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Post Session Report :: Monday, October 5, 2020
SB 890, PN 1814 (Mensch) - The bill amends the Tobacco Settlement Act by allow individuals with disabilities to increase their earnings. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 1075, PN 2002 (Arnold) - Strengthens the enhancement on child pornography crimes against very young...
Senate Democrats Highlight Funding for Affordable Housing in the PA 2019-2020 Budget
HARRISBURG - July 1, 2019 - The just-passed state budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 included a large increase in funding for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE). Several members of the Senate Democratic Caucus...
Senator Collett Reacts to Pennsylvania’s Final 2019-2020 Budget
HARRISBURG – June 28, 2019 – Yesterday, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget and related code bills and will now be sending them on to Governor Wolf for enactment. Senator Maria Collett (D-12, Bucks and Montgomery) wishes...
Senator Costa Supports State Budget, Looks to Fall Session to Accomplish Policy Goals
HARRISBURG - June 27, 2019 - Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Jr. voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 General Appropriations budget which is now headed to Governor Tom Wolf’s desk; Senator Costa looks forward to returning to session in the fall...
Brewster: School Security Funding Included in Budget Package
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2019 – State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) today said that the state budget package includes $60 million for school district safety initiatives. “There are a great many needs to fill in helping school district improve safety...
Senator Iovino Releases Statement on 2019-2020 State Budget
HARRISBURG - June 27, 2019 - Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Pam Iovino released the following statement on the passage of the state’s budget: “I voted in support of the state budget because the package moves Pennsylvania forward and makes vital investments in key...