weekly legislative update

Here are a list of bills passed in either the house or senate this week. I'm starting to look at resolutions as well as the bills. If the resolution has substance other than "Tuesday is Gay Indian Liberation Day" I will include it. (Fans of the old WKRP tv show might recognize that phrase).

As always, the list of sponsors was deleted if it went over 3 lines in the original formatting.

Please note that spyware and privacy concerns show up a couple of times. Some good resolutions passed. More on one of them later.

Our accountant friends at PICPA have also updated their weekly update.

HOUSE

HB 1688 By Representatives BARRAR, KILLION, BALDWIN, RAYMOND, BOYD, SAINATO, BASTIAN, HARPER and SCHRODER. Prior Printer's No. 2150. Printer's No. 2687. An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, further providing for canvassing of official absentee ballots.

HB 1743 By Representatives MUSTIO, TURZAI, . STEVENSON, DeLUCA, FRANKEL, MARKOSEK, PETRONE, WALKO, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, DENLINGER, FAIRCHILD, GODSHALL, HERSHEY, LEH, REED, ROHRER, TIGUE and YOUNGBLOOD. Prior Printer's No. 2230. Printer's No. 2741. An Act amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code, further providing for assessment limits on counties of the second class; and providing for effect of appeal, escrow and payment under protest.

Serial No. 161 Prior Printer's No. 1179. Printer's No. 2744.
A Resolution directing the Public Employee Retirement Commission to study the feasibility of providing State premium assistance to surviving spouses of State Employees' Retirement System members who participated in the Retired Employee Health Program through the Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund.

Serial No. 357 By Representatives SHAPIRO and BIRMELIN. Printer's No. 2246. A Concurrent Resolution establishing the Katie Elise Lambert Commission on Child Safety in this Commonwealth.

HB 761 Prior Printer's Nos. 923, 1920, 1992. Printer's No. 2761.
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of invasion of privacy; and providing for actions involving products or services used to invade privacy.


SENATE

Serial No. 160 By Senators GREENLEAF, COSTA, LEMMOND, ORIE, EARLL, RAFFERTY, O'PAKE, FERLO, ERICKSON, ARMSTRONG, WONDERLING, WASHINGTON, BOSCOLA and STACK. Printer's No. 1112. A Concurrent Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish a bipartisan task force with an advisory committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the current status of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services within the panoply of methods of conflict resolution available in this Commonwealth, to identify relevant best practices in the delivery of ADR services locally and nationally and how to improve conflict resolution in this Commonwealth by incorporating these best practices, to develop a plan for educating the citizens of this Commonwealth about conflict resolution in general and the use of ADR services in particular, as well as ensuring access to all needed ADR services, utilizing best practices and to propose legislation as may be required to implement the proposed plan and advance the use of innovative conflict resolution methods Statewide in the civil courts and in schools, businesses, government, criminal and juvenile justice systems and other community settings.

HB 1261 Printer's No. 1487. An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for deferred motor vehicle insurance coverage.

SB 711 Prior Printer's Nos. 858, 897. Printer's No. 1110. An Act providing for the protection of consumers from having spyware deceptively installed on their computers and for criminal and civil enforcement.

Serial No. 158 By Senators BROWNE, O'PAKE, M. WHITE, EARLL, BOSCOLA, COSTA and ERICKSON. Prior Printer's No. 1086. Printer's No. 1118. A Concurrent Resolution establishing a task force to study the current system for providing services to indigent criminal defendants, to review how other states provide these services and to make recommendations to the General Assembly.

HB 761 Prior Printer's Nos. 923, 1920, 1992. Printer's No. 2761.
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of invasion of privacy; and providing for actions involving products or services used to invade privacy.

SB 358 Prior Printer's No. 420. Printer's No. 1141. An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, defining "combat zone;" and further providing for limitations in educational assistance program.

SB 682 By Senators KITCHEN, MELLOW, FUMO, LAVALLE, HUGHES, MUSTO, KASUNIC, WOZNIAK, BOSCOLA, FERLO, STACK, COSTA, STOUT, C. WILLIAMS, O'PAKE, LOGAN, TARTAGLIONE and FONTANA. Prior Printer's Nos. 819, 1116. Printer's No. 1143. An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for eligibility for subsidized child day care.

SB 867 By Senators TOMLINSON, D. WHITE, LOGAN, COSTA, BOSCOLA, RAFFERTY, RHOADES, ORIE, ERICKSON, GORDNER, WONDERLING, O'PAKE, WAUGH, BROWNE, LAVALLE and PIPPY. Printer's No. 1132. An Act making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of funding grants under the act of July 31, 2003 (P.L.73, No.17), known as the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act.

HB 761 Prior Printer's Nos. 923, 1920, 1992. Printer's No. 2761. An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of invasion of privacy; and providing for actions involving products or services used to invade privacy.