Post Session Report :: Wednesday, October 27, 2021

SB 275, PN 1163 (Yaw) – Prohibits municipalities from restricting or prohibiting the connection of utility service to a consumer based on source of energy. A vote of 35-15 was recorded. SB 349, PN 352 (Hutchinson) – Amends the Tax Reform Code of 1971 to...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, October 26, 2021

SB 814, PN 993 (Yudichak) – amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) by adding two new sections, §5104.2 (Evading arrest or detention on foot) and §5104.3 (Harming a police animal while evading arrest or detention). Amendment A02766 (Yudichak) – The amendment does not...

Post Session Report :: Monday, October 25, 2021

SB 236, PN 1102 (Brooks) – Amends the Telemarketer Registration Act by prohibiting a telemarketer from spoofing phone numbers so the call appears to originate from the same local area as the recipient. The bill also prohibits telemarketers from making “robocalls”...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, October 19, 2021

SB 157, PN 139 (Mensch) – The legislation would create the Pennsylvania First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act to allow an individual(s) to put up to $150,000 aside deductible from taxable income for the purchase of a single-family residence. A vote of 46-3 was...

Post Session Report:: Monday, October 18, 2021

SB 224, PN 194 (Bartolotta) – Amends the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14), known as the Public-School Code of 1949, by repealing the current requirements for out of state teachers to become certified in Pennsylvania and outlining new criteria for certification....

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, September 29, 2021

HB 1774, PN 2149 (Flood) – Amends the Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program (ABC-MAP) Act by expanding who may query the system and extending the length of the ABC-MAP program. A vote of 48-0 was recorded. SB 869, PN 1074 (Tomlinson)...