Post Session Report :: Wednesday, December 23, 2015

HB 1460 PN 2626 (Adolph): This bill provides the General Appropriation for the 2015-16 fiscal year. This bill appropriates $30.2 billion and would increase public school funding however, this increase is much less than the $350 million increase Governor Wolf and...

Post Session Report :: Friday, December 18, 2015

Friday, December 18, 2015 SB 917, PN 1096 (Browne) – This bill amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) to facilitate the sharing of information among agencies that are involved with child welfare and delinquency cases or the identification of children at...

Post Session Report :: Thursday, December 10, 2015

Thursday, December 10, 2015 SB 442, PN 1449 (Folmer) – This bill creates the Taxpayer-Funded Advertising Transparency Act to require Commonwealth agencies that pay for advertisements to include the statement: “Paid for with Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars.”  By a vote...

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, December 9, 2015

HB 857 PN 2631 (Pickett): This bill amends The Insurance Company Law to extend the life of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), to provide for emergency service system billing, insurance issuance, renewal cancellation and refusal, and for coverage...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, December 8, 2015

HB 857 PN 1046 (Pickett): This bill amends The Insurance Company Law to extend the life of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through December 31, 2017. Senator White offered Amendment A04945, which clarifies EMS billing and CHIP enrollment. The Senate...

Post Session Report :: Monday, December 7, 2015

Monday, December 7, 2015 SB 1073, PN 1459 (Brown) – Senate Bill 1073 is a vehicle for the General Appropriations bill.  This bill is the $30.5 billion negotiated budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year.  A vote of 43-7 was recorded. SB 604, PN 597 (Wiley) – This bill...