July 14, 2017
The Senate voted 26-23 in favor of House Bill 97, which would make changes to the state’s cyber and charter school law. The bill would: require public and charter school advertisements to clearly indicate the use of public funds for tuition and transportation costs;...
July 11, 2017
SB 144, PN 1051 (Yaw) – This bill requires DEP to develop standards for alternate onlot sewage disposal systems and allows applicants for Act 537 plan supplements or revisions to include alternate systems that are permitted by a sewage enforcement officer. The Senate...
July 9, 2017
SB 6, PN 994 (Regan) – This legislation creates the Public Assistance Integrity Act; it also amends the Human Services Code (Act 21 of 1967) by limiting the usage and defining “access device.” This legislation also limits benefit eligibility criteria, and it increases...
July 8, 2017
HB 59 PN 2141 (Moul): This bill allows for a child applying for or receiving adoption assistance or a person acting on behalf of the child to appeal the amount of an adoption subsidy provided under the Adoption Opportunities Act. The bill was approved 49-0. HB 290 PN...
July 7, 2017
The Senate unanimously passed House Bill 59, which would allow for an adoptive family to make an appeal for adoption assistance. Families would be authorized to appeal for an adoption subsidy under the Adoption Opportunities Act. This bill allows the parents of an...
June 30, 2017
HB 218 PN 2196 (Saylor): This bill is the General Appropriation Act of 2017, which provides for fiscal year 2017-18. The legislation would appropriate approximately $31.9 billion. The bill was approved 43-7. SB 325 PN 1021 (Hughes): This bill appropriates...
June 30, 2017
HARRISBURG, June 30, 2017 — The Pennsylvania Senate today approved a $31.99 billion state budget plan that, although austere, will move Pennsylvania forward, according to state Sen. Vincent Hughes, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “This...
June 30, 2017
The Senate voted 43-7 for House Bill 218, which is the $31.9 billion General Appropriation Bill for the 2017-18 fiscal year. This amount is an increase of $54 million over the fiscal 2016-17 budget. Notable appropriations in this year’s budget include: $2 billion in...
June 29, 2017
Thursday, June 29, 2017 HB 423, PN 439 (Gabler) – This bill creates a process for filling vacancies in second class townships (supervisor, tax collector, auditor, or any person elected to serve in office). A vote of 50-0 was recorded. HB 424, PN 440 (Benninghoff) –...
June 28, 2017
SB 680 PN 1028 (Browne): This bill appropriates the administrative costs of the State Employees Retirement System (SERS) for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The bill was approved 50-0. SB 681 PN 1029 (Browne): This bill appropriates the administrative costs of the Public...
