Session Proceedings :: November 19, 2020
Post Session Report :: Thursday, November 19, 2020
HB 21, PN 3904 (Helm) – The bill amends the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act to require licensure of home inspectors. Senator Corman offered amendment A07511 which removes the requirement that an applicant for a home inspector license “be of good moral...Department Of Health Encourages Food Safety, COVID-19 Precautions For Thanksgiving Holiday And Reminds Pennsylvanians Of Travel Mitigation Effort
Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today urged Pennsylvanians to take COVID-19 and food safety precautions as they plan Thanksgiving celebrations during the holiday. “The holidays are a time for togetherness, but this year, we must...Department Of Health Provides Update On COVID-19: 2,904 Patients Hospitalized And 628 Patients In The Intensive Care Unit
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., November 19, that there were 7,126 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 288,978. This is the highest daily increase of cases. There...News Digest :: November 19, 2020
Legislature With $1.3 billion in coronavirus cash left to spend, the Pa. government might be the big winner https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/spl/pennsylvania-budget-coronavirus-relief-funding-bailouts-20201119.html Pa. GOP advances audit of 2020...Post Session Report :: Wednesday, November 18, 2020
HB 1747, PN 2338 (Dowling) – Strips provisions limiting the carrying of firearms during an emergency. A vote of 29-20 was recorded. HB 1808, PN 3919 (Mackenzie) – Amends the Solid Waste Management Act by adding definitions related to the recycling of...Sen. Iovino Farewell Speech
Senator Andrew Dinniman’s Retirement Speech
Sabatina: Karen’s Law Passed House by a Vote of 168-33
Harrisburg – November 18, 2020 − Senator John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) announced his Karen’s Law legislation cleared its last hurdle in the General Assembly passing the House on concurrence by a vote of 168-33. The bill passed in the Senate 46-3 in October. It now goes to Governor Wolf’s desk to be signed into law. Wolf is expected to sign the bill.