Post Session Report :: Wednesday, October 25, 2017

HB 178 PN 2609 (Day):  This bill would further provide for fire, emergency evacuation and security drills to be held in schools and school buses.  Further, it would provide for administrative and fiscal provisions to be amended into the Public School Code.  The Senate...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 HB 203, PN 2519 (Longietti) – Amends Title 20 (Probates, Estates and Fiduciaries Code) by increasing the dollar amount of wages, salary or employee benefits that may be paid directly to the family of a decedent, without requiring letters of...

Post Session Report :: Monday, October 23, 2017

SB 542 PN 1263 (Browne): This bill amends the Pharmacy Act (No. 699 of 1961) to allow for emergency prescription refills up to a thirty-day supply. The bill was approved by a vote of 50-0. SB 222 PN 1264 (Greenleaf): This bill amends the Judicial Code to increase the...

Post Session Report ::Wednesday, October 18, 2017

HB 16 PN 1056 (Mackenzie): This legislation amends the Local Tax Collection Law to requires checks made payable to tax collectors to be deposited into a separate account used only for tax money. The bill was approved by a vote of 49-0. SB 472 PN 1262 (Yaw): The bill...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

SB 53 PN 946 (Greenleaf): This bill would allow college students enrolled in online courses to be awarded scholarships. The bill was approved by a vote of 49-0. SB 663 PN 1241 (Laughlin): This bill amends the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act to increase the number...

Post Session Report :: Monday, October 16, 2017

Monday, October 16, 2017 SB 552, PN 589 (Aument) – This legislation removes the “Veterans’ Memorial Trust Fund” from the Veterans Trust Fund and re-establishes it as a separate fund in the State Treasury.  It will be known as the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Monuments and...