Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House Insurance Committee to Consider Electronic Delivery Legislation]()
WHAT: The House Insurance Committee, chaired by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), will consider legislation she has sponsored (House Bill 972) to make it easier for customers to receive life insurance policies and annuities by allowing for electronic transmission of such documents.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![York County House Republicans Endorse Passage of Anti-Intimidation Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – The House on Tuesday passed legislation which closes a loophole that allows certain types of harassment in labor disputes. House Bill 874, which would remove exemptions in the Crimes Code that permit harassment, stalking, and threatening to use weapons of mass destruction, passed by a 109-84 margin.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Saccone Joins House In Passing Bill to Crack Down on Union Harassment and Intimidation]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny/Washington) today voted in favor of House Bill 874, legislation that would close a loophole that has permitted parties in labor disputes to engage in stalking, harassment and threats of violence. The bill passed 109-84 and is headed to the Senate for further consideration.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Marsico Pleased that Legislation to Protect Public Safety in Labor Disputes Passed the House]()
HARRISBURG –House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) was pleased that his legislation to prohibit harassment, stalking or making threats by parties involved in a labor dispute passed through the House today.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Speaker Turzai and House GOP Debt Working Group to Unveil 4-Pack of Debt Reduction, Transparency Bills]()
WHAT: Unveiling a package of four bills to increase debt transparency and reduce more than $10.5 billion in taxpayer debt burden for Capital Facilities Debt Load and Lease Payment Obligations.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House Concurrence on Tallman Veterans Bill Sends It to Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – The state House today concurred on a bill authored by state Rep. Will Tallman (R-Adams/Cumberland) that would benefit survivors of members of the military or first responders. House Bill 152 now awaits Gov. Tom Wolf signing it into law.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Knowles’ House Reduction Bill Focus of House State Government Meeting]()
HARRISBURG – On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee voted in favor of Rep. Jerry Knowles’ (R-Carbon/Berks/Schuylkill) legislation to reduce the size of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Bill Ending Exemption Allowing Stalking, Harassment and Threats of Violence Heads to Senate]()
HARRISBURG – Highlighting a special state criminal code exception for business management and labor unions in the Commonwealth, the House voted to prohibit stalking, harassment and threats of violence for everyone, House Majority Leader Rep. Dave Reed (R-Indiana) said today.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House OKs Harper Bill to Allow Expungement of Records of State Licensees]()
HARRISBURG – The state’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) would be empowered to expunge the disciplinary records of licensees under legislation sponsored by Rep. Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) and approved by the House today.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Harris Announces Route 22 Named in Honor of Fallen Police Officer]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Adam Harris (R-Franklin/Juniata/Mifflin) announced that a portion of Pennsylvania Route 22 in Mifflin County will be renamed as the Cpl. John S. Valent Memorial Highway.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Simmons’ ‘Caylee’s Law’ Legislation Advances to House Floor]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation which would increase the penalties for the crime of concealing the death of a child, sponsored by Rep. Justin Simmons (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton), was approved by the House Judiciary Committee today and sent to the floor of the House of Representatives for further consideration.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House Finance Committee Passes Important Tax Relief Bills, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – The House Finance Committee voted Tuesday in favor of several tax relief bills, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), a member of the committee, said.
The bills passed by the committee include:
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House Passes Greiner Bill to Relieve County Governments of Costly Mandates]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Keith J. Greiner (R-Upper Leacock) that would remove the requirement that any cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) be made retroactive to the last COLA. By removing this mandate, House Bill 239 aims to protect taxpayers from excessive tax increases and reinforce local control of county pension boards.
Apr. 20, 2015 /
![House Manufacturing Caucus to Visit Franklin County Plants]()
WHAT: Members of the House Legislative Manufacturing Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Eli Evankovich (R-Westmoreland/Allegheny) and Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh), will tour the Volvo Construction Equipment and Manitowoc Cranes facilities in Franklin County. The tours will be hosted by Reps. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) and Paul Schemel (R-Franklin).
Apr. 20, 2015 /
![PA State Capitol Hosts Programs to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of the Funeral of President Lincoln]()
HARRISBURG – One of America’s largest outpourings of national grief occurred when Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865. One week later, on April 21, his nine-car funeral train steamed out of Washington, D.C., stopping in the Pennsylvania cities of York, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, for what became one of most historic train journeys in American history. Lincoln’s open coffin was placed in state at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the evening of April 21 through the morning of April 22.
Apr. 20, 2015 /
![House State Government Committee to Take Action on Legislature Reduction Proposals]()
WHO: Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Majority Chairman Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a voting meeting to consider two pieces of legislation to reduce the size of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Apr. 17, 2015 /
![Bucks County House Members Respond to Governor’s Budget Presentation]()
HARRISBURG – In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s presentation of his 2015-16 budget proposal today at Bucks County Community College, Reps. Frank Farry (R-Bucks), Scott Petri (R-Bucks), Craig Staats (R-Bucks) and Kathy Watson (R-Bucks) released the following statement:
Apr. 17, 2015 /
![PA House and Senate Pro-Life Caucus Members Express Concern Over Wolf Nominee’s Ties to Gosnell Case]()
HARRISBURG —Majority Co-Chairs Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren) and Sen. John Eichelberger (R-Blair) joined with more than 40 members of the bipartisan Pennsylvania House and Senate Pro-Life Caucus in sending the following letter to Gov. Tom Wolf today regarding his nomination of Pedro A. Cortes for Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Apr. 17, 2015 /
![House Health and Insurance Committees Examine ACA’s Impact on Drug Companies]()
WHAT: Reps. Matt Baker (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter), chairman of the House Health Committee, and Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), chairman of the House Insurance Committee, are holding a joint informational hearing to get a better understanding of the impact of the Affordable Care Act on pharmaceutical manufacturers and companies.
Apr. 16, 2015 /
![Culver’s Bill to Establish PA Long-Term Care Council Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – This week, the House voted in favor of legislation Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) sponsored to establish the PA Long-Term Care Council within the Department of Aging.