Post Session Report 2021

SB 291, PN 1273 (Hughes) - Provides for the Capital Budget Act of 2021-2022. The maximum bond indebtedness that the Commonwealth may incur is $1.01 billion. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. HB 412, PN 2533 (Gleim) - Amends the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14),...

SB 428, PN 432 (Gordner) – This legislation would move the date of the Presidential primary election from the fourth Tuesday in April to the third Tuesday in March. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 931, PN 1196 (Martin) – This bill amends the Public School Code to...

SB 706, PN 1090 (Robinson) – The bill establishes the Max Manufacturing Initiative Fun. A vote of 44-5 was recorded. SB 922, PN 1173 (Langerholc) – The legislation designates the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 45531, carrying State Route 879 over the West Branch of...

SB 140, PN 117 (Browne) - This legislation would require that all candidates for office and political action committees in Pennsylvania utilize the Department of State’s online filing system to electronically file campaign finance reports. A vote of 49-0 was recorded....

SB 347, PN 350 (DiSanto) – Amends the Tax Reform Code to allow for “like-kind” exchanges which would allow for businesses to reduce their tax liability when property is exchanged for similar property. This change would mirror Pennsylvania’s tax law with the Internal...

HB 416, PN 2322 (Quinn) – Amends the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14), known as the Public-School Code of 1949, by allowing school nurses, or a professional employee whose duties include direct contact with students, to complete a Department of Health approved...

SB 275, PN 1163 (Yaw) - Prohibits municipalities from restricting or prohibiting the connection of utility service to a consumer based on source of energy. A vote of 35-15 was recorded. SB 349, PN 352 (Hutchinson) - Amends the Tax Reform Code of 1971 to increase the...

SB 814, PN 993 (Yudichak) – amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) by adding two new sections, §5104.2 (Evading arrest or detention on foot) and §5104.3 (Harming a police animal while evading arrest or detention). Amendment A02766 (Yudichak) – The amendment does not...

SB 236, PN 1102 (Brooks) – Amends the Telemarketer Registration Act by prohibiting a telemarketer from spoofing phone numbers so the call appears to originate from the same local area as the recipient. The bill also prohibits telemarketers from making “robocalls”...

SB 157, PN 139 (Mensch) – The legislation would create the Pennsylvania First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act to allow an individual(s) to put up to $150,000 aside deductible from taxable income for the purchase of a single-family residence. A vote of 46-3 was...

SB 224, PN 194 (Bartolotta) – Amends the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14), known as the Public-School Code of 1949, by repealing the current requirements for out of state teachers to become certified in Pennsylvania and outlining new criteria for certification....

HB 1774, PN 2149 (Flood) - Amends the Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program (ABC-MAP) Act by expanding who may query the system and extending the length of the ABC-MAP program. A vote of 48-0 was recorded. SB 869, PN 1074 (Tomlinson) - Amends...

SB 396, PN 384 (Bartolotta) – An Act designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 35000, carrying State Route 2040 in Bentleyville Borough, Washington Country, as the Mrs. Madeline Finney Memorial Bridge. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 725, PN 1103 (Bartolotta) –...

SB 153, PN 127 (Langerholc) – An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for maximum gross weight of vehicles. A vote of 48-1 was recorded. HB 523, PN 1822 (Day) – Amends Act 169 of 1836,...

SB 552, PN 579 (Dush) - An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, by adding a new section to the Right-To-Know law to allow agencies to petition the Office of Open Records for relief from a vexatious requestor. A vote...

SB 318, PN 326 (Scavello) – An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for hunting on Sunday prohibited. A vote of 47-2 was recorded. SB 461, PN 469 (Baker) – Amends Title 35 to mandate Senate...

HB 1508, PN 1603 (Saylor) - House Bill 1508, Printer’s Number 1603 makes annual appropriations for fiscal year 2021-22 to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in support of the professional licensure boards. These...

SB 78, PN 930 (Baker) – The bill amends the provisions of the child custody statute to focus on the health and safety of the child. A vote of 46-4 was recorded. HB 101, PN 1008 (Gleim) – Exempts an agritourism activity provider from being held civilly liable for...

HB 196, PN 162 (Day) - Provides employment protections to Pennsylvania residents who are members of a National Guard or Reserve unit in another state. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 550, PN 686 (Robinson) - Amends the 2nd Class County Code so that it is aligned with...

SB 208, PN 177 (DiSanto) –  Amends the Municipalities Planning Code to clarify that a municipality may retain a bond of 110% of the value of outstanding improvements, rather than 10% of the original bond value in addition to the cost of required improvements, to...