April 29, 2013
SB 177 PN 134 (Greenleaf): Creates a freestanding act, the Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance, Education, Prevention and Treatment Act. This bill was approved 50-0. SB 608 PN 923 (Corman): Capital Budget Project Itemization Act of FY 2012-2013. Senator...
April 28, 2013
The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 436, which would amend the election code to remove the sunset date for the voting standards adopted by the Voting Standards Development Board. The board was created following passage of a federal law that requires each state...
April 17, 2013
SB 10, PN 939 (Scarnati) – An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in safe schools, further providing for Office for Safe Schools and providing for allocation of certain appropriated funds. A vote of...
April 16, 2013
SB 351, PN 273 (Erickson) – This bill provides municipalities with power to establish Stormwater Management Authorities. A vote of 49-1 was recorded. SB 808, PN 837 (Smucker) – This legislation allows for the abolishment of the county office of Jury Commissioner for...
April 15, 2013
SB 196 PN 716 (White): Amends the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Act, further providing for definitions, for financial assistance and for annual report. The bill was approved 49-0. SB 381 PN 314 (Eichelberger): Amends Titles 13 (Commercial Code), 30...
April 14, 2013
The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 37, which would allow Pennsylvanians to register to vote online. The measure would also allow voters to change their party registration, address, or name online. Under the proposal, citizens could register to vote anytime....
April 10, 2013
SB 583, PN 860 (Eichelberger and others)- An Act amending the act of August 23, 1967 (P.L.251, No.102), known as the Economic Development Financing Law, further providing for competition in award of contracts. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 591, PN 565 (Vulakovich...
April 9, 2013
HB 2, PN 537 (O’Neill) – This bill amends the Public School Code to establish the Special Education Funding Commission. The bill was approved unanimously. SB 492, PN 456 (Vance) – This bill amends the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law (Act 655 of 1955), to...
April 8, 2013
SB 155 PN 368 (Greenleaf): This bill amends the Rabies Prevention and Control in Domestic Animals and Wildlife Act to modernize the act and provide an exemption for dogs and cats in cases when a vaccination would be detrimental to the health of the animal. The bill...
April 7, 2013
The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would create a Special Education Funding Commission to identify the most effective and equitable way to distribute special education funding to school districts or charter schools. Under House Bill 2, the commission would...
