Session Weekly Wrap-Up

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of April 16, 2017

Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 227, which would amend the Public School Code to reduce the number of days a school board has to decide whether or not to renew a contract with a superintendent or assistant superintendent. The bill would trim the number of days...

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Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of March 26, 2017

  The Senate voted 47-2 in favor of Senate Bill 30, which would amend Title 30 (Fish) to enable the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to set its own fees. Currently, fees for fishing licenses, boat registrations and titles are established by the legislature. ...

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Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of June 26, 2016

The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 59, which requires health care providers to offer hepatitis C testing to people born between 1945 and 1965. The measure requires medical personnel to offer hepatitis C screening test and treatment to individuals who were born...

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Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of June 19, 2016

The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 342, which would amend the Election Code to change the number of required signatures for minor party candidates to get on the ballot. The bill would also amend the amount of time major and minor parties have to circulate...

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Session Wrap-up for the Week of June 12, 2016

The Senate voted 45-2 in favor of House Bill 147, which would make amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution with respect to homestead property. This legislation extends the General Assembly’s authority to grant homestead exclusions, which cannot exceed 100 percent...

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Session Wrap-up for the Week of June 5, 2016

The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 57, which amends the Public Utilities Code to enable natural gas distribution companies to give refunds and recover costs associated with providing natural gas at competitive prices. This legislation allows natural gas...

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Session Wrap-up for the Week of May 15, 2016

The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 150, which amends the Vehicle Code to allow PennDOT to issue a “Share the Road” license plate to help bring awareness to bicycle safety. Individuals may apply for this new plate for their car or truck (weighing less than...

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Session Wrap-up for the Week of May 8, 2016

The Senate voted 26-22 for House Bill 805, which would have amended the Public School Code to allow school districts to furlough employees based first off of performance evaluations and then by their seniority.  The bill would have also allowed the district’s...

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Session Wrap-up for the Week of April 10, 2016

The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 12, which amends Domestic Relations Law to simplify divorce procedures for spousal abuse victims. This legislation enables abuse victims to divorce their spouse without needing the spouse’s consent.  This legislation also...

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Session Wrap-up for the Week of April 3, 2016

The Senate unanimously voted for House Bill 1340, which brings the Pennsylvania Uniform Planned Community Act and the Uniform Condominium Act into compliance with federal standards and clarifies the language for planned communities. The Federal Housing Administration...

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Session Wrap-up for the Week of March 20, 2016

The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 1326, which provides a means to determine the value and operational costs of water and wastewater systems. Public and privately owned water and wastewater utilities are in need of repairs across the state. To pay for these...

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Session Wrap-up for the Week of March 13, 2016

In a near party-line vote, the Senate voted 31-18 in favor of House Bill 1801, which is the Republican crafted supplemental budget bill for the 2015-16 fiscal year. This legislation appropriates additional funding to House Bill 1460, which is the General Appropriation...

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Session Wrap-up for the Week of February 7, 2016

The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 489, which would amend the Check Casher Licensing Act of 1998 by lowering the fee for cashing a government check or government assistance check. The bill would also require that fees be posted for public viewing and to allow...

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