December 12, 2011
By a narrow 26-24 vote, the Senate passed the Republican-crafted Congressional redistricting map contained in Senate Bill 1249. This legislation redraws the boundary lines for Pennsylvania’s 18 Congressional districts. Senate Democrats, who unsuccessfully tried to...
December 5, 2011
By a vote of 40-9, the Senate passed House Bill 242, which makes a number of changes to the state Liquor Code, including granting small distilleries (producing less than 100,000 gallons of spirits) the right to sell their products directly to the public from on-site...
November 14, 2011
By a party-line 29-20 vote, the Senate passed Senate Bill 1100, which would establish an impact fee on Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling. Under this legislation, the fee would be $50,000 the first year, reducing in $10,000 increments each year. In years four...
October 31, 2011
The Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 444, which would increase the prize limits for Local Option Small Games of Chance and tighten regulations on small games licensees. Changes in prize limits would include: Single chance from $500 to $1,000; Weekly limit for an...
October 24, 2011
The Senate narrowly passed Senate Bill 1 by a vote of 27-22. The measure would create a taxpayer-funded school voucher program to allow children in low-income households and failing school districts to attend a private or parochial school. The bill would enable...
October 17, 2011
By a vote of 37-13, the Senate passed a bill giving the governor broad powers to take over the finances of the City of Harrisburg after the city’s refusal to accept a state-advised Act 47 recovery plan. Senate Bill 1151 allows the governor to declare a fiscal...
