Post Session Report :: Tuesday, February 9, 2016

SB 489 PN 429 (Yaw):  The bill amends the Check Casher Licensing Act of 1998 to lower the fee for cashing a government check or government assistance check.  The bill also requires fees to be posted publicly and allows for the recovery of losses due to fraudulent...

Post Session Report :: Monday, February 8, 2016

SB 568, PN 541 (Greenleaf) – Amends Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries), relating to guardianships.  A vote of 47-0 was recorded. SB 606, PN 598 (McGarrigle) – This bill amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), providing for limited liability for...

Session Wrap-up for the Week of February 7, 2016

The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 489, which would amend the Check Casher Licensing Act of 1998 by lowering the fee for cashing a government check or government assistance check. The bill would also require that fees be posted for public viewing and to allow...

Informe posterior a la sesión :: Miércoles, 27 de enero de 2016

SB 166 PN 1517 (Greenleaf): The bill amends Title 18 (Crimes Code) regarding dissemination and expungement of criminal history records; and amends Title 42 (Judicial Code) to establish an expungement petition filing fee. The Senate concurred the House amendments...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, January 26, 2016

HB 1201 PN 1576 (Taylor): This bill authorizes the Department of Highways and counties, cities, boroughs, towns and townships to adopt and take over public roads and highways constructed by the federal government during times of war. The bill was approved with a vote...

Session Wrap-up for the Week of January 24, 2016

The Senate voted 43-6 in favor of House Bill 153, which would reduce the size of the House of Representatives from 203 members to 151 members. To change the size of the legislature, a constitutional amendment must pass through both the Senate and the House of...

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, January 20, 2016

SB 880 PN 1411 (Smucker): This bill amends the Public School Code to delay the implementation of the Keystone Exam as a graduation requirement until the 2018-2019 school year. The bill requires the Department of Education to conduct a study to investigate alternative...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, January 19, 2016

HB 158 PN 692 (Peifer): This bill allows the Secretary of Education to issue an emergency declaration on a school, charter school, county or statewide basis. Senator Smucker offered Amendment A05574, which would require school administrators to require prospective...

Resumen de la sesión de la semana del 17 de enero de 2016

El Senado aprobó por unanimidad el proyecto de ley 158 de la Cámara, que modifica el Código de Escuelas Públicas para dar al Secretario de Educación más opciones para emitir una declaración de emergencia relativa a las escuelas. Esta legislación también ayuda a las escuelas y otras instituciones educativas en...

Informe posterior a la sesión :: Miércoles, 23 de diciembre de 2015

HB 1460 PN 2626 (Adolph): Este proyecto de ley proporciona la Asignación General para el año fiscal 2015-16. Este proyecto de ley se apropia de $ 30.2 mil millones y aumentaría la financiación de las escuelas públicas sin embargo, este aumento es mucho menor que el aumento de $ 350 millones Gobernador Wolf y...