Post Session Report :: Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Executive Nominations The following nominees were approved, 48-0: Bryan R. Lentz, State Civil Service Commission Syed Ali-Zaidi, Trustee, Clarion University of Pennsylvania Neil R. Weaver, Trustee, Clarion University of Pennsylvania J Alex Hartzler, Trustee, The...

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, October 26, 2016

SB 385 PN 2081 (Rafferty): This bill reforms and modernizes the Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) Act and provides for an additional funding mechanism under the act. The Senate concurred the House amendments 46-2. SB 1265 PN 2183 (White): This bill...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, October 25, 2016

SB 1311 PN 2061 (Vance): This bill amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) and Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) to address grounds for involuntary termination of parental rights, definitions pertinent to child protective services, and definitions pertinent to...

Post Session Report :: Monday, October 24, 2016

Monday, October 24, 2016 HB 162, PN 3955 (Benninghoff) – This legislation amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) by permitting an adult adoptee access to their original birth certificate without the consent of their birth parents. It also allows for the birth...

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, October 19, 2016

HB 447 PN 1037 (Saylor): This bill would amend the Landlord and Tenant Act to include provisions that would limit the rent that could be charged by a landlord to one’s estate if an individual died while renting a residential unit. The bill was approved 50-0. HB 683 PN...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, October 18, 2016

SB 286 PN 1437 (Rafferty): This bill amends Act 200 of 1931, which provided for Pennsylvania to enter into a compact with the State of New Jersey to establish the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA). The Senate concurred the House amendments 37-13. HB 49 PN 2546...