June 23, 2011
HB 144, PN 711: This legislation amends the PA Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act, also known as Clean and Green, to provide for corrective language regarding when roll-back taxes are due when an oil or gas well is drilled on land enrolled in Clean and Green. HB...
June 22, 2011
Senate Bill 200 PN 1403 (Browne): requires the Department of Health and the Department of Education to develop and post on their Internet websites guidelines and other relevant materials to educate students participating in athletics and their parents or guardians and...
June 21, 2011
HB 148, PN 2144: The bill amends the Liquor Code (Act 21 of 1951) by adding definitions making happy hour times more flexible, and provides for the creation of a new off-premises catering license. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 200, PN 1332: This bill establishes...
June 21, 2011
The Senate unanimously concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 1030, a compromise that enabled more than 130,000 laid off workers to continue to collect unemployment benefits. The measure also makes key reforms to the unemployment compensation system. The bill...
June 20, 2011
HB 40, PN 1038: The bill amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) relating to the use of force in self-protection and the protection of others; provides protection from civil liability for the lawful use of force; amends a...
June 20, 2011
The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 1054, the 2011-12 Capital Budget legislation. Under the bill, the state would be authorized to incur a maximum of $1,662 billion in bond indebtedness for the upcoming fiscal year, $75 million more than the previous year. The...
June 17, 2011
SB 1030, PN 1365: The legislation amends the Unemployment Compensation Law by increasing the amount of credit weeks a claimant must have to be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits as well as the payment threshold. The bill also requires that an employee...
15 de junio de 2011
SB 1006 PN 1304(Vogel): The bill amends the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act by adding subclasses to include Salvia Divinorum, Salvinorin A, Divinorin A, synthetic marijuana, synthetic cocaine/heroin and 2C as Schedule I controlled substances. The...
June 14, 2011
SB 1062 PN 1325 (Corman): An Act making appropriations from the restricted revenue accounts within the State Gaming Fund and from the State Gaming Fund to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Department of Revenue, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Attorney...
June 8, 2011
SB 314 PN 1295 (Tomlinson): Amends Title 75, Vehicle Code, pertaining to electronic wireless communications devices. The bill was approved 41-8. SB 366 PN 351 (D. White): Amends the Board of Vehicles Act, further providing for definitions, for licensure and for State...