October 19, 2016
The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 49, which adds a $100,000 death benefit to members of the Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol. The Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act already provides $100,000 in death benefits to law enforcement officers,...
September 27, 2016
The Senate voted 43-2 in favor of House Bill 380, which reduces the amount of time required to establish that a marriage is “irretrievably broken.” This measure reduces from two years to one the amount of time a married couple must be separated before their marriage...
June 30, 2016
The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 59, which requires health care providers to offer hepatitis C testing to people born between 1945 and 1965. The measure requires medical personnel to offer hepatitis C screening test and treatment to individuals who were born...
June 23, 2016
The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 342, which would amend the Election Code to change the number of required signatures for minor party candidates to get on the ballot. The bill would also amend the amount of time major and minor parties have to circulate...
June 12, 2016
The Senate voted 45-2 in favor of House Bill 147, which would make amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution with respect to homestead property. This legislation extends the General Assembly’s authority to grant homestead exclusions, which cannot exceed 100 percent...
June 5, 2016
The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 57, which amends the Public Utilities Code to enable natural gas distribution companies to give refunds and recover costs associated with providing natural gas at competitive prices. This legislation allows natural gas...
