Senate Democratic Wrap-Up For the Week of September 20, 2010

The Senate unanimously approved legislation that contains numerous omnibus amendments to Title 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations) and Title 20 (Decedents, Estate and Fiduciaries). Senate Bill 53 affects changes to the Uniform Trust Act;  the rule...

Senate Democratic Wrap-Up For the Week of June 28, 2010

With a daunting national recession taking its toll on state revenues, the Senate voted 37-13 for a $28.05 billion on-time 2010-11 state budget that holds the line on taxes while cutting over $1 billion in spending beyond what Gov. Ed Rendell proposed in February....

Senate Democratic Wrap-Up For the Week of June 21, 2010

The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 929, which would create the “Higher Education College Textbook Affordability, Accountability and Accessibility Act” to minimize the cost of course materials for students and maintain the quality of education and academic...

Senate Democratic Wrap-Up For the Week of June 14, 2010

The Senate voted unanimously in favor of Senate Bill 104.  The bill would put restrictions on the use of state vehicles and establish more transparency.   The measure requires state vehicles assigned to employees to have license plates identifying “official...

Senate Democratic Wrap-Up For the Week of June 7, 2010

The Senate passed an amended version of House Bill 48 by a 41-6 vote.  This bill makes numerous changes to the Liquor Code concerning eligible entities, public venues, and hotel licenses. Under this legislation, restaurant owners who hold sacramental wine licenses...

Senate Democratic Wrap-Up For the Week of April 19, 2010

   The Senate voted unanimously in favor of House Bill 464, the so-called “Hannah Montana legislation,” which would prohibit the use of automated ticket purchasing software for the purchase of entertainment tickets over an Internet Web site. The...