Post Session Report :: Thursday, November 21, 2019
HB 97, PN 2890 (Rapp) – Includes vaping products in the ban on sale of tobacco products to minors. A vote of 48-1 was recorded. SB 637, PN 1392 (DiSanto) – This legislation amends the Crimes Code by removing current restrictions for individuals with...News Digest :: November 21, 2019
Legislature Minimum wage increase passes in Pa. Senate; bigger test will come in House https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/11/minimum-wage-increases-passes-in-state-senate-bigger-test-will-come-in-state-house.html A $9.50 minimum wage by 2022? The Pa. Senate just...Post Session Report :: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
SB 60, PN 1391 (Phillips-Hill) – Increases penalties for human trafficking. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 79, PN 1389 (Tartaglione) – This bill amends the Minimum Wage Act to increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2022 and prohibit employers from...Members of The PA General Assembly Hosted Press Conference Following Senate Passage of Minimum Wage Legislation
Harrisburg – November 20, 2019 – Today, State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), joined State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), State Representative Patty Kim (D-103), State Representative Chris Rabb (D-200), and advocacy organization State...Minimum Wage Press Conference
Pennsylvania Senate Adopts Tartaglione’s Bill to Raise the Minimum Wage for the First Time in 13 Years
Philadelphia, PA, November 20, 2019 – As the Pennsylvania Senate adopted her legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage for the first time in 13 years, State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) today urged her colleagues to continue working toward a higher rate that will enable workers to support themselves and their families.