Post Session Report :: Monday, February 23, 2015

Monday, February 23, 2015 SB 166, PN 102 (Greenleaf) – Amends the Criminal History Record Information Act relating to expungement, §9122 of the Crimes Code, Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, to permit the expungement of conviction data for certain...

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of February 22, 2015

  The Senate voted 40-8 for Senate Bill 9, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship for any individual applying for public assistance. Under the bill, known as the “Proof of Citizenship for Receipt of Public Benefits Act,” the state Human Services Department...

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, February 18, 2015

SB 279 PN 444 (Hutchinson): Establishes the Pennsylvania Grade Crude Development Advisory Council; and providing for duties of the Pennsylvania Grade Crude Development Advisory Council and the Department of Environmental Protection and for administrative support. The...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, February 17, 2015

SB 4 PN 168 (Aument): A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for criteria for institutions of purely public charity. The bill was approved on party lines, 30-19.

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of February 15, 2015

  In a 30-19 party line vote, the Senate approved Senate Bill 4, which would amend the state’s Constitution to give the General Assembly the power to determine whether an institution is a purely public charity and exempted from paying local property taxes. The...

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, February 4, 2015

SB 210, PN 121 (Greenleaf) – This bill amends Title 42 by adding two (2) more provisions to the exemption or excused general rules:  Persons 75 years of age or older who request to be excused, as well as judges and magisterial district judges of the Commonwealth and...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, February 3, 2015

SB 301 PN187 (Greenleaf): This bill consolidates various statutes into Title 2 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. Title 2 will be known as the Administrative Procedure Code. The bill was approved unanimously.

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of February 1, 2015

  The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 210, which would exempt judges and some elderly citizens from jury duty. Under the bill, federal, state and district justices would be exempt from jury duty, along with citizens 75 or older who request to be excused....

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, January 28, 2015

SB 283 PN 161 (Pileggi): This bill is Joint Resolution proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, eliminating the Traffic Court of Philadelphia. The bill was approved unanimously, 49-0. SB 147 PN 238 (Yaw): This bill...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, January 27, 2015

SB 79 PN 55 (Stefano): Designates the bridge located on State Route 711, known as Crawford Avenue, in the City of Connellsville, Fayette County, over the Youghiogheny River as the “McCray Robb Memorial Bridge. The bill was approved unanimously 48-0. SB 147 PN 177...