Post Session Report :: Monday, June 26, 2023

SB 506, PN 843 (Baker) – The bill amends Title 20 relating to appointment of counsel and guardians for individuals against whom a petition to deem an individual incapacitated has been filed and duties of the court. This legislation also provides for certification of...

News Digest:: June 26, 2023

Legislature Some rural PA counties left out of home repair program · Spotlight PA Bipartisan school choice embrace reframes budget negotiations | News, Sports, Jobs – Williamsport Sun-Gazette (sungazette.com) Demand set to swamp Pa.’s Whole-Home Repairs...

News Digest:: June 23, 2023

Legislature Safety, Oversight Concerns Raised as Pa. Lawmakers Pursue Billions for Hydrogen Hubs | State College, PA State lawmakers join forces with the Forward Party – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com) He got caught up in the probation system....

Sen. Fontana Statement on His Blight-Fighting Bill Soon to Become Law

Allegheny County, June 22, 2023 – Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement today, after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed his Senate Bill 202, which provides land banks in Allegheny County a streamlined process for acquiring abandoned and...

Post Session Report :: Thursday, June 22, 2023

SB 414, PN 361 (Vogel) – The bill establishes the Sexual Assault Emergency Services Act, in order to promote Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs at hospitals throughout the Commonwealth. A vote of 48-0 was recorded. SB 694, PN 722 (Farry) – The bill amends...