News Digest :: June 21, 2019

Legislature Pa. bill would help college students with crushing debt burden | By Sens. Vincent Hughes, Lindsey Williams and Katie Muth https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/2019/06/pa-bill-would-help-college-students-with-crushing-debt-burden-opinion.html Letter to...

Brewster Applauds Approval of Sunday Hunting Bill

HARRISBURG– June 20, 2019 – Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) applauded the passage of his Sunday Hunting Bill (Senate Bill 147) out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation, which would authorize the Game Commission to allow Sunday hunting...

News Digest :: June 20, 2019

Legislature Pa. Senate vote puts victims’ rights amendment before voters https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-senate-vote-puts-victims-rights-amendment-before-voters/ Voters to decide whether to add victims’ rights to Pa. constitution: ’We are sending a clear...

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, June 19, 2019

SB 241, PN 1016 (Browne) – Senate Bill 241 makes annual appropriations to the Philadelphia Parking Authority for fiscal year 2019-20. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 112, PN 1017 (Yaw) – The bill amends Title 35 (Health and Safety) to expand the current...

Two Boscola Voting Reform Initiatives Clear Senate Committee

 HARRISBURG – June 18, 2019 — The state Senate State Government Committee today unanimously approved Sen. Lisa Boscola’s senate bill 421, which would do away with straight party voting.  The bill will now move on to the full Senate. “Informed and...

Senator Muth Calls for 100% Renewable Energy in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG – June 19, 2019 – Sen. Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery) joined advocates of the clean energy movement today as they rallied to promote renewable energy initiatives at the state capitol. “We have a duty to maintain our values of security, safety,...

Sabatina: Marsy’s Law Passes Senate

HARRISBURG – June 19, 2019 – Senator John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) was pleased to see Marsy’s Law pass unanimously in the Senate today by a vote of 50-0. The version that passed the Senate is State Rep. Delozier’s companion bill, HB 276, which is...

Sabatina: Karen’s Law Passes the Senate

HARRISBURG – June 19, 2019 – Sen. John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) is elated that his legislation Senate Bill 123, also known as Karen’s Law, was passed unanimously (50-0) by the Senate and is one major step closer to becoming a law in Pennsylvania....