weekly legislative update

As I mentioned in the previous posting, the governor called a special legislative session to look into property tax reform. Information from that session is included here as well. Standard caveats apply (resolutions not generally included, list of sponsors deleted if it was too long – three lines in the originally formatting).

Our accountants friends at PICPA have updated their legislative page as well. Other weekly updates:
PA House GOP
PA Senate Democrats
PA Senate Republicans

One interesting note: HB1967 passed both house and senate and then the vote was rescinded and the bill referred to the state government committee. What gives?


Special Session

These bills were introduced, or referred to a committee, not voted on. The descriptions tended to be pretty much the same, with only a few variations.

Monday 2 bills referred to finance committee, 1 to appropriations, HB 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 59 acted upon in some way (House); 1 bill referred to legislation (Senate)
Tuesday 1 bills referred to finance committee, same bills acted on as Monday (House), 2 bills referred to legislation (Senate)
Wednesday 0 bills referred to finance committee (House). SB 15, 16, 27, 28, 30 were acted upon in some way (Senate)
Thursday 0 bills referred to committee, same bills acted upon (Senate) Friday 1 bill referred to the finance committee (House)

Regular Session

Resolutions

SR490 A Resolution urging the Governor to direct the Department of Public Welfare to rescind the plan to implement cost sharing for continued medical assistance services.

SR137 A Concurrent Resolution establishing a task force to study issues
concerning the renewal and management of this Commonwealth's forests;
providing for an advisory committee; and directing the Joint Legislative
Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee to provide
administrative support to the task force.

There were 3 resolutions honoring fallen soldiers.

Bills

House

HB 1956 Prior Printer's Nos. 2740, 3073. Printer's No. 3104. An Act repealing the act of July 7, 2005 (P.L.201, No.44), entitled, "An act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 46 (Legislature) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for compensation; and making an inconsistent repeal"; reenacting and amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), entitled "An act establishing salaries and compensation of certain public officials including justices and judges of Statewide courts, judges of courts of common pleas, judges of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, judges of the Philadelphia Traffic Court, district justices and the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor General, the Attorney General and certain other State officers and the salary and certain expenses of the members of the General Assembly; and repealing certain inconsistent acts," and further providing for members of the General Assembly; and making editorial changes.

SB 932 By Senator CONTI. Prior Printer's No. 1220. Printer's No. 1270. An Act amending the act of November 20, 2004 (P.L.886, No.121), entitled "An act authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and to Robert L. and Karen N. Doutt, Leona B. Disbrow, Louise F. Waller, Mary Schabacker, Paul D. and Mary Ann Brugger, and Ralph and Janet Toland, Sr., certain lands situate in the City of Erie, County of Erie; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Derry Township Municipal Authority a certain easement for sanitary sewer purposes, together with an existing sanitary sewer line and appurtenances, situate in Derry Township, Dauphin County; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Summerdale Associates, L.P., certain lands situate in the Township of East Pennsboro, County of Cumberland; and authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Governor, to grant and convey to the Borough of Doylestown certain lands situate in the Borough of Doylestown, Bucks County," further providing for conveyance to the Borough of Doylestown, Bucks County.

Senate

SB 775 By Senators GREENLEAF, COSTA, LEMMOND, O'PAKE, RAFFERTY, STACK, ERICKSON and FERLO. Printer's No. 954. An Act amending the act of June 19, 2002 (P.L.377, No.56), known as the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders Act, establishing the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders Fund; imposing an application fee; providing for the collection of the application fee; imposing additional powers and duties on the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, including the distribution of the moneys in the fund; and providing for definitions.

HB 1509 By Representative TANGRETTI. Printer's No. 1843. An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to F & L Group, Inc., an access and utility easement across certain lands situate in the Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.


HB 1956 Prior Printer's Nos. 2740, 3073. Printer's No. 3104. An Act repealing the act of July 7, 2005 (P.L.201, No.44), entitled, "An act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 46 (Legislature) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for compensation; and making an inconsistent repeal"; reenacting and amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), entitled "An act establishing salaries and compensation of certain public officials including justices and judges of Statewide courts, judges of courts of common pleas, judges of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, judges of the Philadelphia Traffic Court, district justices and the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor General, the Attorney General and certain other State officers and the salary and certain expenses of the members of the General Assembly; and repealing certain inconsistent acts," and further providing for members of the General Assembly; and making editorial changes.

SB 629 By Senators TARTAGLIONE, KASUNIC, ERICKSON, MUSTO, LOGAN, LAVALLE, COSTA, STACK, KITCHEN and FONTANA. Prior Printer's Nos. 700, 1117, 1245. Printer's No. 1371. An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for aggravated assault.

SB 868 By Senators SCARNATI, GORDNER, CORMAN, MADIGAN, RAFFERTY, D. WHITE, PIPPY, LEMMOND, COSTA, WOZNIAK, RHOADES, ROBBINS and KASUNIC. Prior Printer's Nos. 1137, 1304. Printer's No. 1332. An Act amending the act of May 17, 1929 (P.L.1798, No.591), referred to as the Forest Reserves Municipal Financial Relief Law, increasing distribution of annual charge; and making editorial changes.