Status of Lobbying Bill

Some of you may be wondering about the status of SB001, the bill proposing to restrict and control the power of lobbyists in Harrisburg. For a more detailed description see State Rep. Mark Cohen's blog entry on the bill.


It passed the Senate and has been in the House for almost 2 months. Here is a history of it's progress through the legislature:

An Act providing for lobbying registration, regulation and disclosure; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of State, the Office of Attorney General and the State Ethics Commission; imposing penalties; establishing the Lobbying Accountability Fund; and making a related repeal.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 28, 2005
Reported as committed, April 12, 2005
First consideration, April 12, 2005
Second consideration, April 13, 2005
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 13, 2005
Re-reported as committed, April 18, 2005
Amended on third consideration, April 20, 2005
Third consideration and final passage, April 20, 2005 (47-0)
(Remarks see Senate Journal), April 20, 2005
In the House
Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, April 28, 2005

If you would like to contact any members of the House's state government committee, here is a list of committee members. The Philly area is fairly well represented here. If your rep is on the list you might want to contact him or her and urge that some action be taken on this issue.

State Government
Majority (Room 216 ROB)

Clymer, Paul I., Chairman
Hutchinson, Scott E., Vice Chairman
Hickernell, David S., Secretary

Boyd, Scott W.
DiGirolamo, Gene
Gabig, William I.
Gingrich, Mauree A.
Grell, Glen R.
Killion, Tom H.
Metcalfe, Daryl D.
Millard, David
Rapp, Kathy L.
Reed, Dave
Sather, Larry O.
Steil, David J.
Watson, Katharine M.

Minority (Room 300 MC)

Josephs, Babette , Chairman
Bishop, Louise Williams, Vice Chairman
Ramaley, Sean M., Secretary

Blackwell, IV, Thomas W.
Cohen, Mark B.
Curry, Lawrence H.
Fabrizio, Florindo J.
Freeman, Robert L.
Shapiro, Josh
Vitali, Greg S.
Youngblood, Rosita C.