July 14, 2015
SB 290 PN 1114 (Rafferty): Amends the Vehicle Code (Title 75) to make provisions related to ignition interlock requirements. Senator Rafferty offered Amendment A03094, which was technical in nature. The amendment was adopted and the bill went over as amended. SB 404...
July 13, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015 SB 404, PN 894 (Argall) – This bill creates the Correctional Officers Investigation Procedure Act to establish guidelines and procedures during the investigation and interrogation of correctional officers by the Department of Corrections. ...
July 12, 2015
The Senate voted 45-1 for Senate Bill 404, which would create the Correctional Officers Investigation Procedure Act to provide guidelines and procedures for investigations of correctional officers. The bill defines how the investigation process would be conducted. The...
June 30, 2015
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 HB 1192, PN 1959 (Adolph) – This is a General Appropriations bill that would appropriate $1.01 billion more than the current year’s spending level. Senator Hughes made a motion to suspend a temporary budget rule requiring potential...
June 29, 2015
SB 42 PN 1025 (Baker): Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for issuance and content of driver’s license. The Senate concurred in House Amendments, 49-0. SB 405 PN 1075 (Baker):...
June 29, 2015
Sunday, June 28, 2015 SB 6, PN 1124 (Smucker) – This legislation amends the School Code to create a new article providing for the establishment of an Achievement School District (ASD), which will operate as a statewide school district in an attempt to turnaround...
June 28, 2015
In a party-line vote, the Senate voted 30-19 in favor of the 2015-16 state budget legislation. The $29.59 spending plan (House Bill 1192) would have appropriated $1.01 billion more than the previous year. Two of the larger appropriation changes would have been the...
June 26, 2015
SB 813 PN 1119 (Hughes): Provides for appropriations from the Workmen’s Compensation Administration Fund to the Department of Labor and Industry, the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund (UEGF), and to the Office of the Small Business Advocate within the Department of...
June 25, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015 SB 812, PN 1078 (Hughes) – This legislation would make an appropriation from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted revenue accounts within the General Fund to the Department of State for operations. A vote of 49-0...
June 24, 2015
HB 131 PN 1861 (Barrar): Provides for in-state tuition rates at community colleges and state-related/owned institutions for veterans, their spouses, and their children. The bill was approved, 49-0. HB 189 PN 1851 (Sonney): Amends the Liquor Code by allowing for the...
