April 5, 2011
The Senate passed Senate Bill 325 by a 49-1 vote. The bill would create the Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines Act. This law would give the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) the general administrative authority to supervise and regulate pipeline...
March 7, 2011
The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 159, which would establish the “Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act” in Pennsylvania. This would allow the state to enter the Interstate Compact with other states to make education more...
February 28, 2011
The Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 387, which would expand the sale of reduced-fee hunting licenses for members of the military and National Guard. Senate Bill 387 would allow all state hunting license-issuing agents to sell reduced-fee hunting licenses to...
January 27, 2011
The Senate approved legislation that would place restrictions on junior drivers. Under House Bill 67, junior drivers would be prohibited from using cell phones except to call 911. Pointing to the state’s seat belt law as a good example of emphasizing education...
January 27, 2011
The Senate unanimously concurred in House amendments to House Bill 48, which would broaden the definitions of “eligible entity” and “public venue.” House Bill 48 would change the definition of eligible entity to allow clubs, recognized by Rotary International, located...
October 15, 2010
By a vote of 47-2, the Senate passed a measure to encourage development of low-cost housing using federal funds. House Bill 60 creates the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Program to be administered by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance...
