New legislative update

Aha! While there are too many bills introduced into the PA General Assembly each week to post them all, the number of bills voted on and passed is much smaller. So, I will try to post those every week. Non-controversial items such as those designating "National Commonwealth Education Week" and so on, are not included. The bill history, the committees the bill went through, has been deleted. As mentioned previously, I have not found a way to easily find out how each legislator or senator voted. Keep in mind that bills can be drastically amended so the item introduced is not necessarily the same item that is voted upon.

HOUSE

HB 2 By Representatives QUIGLEY, HARPER, ADOLPH, HERSHEY, BUNT, McGILL, CRAHALLA, CORNELL, RUBLEY, E. Z. TAYLOR, WATSON, SCHRODER, FICHTER, FLICK, GODSHALL, O'NEILL, PETRI, WRIGHT, HENNESSEY, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BOYD, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CIVERA, DALLY, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FLEAGLE, GANNON, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOOD, HARHART, HASAY, HERMAN, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION, MAHER, R. MILLER, MUSTIO, PYLE, RAYMOND, REICHLEY, ROSS, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, S. H. SMITH, STERN, T. STEVENSON, THOMAS, TRUE, YOUNGBLOOD, MICOZZIE and HESS.

An Act providing for submission of a question to the electorate authorizing incurring of indebtedness for the maintenance and protection of the environment, open space and farmland preservation, watershed protection, abandoned mine reclamation, acid mine drainage remediation and other environmental initiatives.

HB 3 By Representatives QUIGLEY, HARPER, ADOLPH, HERSHEY, BUNT, McGILL, CRAHALLA, CORNELL, RUBLEY, E. Z. TAYLOR, WATSON, SCHRODER, FICHTER, FLICK, GODSHALL, O'NEILL, PETRI, WRIGHT, HENNESSEY, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BOYD, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CIVERA, DALLY, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FLEAGLE, GANNON, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOOD, HARHART, HASAY, HERMAN, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION, MAHER, R. MILLER, MUSTIO, PYLE, RAYMOND, REICHLEY, ROSS, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, S. H. SMITH, STERN, THOMAS, TRUE, YOUNGBLOOD, MICOZZIE, HESS and T. STEVENSON.

An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for definitions; establishing the Environmental Endowment Account and the Environmental Stewardship Sinking Fund; continuing the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund; further providing for agencies; providing for intergovernmental coordination, for evaluation of applications and for extension of fees; authorizing incurring of indebtedness, sale of bonds, temporary financing and debt retirement; providing for certification and publication of certification; further providing for deposit of disposal fees, for sunset and for adjustments; and making a repeal.

HB 398 By Representatives HERMAN, PERZEL, DeWEESE, NAILOR, SAMUELSON and WILLIAMS.

An Act amending the act of December 10, 1968 (P.L.1158, No.365), entitled "An act creating and establishing the Legislative Data Processing Committee: providing for its membership; prescribing its powers, functions and duties; and making an appropriation," further providing for the establishment of the Legislative Data Processing Committee.

SENATE

SB 18 By Senators TOMLINSON, TARTAGLIONE, ERICKSON, COSTA, GORDNER, PICCOLA, KITCHEN, WONDERLING, WENGER, MADIGAN, M. WHITE, C. WILLIAMS, WAGNER, RHOADES, ROBBINS, O'PAKE, EARLL, THOMPSON, SCARNATI and BOSCOLA.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further defining "racketeering activity."

SB 148 By Senators RHOADES, PICCOLA, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF, WOZNIAK, KASUNIC, PIPPY, ERICKSON, BOSCOLA, STACK, WAUGH and GORDNER.

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, further providing for continuing professional development and for program of continuing professional education.

SB 146 By Senators RHOADES, EARLL, MUSTO, LAVALLE, C. WILLIAMS, RAFFERTY, STOUT, GREENLEAF, WOZNIAK, KASUNIC, STACK and GORDNER.

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, further providing for powers and duties of the intermediate unit board of directors; and providing for academic improvement programs.

SB 147 By Senators RHOADES, PICCOLA, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF, WOZNIAK, KASUNIC, PIPPY, ERICKSON, BOSCOLA, STACK, WAUGH and GORDNER.

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
Public School Code of 1949, providing for technical assistance and information provided by department.

SB 149 By Senators M. WHITE, BRIGHTBILL, THOMPSON, ERICKSON, GREENLEAF, PILEGGI, ORIE, D. WHITE, GORDNER, RAFFERTY, VANCE, EARLL, WONDERLING and LEMMOND.

An Act providing for the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, for its funding and for expenditures from the fund; and making repeals.

SB 199 By Senators THOMPSON, MADIGAN, GREENLEAF, ERICKSON, PILEGGI and RAFFERTY.

An Act providing for a temporary suspension of a limitation on the amount of sales tax revenue transferred to the Supplemental Public Transportation Account.