October 11, 2015
The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 239, which amends county pension law to clarify how cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) should be calculated. COLAs are a type of adjustment method for the changes in the cost-of-living index. Under the legislation, COLAs do...
September 30, 2015
SB 648 PN 1275 (Stefano): Amends Chapter 77 of Title 75 (Vehicle Code) to provide for separate accounts for snowmobiles and ATV’s. Senator Wiley offered Amendment A03446, which makes splitting of fees into 2 restricted accounts prospective. Changes in the bill...
September 29, 2015
SB 785 PN 1107 (Eichelberger): This bill amends Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes providing for changes in definitions. This legislation clarifies when a building is deemed taxable. The bill was approved 46-1. HB 823 PN 2181...
September 28, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015 HB 33, PN 355 (Grell) – This bill would amend the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code to permit a governing body to appoint between one and three individuals to a four-year term as an alternate on a planning commission. A vote of 48-0...
September 27, 2015
The Senate unanimously passed House Bill 33, which amends the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) to allow up to three community members to be appointed as alternate members to the planning commission. The Pennsylvania MPC provides for the planning,...
September 27, 2015
The Senate unanimously passed House Bill 33, which amends the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) to allow up to three community members to be appointed as alternate members to the planning commission. The Pennsylvania MPC provides for the planning,...
September 18, 2015
SB 1000 PN 1232 (Browne): This bill is the Republican Stop Gap Budget for 2015-2016 Fiscal Year. The bill was approved (30-19). SB 1001 PN 1233 (Browne): This bill provides for the Fiscal Code implementation for the proposed Republican Stop Gap Budget. The bill was...
September 17, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015 SB 290, PN 1171 (Rafferty) – The legislation strengthens ignition interlock requirements under current law for those who have committed Driving under the Influence (DUI) violations. A vote of 47-0 was recorded. HB 315, PN 322 (Ellis) –...
September 16, 2015
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 SB 872, PN 1006 (Eichelberger) – This bill amends The Second Class Township Code. It provides first class township commissioners with additional powers in regards to appropriations for observances, celebrations and recognitions. A vote...
September 13, 2015
The Senate unanimously passed House Bill 75, which amends the Pharmacy Act to require out-of-state pharmacies to register with the State Board of Pharmacy to provide services to citizens of Pennsylvania. The previous Pharmacy Act did not address out-of-state...
