May 11, 2016
SB 1144 PN 1573 (Greenleaf): This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to prohibit sales to minors of over the counter medicines containing dextromethorphan. The bill was approved 49-0. SB 1229 PN 1763 (Vogel): This bill amends the Administrative Code, to re-add...
May 10, 2016
SB 359 PN 1766 (Greenleaf): This bill would address truancy among school students by requiring truancy elimination plans for children of compulsory school age who fail to attend school. The bill was approved 48-0. HB 944 PN 2846 (Taylor): This bill amends Community...
May 9, 2016
HB 805, PN 3090 (Bloom) – This bill would amend the Public School Code of 1949 by allowing school districts to furlough employees for economic reasons based on their performance, followed by their seniority. Superintendents may extend the Temporary Professional...
May 8, 2016
The Senate voted 26-22 for House Bill 805, which would have amended the Public School Code to allow school districts to furlough employees based first off of performance evaluations and then by their seniority. The bill would have also allowed the district’s...
April 13, 2016
HB 12 PN 2472 (Schlossberg): This bill amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) regarding divorce by mutual consent and counseling requirements. The bill was approved with a vote of 49-0. HB 400 PN 1957 (Gingrich): This bill creates the Work Experience for High School...
April 12, 2016
SB 3 PN 1680 (Folmer): This bill creates a free standing act entitled the Medical Marijuana Act. The act establishes a medical marijuana program under the direction of the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH). Senator Folmer offered Amendment A06783, which makes...
April 11, 2016
HB 794, PN 3097 (Gillespie) – This legislation amends the County Code by repealing sections 1770.2 (relating to authorization of excise tax) and 1770.6 (relating to authorization of hotel tax). It increases the maximum allowable hotel tax rate from 3% to 5% in...
April 10, 2016
The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 12, which amends Domestic Relations Law to simplify divorce procedures for spousal abuse victims. This legislation enables abuse victims to divorce their spouse without needing the spouse’s consent. This legislation also...
April 6, 2016
SB 526 PN 1628 (Gordner): This bill amends the Second Class Township Code, Act 69 of 1933 by changing the dates financial reports by auditors are required to be published. The Senate concurred the House’s amendments with a vote of 48-0. SB 644 PN 1089 (Folmer): This...
April 5, 2016
SB 374 PN 1641 (Alloway): This bill amends Title 34 (Game) by permitting the Pennsylvania Game Commission to administer the time in which kills are reported. The bill was approved with a vote of 49-0. HB 794 PN 2459 (Gillespie): This bill amends the County Code to...
