists]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House today overwhelmingly approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) that seeks to clarify who may legally advertise themselves as a marriage and family therapist, or MFT.
Jun. 27, 2015 /
![Grove Bill to Increase Child Flu Immunizations Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) that will expand access to flu immunizations for children was signed into law today by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Jun. 27, 2015 /
![Causer Snowmobile-ATV Funding Bill Earns House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – The state House has approved legislation, sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint), to require the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to maintain separate ATV and snowmobile management accounts.
Jun. 27, 2015 /
![Legislation Designating Summerville Veterans Memorial Bridge Marches Through PA House Unopposed]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana) today announced that House Bill 1114, which would designate the Route 3007 bridge over Redbank Creek in Jefferson County as the Summerville Veterans Memorial Bridge, has passed the House unanimously.
Jun. 27, 2015 /
![Regan’s Historical Distillery Legislation Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would correct a discrepancy in the licensing fee for a limited distillery and a distillery of historical significance was approved by the House this week, according to the bill’s author, Rep. Mike Regan (R-York/Cumberland). The House vote was unanimous.
Jun. 27, 2015 /
![Rapp Resolution Recognizing Outstanding Work of Conewango Creek Watershed Association Sails to Unanimous Passage in PA House]()
HARRISBURG —Rep Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) announced today that her resolution, honoring the Conewango Creek Watershed Association for its efforts in preserving, enhancing and promoting the Conewango Creek in northwestern Pennsylvania, which was named Pennsylvania’s 2015 River of the Year, has passed the House unanimously.
Jun. 27, 2015 /
![House Committee Approves Vereb Independent Prosecutor Bill]()
Measure would ensure autonomous oversight of attorney general’s office
HARRISBURG — With Pennsylvania’s attorney general mired in a scandal where she is accused of violating grand jury secrecy rules, a state House committee on Saturday in Harrisburg approved legislation introduced by Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) to re-establish the Commonwealth’s independent counsel law.
Jun. 27, 2015 /
![House Passes Brown’s School Data Collection Proposal]()
HARRISBURG – In an effort to conserve valuable resources and staff time in Pennsylvania’s public schools, the House voted in favor of a measure Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) introduced which would require the State Board of Education, in consultation with a newly created advisory committee, to identify and report on all unnecessary data reporting requirements on public schools.
Jun. 26, 2015 /
![Republican Legislative Leaders Unveil Substantial Increases in Education Funding as Part of 2015-16 Budget Plan]()
HARRISBURG - Senate and House Republican leadership today unveiled the 2015-16 budget plan that adds considerable funding to education without adding to the tax burden of Pennsylvania families. The budget plan is on track to be presented to the governor before the end of the state’s fiscal year on June 30.
Jun. 26, 2015 /
![Grove Bill to Ensure Proper Credentialing of Therapists]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House today overwhelmingly approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) that seeks to clarify who may legally advertise themselves as a marriage and family therapist, or MFT.
Jun. 26, 2015 /
![Grove Bill to Increase Child Flu Immunizations Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) that will expand access to flu immunizations for children was signed into law today by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Jun. 26, 2015 /
![Causer Snowmobile-ATV Funding Bill Earns House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – The state House has approved legislation, sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint), to require the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to maintain separate ATV and snowmobile management accounts.
Jun. 26, 2015 /
![Legislation Designating Summerville Veterans Memorial Bridge Marches Through PA House Unopposed]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana) today announced that House Bill 1114, which would designate the Route 3007 bridge over Redbank Creek in Jefferson County as the Summerville Veterans Memorial Bridge, has passed the House unanimously.
Jun. 26, 2015 /
![Regan’s Historical Distillery Legislation Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would correct a discrepancy in the licensing fee for a limited distillery and a distillery of historical significance was approved by the House this week, according to the bill’s author, Rep. Mike Regan (R-York/Cumberland). The House vote was unanimous.
Jun. 26, 2015 /
![Krieger’s Public Assistance Applicants and Recipients Drug Testing Legislation Approved for House Consideration]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Krieger’s (R-Delmont) legislation to develop and implement a drug testing and retesting program for public assistance applicants and certain recipients (House Bill 1380) was advanced by the House Health Committee today for consideration on the House floor.
Jun. 26, 2015 /
![Toohil Supports College Tuition Waivers for Foster Children]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) on Thursday voiced her support of legislation that would waive tuition costs for foster children who attend postsecondary educational institutions in Pennsylvania. Her comments were made during debate in the House regarding the proposed budget appropriations for the Commonwealth’s state-related universities.
Jun. 26, 2015 /
![Stephens Bill Requiring Inmates to Pay Restitution Passes House]()
HARRISBURG-- Legislation introduced by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) to force inmates to pay restitution to their victims has passed the House with strong bipartisan support.
Jun. 25, 2015 /
![House Advances Gingrich Bill to Hold Governor Accountable to Taxpayers]()
Bill would require executive orders to be scrutinized for fiscal impact