July 11, 2024
House Bill 327 PN 2082 (Mako): This bill amends Act 202 of 1931, the Barbers’ License Law, further providing for licensure of manager-barbers and barber-teachers. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. House Bill 663 PN 2229 (McNeill): This bill amends the Public-School Code to...
July 11, 2024
HARRISBURG, PA – July 11, 2024 – Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton) shared her views on the passage of the State budget as it heads to the Governor’s desk. A longtime advocate for school property tax reform, Boscola said, “while every school district in the 18th...
July 11, 2024
HARRISBURG, PA − July 11, 2024 − Today, Governor Josh Shapiro signed SB 219, State Senator Jay Costa’s Longtime Owner Occupant Tax Exemption Program (LOOP), into law. Now Act 53 of 2024, this program will allow Pittsburgh’s mayor and city council to exempt or defer...
July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh) secured a $1.4 million tax credit for a low-income housing project to be developed on South 8th Street in Allentown. “This project will consist of 29 one-bedroom units,...
July 10, 2024
July 10, 2024
SB 1160, PN 1524 (Mastriano) – Amends Title 38 (Holidays and Observances) to designate March 29 of each year as Vietnam War Veterans Day in Pennsylvania. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 1232, PN 1812 (Pennycuick) – Requires direct deposit for workers...
July 10, 2024
Harrisburg, PA − July 10, 2024 − Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione and Senate Democrats voted along party lines in the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee to oppose a motion to have the Senate’s Secretary issue a subpoena to the Secretary of...
July 10, 2024
Harrisburg, Pa. −July 10, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) released this statement today following Senate passage of HB 1993: “I was happy to vote for HB 1993, which will reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). This legislation will save...
July 10, 2024
HARRISBURG, PA − July 10, 2024 − Today, State Senator Jay Costa celebrates the passage of the Longtime Owner Occupant Tax Exemption Program (LOOP) in the House of Representatives, which will protect homeowners living in areas with rapidly...
