Post Session Report: May 5, 2014

SB 1180, PN 1981 (Vance) – An Act providing for prescription drug monitoring; creating the ABC-MAP Board; establishing the Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program; and providing for unlawful acts and penalties. Senator Costa offered amendment #...

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of May 4, 2014

  The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 31, which would toughen child abuse reporting requirements in schools. The measure would do away with the separate reporting requirement for schools and mandates that suspected child abuse be reported directly to the...

Post Session Report: April 30, 2014

HB 434, PN 3438 (Maloney)- Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions, for establishment of Statewide database, for disposition of founded and indicated reports, for...

Post Session Report: April 29, 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 SB 799, PN 1985 (Robbins) – The bill amends the Self-Service Storage Facility Act by revising the notice requirements relating to lien enforcement and allows modernization for both tenant notification and auction announcements.  A vote of 43-3...

Post Session Report: April 28, 2014

Monday, April 28, 2014 HB 434, PN 3131 (Maloney)– Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) in child protective services, further providing for definitions, for establishment of Statewide database, for disposition of founded and indicated reports, for expunction of...

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of April 27, 2014

  The Senate voted 34-16 in favor of House Bill 1513, which would change the Local Tax Enabling Act to make it less ambiguous for municipalities that want to levy a business privilege tax on local companies. The bill would also delete any areas of the current law...

Post Session Report: April 9, 2014

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 SB 1096, PN 1846 (White)-Amends Title 26 (Eminent Domain) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for limited reimbursement of appraisal, attorney and engineering fees.  A vote of 49-0 was recorded. HB 1259, PN 3199...

Post Session Report: April 7, 2014

HB 436, PN 3290 (Stephens) – Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) in child protective services, further providing for persons required to report suspected child abuse; providing for privileged communications; and further providing for penalties for failure to report...

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of April 6, 2014

  The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 1327, which would amends the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act to prohibit a public official or employee from accepting a cash gift from a lobbyist, principal, or other person seeking to influence official...

Post Session Report: April 2, 2014

HB 974, PN 3276 (R. Brown)-Amends the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, further providing for automated external defibrillators. A vote of 46-0 was recorded. SB 1107, PN1895 (Alloway)-Amends the...