Post Session Report :: Friday, November 20, 2020

SB 835, PN 2112 (Langerholc) – The bill creates the Unserved High-Speed Broadband Funding Pilot Program. Senate concurred in House amendments. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 1193, PN 2025 (Browne) – Updates the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and...

Senator Haywood’s Statement on Denying Pennsylvania a Just Recovery

Philadelphia – November 20, 2020 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement on the state budget:   “The budget plan introduced yesterday denies Pennsylvania a just recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked...

News Digest :: November 20, 2020

Legislature After a year of political fights, a Pennsylvania state budget is closing with minimal fuss. Really. https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/11/after-a-year-of-political-fights-a-pennsylvania-state-budget-is-closing-with-minimal-fuss-really.html Divided...

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...