March 26, 2018
SB 114, PN 88 (Eichelberger) – This bill allows a municipal sewer authority to terminate service to commercial customers that have not paid their sewer bills for at least six months. The Senate approved the bill, 49-0. HB 1486, PN 1893 (Zimmerman) – This bill exempts...
March 26, 2018
March 23, 2018
WEST CHESTER (March 23, 2018) – Opposition to Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipeline project doesn’t stop at the Pennsylvania or even U.S. border, according to state Senator Andy Dinniman, who said that his office has been contacted by individuals concerned about the pipeline...
March 23, 2018
The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 313 which would enable domestic abuse victims with protection from abuse (PFA) orders to quickly get out of shared cell-phone contracts. Bill supporters claim that access to a reliable, and secure cellular phone can be...
March 23, 2018
Philadelphia – March 23, 2018 — Grassroots advocacy and activism were likely factors in CVS’s decision to raise its minimum wage and help their workers, state Sen. Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) said today. “CVS officials met with us and were willing to...
March 22, 2018
HARRISBURG (March 20, 2018) – State Senator Andy Dinniman said today’s joint hearing of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Consumer Protection and Licensure Committees highlighted the dire need for stronger pipeline safety laws in...
March 21, 2018
SB 313, PN 1321 (Boscola) – This legislation amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) to provide for victims of domestic violence in situations where altering a shared telephone contract plan is needed due to sharing a contract with an individual in which a victim...
March 20, 2018
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 SB 761, PN 1383 (Argall)- This is a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution to allow each party’s candidate for Governor to select his or her running mate as Lieutenant Governor. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 792, PN 1547...
March 20, 2018
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today applauded the Pennsylvania Senate for unanimously moving a package of domestic violence bills, including those he endorsed in October, out of committee. “I thank the Senators and advocates who have championed these legislative...
March 20, 2018
Harrisburg, March 20, 2018 – Sen. John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) voted to push forward a package of domestic violence protections being considered by the Senate. Sabatina, a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 501, helped pass the bill out of the Senate Judiciary Committee....
