Senators Jay Costa and Camera Bartolotta Reintroduce Electric Shock Drowning Prevention Legislation
HARRISBURG, PA – June 9, 2025 − Today, State Senators Jay Costa and Camera Bartolotta reintroduced legislation to prevent Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) in Pennsylvania’s docks and marinas. ESD has become the catch-all phrase to encompass all in-water shock casualties...Session Proceedings :: June 9, 2025
Post Session Report :: Monday, June 9, 2025
Monday, June 9, 2025 SB 64, PN 509 (Bartolotta) – This bill amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) to require the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to design an official Commonwealth logo for veteran-owned businesses and to create an application process for...Senator Nick Miller and Senator Lisa Baker’s Electronic Payroll Modernization Bill Advances Out of Committee
June 9, 2025 – Today, the state Senate Labor and Industry Committee unanimously voted to move forward Sen. Nick Miller’s (D-Lehigh-Northampton) electronic payroll modernization legislation, Senate Bill 581, co-introduced by Sen. Lisa Baker...Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces $225K in Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Awarded to Local Projects
Radnor, PA – June 9, 2025 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery, Delaware) is proud to announce that three historic preservation projects in the 17th district have been awarded a combined $225,000 through the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum...Session Spotlight :: June 2, 2025
Hundreds Rally at Capitol to Call for Statewide Transit Funding in Upcoming Budget
Hundreds of Transit Riders, Advocates, Labor Leaders, and Businesses Rallied at the Capitol to Call for Dedicated State Funding to Restore and Stabilize Transit Across PA
Harrisburg, PA − June 4, 2025 − Today, as the General Assembly returned to session this week in the run-up to the passage of the 2025–2026 state budget, hundreds of transit riders, advocates, labor leaders, and businesses convened at the state Capitol to rally for full funding for transit across Pennsylvania.