Post Session Report: June 18, 2014

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 SB 177, PN 2099 (Greenleaf)-Establishes the task force on Lyme disease and related maladies. It will be known as the Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance, Education, Prevention and Treatment Act. The Senate concurred on amendments...

Post Session Report: June 17, 2014

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 HB 43, PN 3541 (Harper) – The bill amends the Volunteer Health Services Act to expand it to include mental health services provided to military personnel and their family.  A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 428, PN 2148 (Costa) – This bill amends...

Post Session Report: June 16, 2014

Monday, June 16, 2014 SB 1389, PN 2065(Corman) – An Act making an appropriation from the State Employees’ Retirement Fund to provide for expenses of the State Employees’ Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015, and for the...

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of June 15, 2014

  The Senate voted unanimously for House Bill 43, which would amend the Volunteer Health Services Act, expanding it to include mental health services provided to military personnel and their family. The bill would allow physicians and other health care...

Post Session Report: June 11, 2014

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 SB 1077, PN 2122 (Argall)- Amends the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1408, No.113), known as the Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act, further providing for definitions, for commercial accounts and for restricted materials; providing for Statewide...

Post Session Report: June 10, 2014

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 HB 128, PN 126 (Haggerty) – Allows non-uniformed employees in the city of Scranton to purchase military time towards his or her retirement.  A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 621, PN 2111 (Greenleaf) – This bill amends to the Probate, Estates and...

Post Session Report: June 9, 2014

Monday, June 9, 2014 HB 119, PN 119 (Marshall) – Act establishing an emergency medical services memorial flag; & imposing duties on the PA Emergency Health Services Council & the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services in the Dept. of Health. A vote of 49-0 was...

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of June 8, 2014

  The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 1559, which would require schools to adopt age-appropriate suicide prevention and exploitation awareness programs. The suicide prevention programs would be geared for students in grades 6 to 12. The exploitation...

Post Session Report:: June 4, 2014

Wednesday, June 04, 2014 HB 112, PN 3646 (Vereb)- Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for drug delivery resulting in death; providing for the...

Post Session Report: June 3, 2014

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 HB 112, PN 3628 (Vereb) – Creates the offense of sexual assault by sports official, volunteer or employee of nonprofit association.  Senator Scarnati offered amendment A07290, which further provides for penalties under Section 2506, relating to...