Jul. 01, 2016 /
![Barrar Hails Legislation to Benefit Commonwealth Firefighters]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) thanks Gov. Tom Wolf for signing legislation he drafted that received unanimous support from the General Assembly to reauthorize the State Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Grant Program through June 30, 2020. The current program would have sunset on June 30.
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Baker Bill to Help Cancer Patients on Its Way to Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – Critically needed legislation that would require insurance companies to provide coverage for oral anti-cancer medications on the same level they do for intravenous treatments has passed the House and Senate and is now on its way to the governor to be signed into law, announced Rep. Matt Baker (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) author of House Bill 60.
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Emrick Supports Spending Plan for 2016-17]()
Key budget bill now moves to the Senate
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Chairman Adolph Applauds Passage of General Fund Budget]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. William F. Adolph, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in regard to the passage of Senate Bill 1073, which will be the General Fund Budget for the 2016-17 Fiscal Year:
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![State Budget Sent to Governor after Bipartisan House Passage, Say Brown, Parker and Rader]()
HARRISBURG – On Thursday, June 30, Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike), David Parker (R-Monroe) and Jack Rader (R-Monroe) voted in favor of Senate Bill 1073, the final state budget plan for fiscal year 2016-17. This budget again received bipartisan support in the House, and contains no new or broad-based tax increases to Pennsylvania taxpayers. After the vote, the delegation made the following statement:
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Stephens Backs Budget to Increase Spending on Education]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) joined a bipartisan majority of his colleagues in passing a budget for 2016-17 which increases funds for education without raising taxes.
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Christiana: Final Budget Plan Will Hurt Low-, Middle-Class Workers]()
HARRISBURG – The state House today advanced Senate Bill 1073, the key piece in the package of legislation that forms the 2016-17 state budget. If signed by the governor, the bill will require $31.6 billion in spending, a more than $1.6 billion increase over the 2015-16 fiscal year.
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![York County House Republicans Issue Statement on Opposition to Final State Budget]()
HARRISBURG – The primary piece of the 2016-17 state budget package is headed to the desk of Gov. Tom Wolf despite the entire York County House Republican delegation’s opposition to its excessive spending and questionable accounting practices. Senate Bill 1073, which passed the House Thursday with bipartisan support, calls for a more than $1.6 billion increase over the 2015-16 fiscal year.
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Roae Votes Against State Budget with Excessive Spending]()
HARRISBURG – After voting today in Harrisburg against the state budget approved by the House, Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) issued the following statement:
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Maloney Votes “No” on Budget]()
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Bloom Says Budget Has More Government Spending Than Taxpayers Can Afford]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland) today issued the following statement reflecting his opposition to the final $31.6 billion state budget, which combined record spending with new consumer taxes:
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Diamond Legislation Aimed at Giving Drivers a Break]()
HARRISBURG – Vehicle registration stickers may soon be a thing of the past in Pennsylvania, as authorities shift to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to help enforce vehicle registration compliance. Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has introduced legislation that would curb potential abuses of this new technology and protect otherwise innocent drivers who may have missed a renewal deadline.
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Murt Receives Public Policy Honor from Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG-- Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) was awarded the prestigious Public Policy Award by the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania at its annual conference in Lancaster.
Jun. 30, 2016 /
![Dush Votes Against State Budget]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana) issued the following statement regarding his no vote on the $31.63 billion general fund budget (Senate Bill 1071) that passed the state House on Thursday.
Jun. 29, 2016 /
![House Passes Santora’s Bill to Name Section of Lansdowne Avenue for Fallen Police Officer]()
HARRISBURG – Today, Rep. James R. Santora (R-Delaware) and all of his colleagues in the House chamber voted to honor the only police officer in Upper Darby Township to be murdered in the line of duty. House Bill 1923 would designate a portion of Lansdowne Avenue, from State Road to School Lane, as the Officer Dennis McNamara Memorial Highway.
Jun. 29, 2016 /
![Pickett Applauds House Passage of Bill to Enhance Accessibility for Mental Health Care]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that will make it easier for patients in Pennsylvania to obtain outpatient mental health services passed the state House today, said Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), prime sponsor of the proposal.
Jun. 29, 2016 /
![Nelson Rejects Unsustainable State Budget]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Hempfield Township) issued the following the statement after voting to reject the $31.55 billion general fund budget (Senate Bill 1073) that passed the state House on Tuesday:
Jun. 29, 2016 /
![Quigley and Bipartisan House Majority Support Budget to Increase Education Funding Without Raising Taxes]()
HARRISBURG – To increase education funding by more than $245 million without raising the Personal Income Tax or sales tax, Rep. Tom Quigley (R-Montgomery), with a bipartisan majority of his colleagues, voted in favor of a $31.55 billion state budget.
Jun. 29, 2016 /
![Brown Votes in Favor of Bipartisan Budget Plan]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) voted in favor of Senate Bill 1073, the state budget plan for fiscal year 2016-17, on Tuesday, June 28. This budget received bipartisan support in the House and contains no new or increased personal income taxes or sales taxes on residents or businesses. After the vote, Brown made the following statement:
Jun. 29, 2016 /
![Pyle Legislation Targeting High-Tech Peeping Toms Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – The House on Tuesday voted to pass legislation authored by Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong, Butler, Indiana) that would update state law regarding surveillance and trespassing to impose criminal penalties on invasions of privacy by remote control helicopters and aircraft (often referred to as “drones”) that are equipped with video cameras.