Post Session Report :: Sunday, July 9, 2017

SB 6, PN 994 (Regan) – This legislation creates the Public Assistance Integrity Act; it also amends the Human Services Code (Act 21 of 1967) by limiting the usage and defining “access device.” This legislation also limits benefit eligibility criteria, and it increases...

Post Session Report :: Saturday, July 8, 2017

HB 59 PN 2141 (Moul):  This bill allows for a child applying for or receiving adoption assistance or a person acting on behalf of the child to appeal the amount of an adoption subsidy provided under the Adoption Opportunities Act. The bill was approved 49-0. HB 290 PN...

Post Session Report :: Friday, June 30, 2017

HB 218 PN 2196 (Saylor):  This bill is the General Appropriation Act of 2017, which provides for fiscal year 2017-18.  The legislation would appropriate approximately $31.9 billion. The bill was approved 43-7. SB 325 PN 1021 (Hughes):  This bill appropriates...

Post Session Report :: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Thursday, June 29, 2017 HB 423, PN 439 (Gabler) – This bill creates a process for filling vacancies in second class townships (supervisor, tax collector, auditor, or any person elected to serve in office).  A vote of 50-0 was recorded. HB 424, PN 440 (Benninghoff) –...

Post Session Report ::Wednesday, June 28, 2017

SB 680 PN 1028 (Browne):  This bill appropriates the administrative costs of the State Employees Retirement System (SERS) for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The bill was approved 50-0. SB 681 PN 1029 (Browne):   This bill appropriates the administrative costs of the Public...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, June 27, 2017

SB 560 PN 936 (Greenleaf): This bill amends Titles 18 (Crimes & Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) to expand the scope of permissible audio and video recording by law enforcement officers and to allow for public access to those recordings.  The...