Post Session Report :: Wednesday, March 21, 2018

SB 313, PN 1321 (Boscola) – This legislation amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) to provide for victims of domestic violence in situations where altering a shared telephone contract plan is needed due to sharing a contract with an individual in which a victim...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 SB 761, PN 1383 (Argall)- This is a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution to allow each party’s candidate for Governor to select his or her running mate as Lieutenant Governor. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 792, PN 1547...

Sabatina apoya las medidas del Senado contra la violencia doméstica

Harrisburg, March 20, 2018 ­– Sen. John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) voted to push forward a package of domestic violence protections being considered by the Senate. Sabatina, a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 501, helped pass the bill out of the Senate Judiciary Committee....

Senator Tartaglione Secures $92,000 State Grant for Solar Power Array in Northeast Philadelphia

HARRISBURG, PA − March 20, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione has secured a $92,000 Pennsylvania grant that will enable a self-storage facility in Northeast Philadelphia’s Crescentville section to install a quarter-million-dollar solar array on its roof. The Commonwealth Financing Authority awarded the Solar Energy Program on March 16. It will support matching funds supplied by the recipient, CubeSmart TRS, Inc., of Malvern, Pa.

Post Session Report :: Monday, March 19, 2018

SB 792, PN 1004 (Alloway) – Amends Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for labels and labeling for fertilizer as well as guidelines for fertilizer use on turf.  Senator Alloway offered amendment A06158- a gut and replace...

Senator Costa Releases Statement on Federal Redistricting Ruling

Harrisburg – March 19, 2018 – State Sen. Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) released the following statement on today’s decision from the federal court on redistricting: I applaud the federal court for denying the Republican challenge to the new map. The map provided by the...

Dinniman Announces More than $1 Million in Solar Grants

HARRISBURG (March 16, 2018) – State Senator Andy Dinniman announced that four solar energy projects in Chester County will receive more than $1 million in total state funding. “These investments can go a long way in encouraging businesses to transition to solar...

Dinniman: Joint Senate Committee Meeting on Pipeline Safety Tuesday

HARRISBURG (March 19, 2018) – The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Consumer Protection and Licensure Committees will hold a joint public hearing on pipeline safety tomorrow, Tuesday, March 20 at 11 a.m. The hearing will take place in Hearing...