weekly legislative update

This is a list of bills that passed the Pennsylvania House or Senate this week, and mention of any noteworthy resolutions. Standard caveats apply (resolutions not generally included, list of sponsors deleted if it was too long - three lines in the originally formatting).

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Regular Session

Bills

Take a look at HB471, passed by the Senate. Aren't bills supposed to focus on one subject for the whole bill? That one seems all over the place.

House

HB534 Printer's No. 582. An Act amending the act of July 2, 1984 (P.L.561, No.112), known as the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps Act, further providing for supervisors.

HB2046 Printer's No. 2823. An Act amending Title 8 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of sale or transfer of firearms.

HB 2047 By Representatives GODSHALL, THOMAS, DeWEESE, BOYD, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CRAHALLA, DeLUCA, FRANKEL, GEIST, GERGELY, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, O'NEILL, QUIGLEY, SHANER, STABACK, HARPER, YOUNGBLOOD, REICHLEY, TRUE and MELIO. Prior Printer's No. 2824.Printer's No. 4881. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for sentences for offenses committed with firearms.

HB2312Prior Printer's No. 3273.Printer's No. 4386. An Act amending the act of February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581), known as The Borough Code, providing for specific powers of boroughs relating to emergency services.

HB2313Prior Printer's No. 3274.Printer's No. 4387. An Act amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code, providing for specific powers relating to emergency services.

HB2314 Prior Printer's No. 3275.Printer's No. 4388. An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, providing for the establishment of fire and emergency medical services.

HB 2420 By Representatives D. EVANS, FRANKEL, GEORGE, KIRKLAND, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, MELIO, PALLONE, PARKER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, WALKO, JOSEPHS, YOUNGBLOOD and J. TAYLOR. Printer's No. 3477. An Act amending the act of April 21, 1949 (P.L.665, No.155), known as the First Class City Home Rule Act, further providing for the general grant of power.

HB2696 Prior Printer's Nos. 4106, 4732.Printer's No. 4882. An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, providing for the Uniform Construction Code Advisory Council; and further providing for penalties.

HB2897 Prior Printer's Nos. 4543, 4664.Printer's No. 4883. An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for credited State service and for classes of service.

SB957 Prior Printer's Nos. 1254, 1550, 1720.Printer's No. 2205. An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the offense of robbery on the premises of a financial institution; and further providing for grading of theft offenses and for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms.

SB 983 By Senators WONDERLING, PICCOLA, JUBELIRER, BRIGHTBILL, CORMAN, FONTANA, ERICKSON, PIPPY, PUNT, WENGER, ORIE, BROWNE, RAFFERTY, BOSCOLA, MADIGAN, GREENLEAF, RHOADES, ARMSTRONG, PILEGGI, REGOLA and CONTI. Prior Printer's No. 1325.Printer's No. 2112. An Act amending the act of June 29, 1953 (P.L.304, No.66), known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, further providing for registration districts and local registrars' duties and for death and fetal death registration.

SB 1148 By Senators PIPPY, LOGAN, COSTA, FERLO, WAUGH, RAFFERTY, PILEGGI, WONDERLING and TARTAGLIONE. Prior Printer's No. 1615.Printer's No. 1894. An Act amending the act of May 22, 1935 (P.L.233, No.99), referred to as the Second Class City Policemen Relief Law, further providing for benefits for pensioners, surviving spouses, children and parents of police officers.

HB331 Prior Printer's No. 352.Printer's No. 4813. An Act amending the act of October 30, 1996 (P.L.732, No.131), known as the Pennsylvania Innkeepers' Rights Act, providing for prospective employee background checks; and requiring deadbolt locks in hotels.

HB1071 Prior Printer's No. 1230.Printer's No. 1969. An Act amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), known as the Workforce Development Act, providing for preference for training programs.

HB2269 Prior Printer's Nos. 3179, 4731.Printer's No. 4902. An Act providing for protection of abused, neglected, exploited or abandoned adults; establishing a uniform Statewide reporting and investigative system for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment of adults; providing for protective services and for funding; and prescribing penalties.

HB 2919 By Representative B. SMITH. Printer's No. 4599. An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for restrictions on the issuance of one-day tourist fishing licenses and one-day resident fishing licenses.

HB2971 Prior Printer's Nos. 4693, 4877.Printer's No. 4900. An Act establishing the Emergency Demand Reduction Program in the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs of the Department of Health.

HB2978 Prior Printer's Nos. 4700, 4751.Printer's No. 4903. An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, further providing for exclusions from sales and use tax.

SB 439 By Senators ORIE, STOUT, COSTA, TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, WONDERLING, GORDNER, RAFFERTY, KITCHEN, REGOLA, GREENLEAF, LEMMOND, STACK, BRIGHTBILL and BOSCOLA. Prior Printer's Nos. 462, 1797, 2074.Printer's No. 2203. An Act providing for a sexual assault evidence collection program and for powers and duties of the Department of Health and the Pennsylvania State Police; and establishing civil immunity.

SB 592 By Senators ARMSTRONG, LEMMOND, COSTA and MADIGAN. Prior Printer's Nos. 632, 1418, 1656.Printer's No. 2044. An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, defining "alternative investment" and "alternative investment vehicle"; and further providing for administrative duties of the board.

SB 770 By Senators C. WILLIAMS, WONDERLING, FUMO, WOZNIAK, O'PAKE, BOSCOLA, LOGAN and FERLO. Prior Printer's Nos. 949, 1408, 1416, 2192.Printer's No. 2215. An Act amending the act of December 16, 1999 (P.L.971, No.69), known as the Electronic Transactions Act, providing for the definition of "United States Postal Service Electronic Postmark"; and further providing for acceptance and distribution of electronic records.

SB 812 By Senators THOMPSON, ROBBINS, STOUT and WOZNIAK. Prior Printer's Nos. 1023, 1787.Printer's No. 2220. An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, further providing for property held by courts and public officers and agencies; providing for Commonwealth support for hiring municipal police officers; and making an appropriation.

SB 1104 By Senators TOMLINSON, RHOADES, LEMMOND, VANCE, PILEGGI, KITCHEN, COSTA, EARLL, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, FONTANA, KASUNIC, ORIE, WAUGH, BROWNE, WONDERLING, O'PAKE, LOGAN and FERLO. Prior Printer's Nos. 1526, 1545, 1801, 1920.Printer's No. 2127. An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for the title of the act, for definitions, for duties of facility owners and for the duties of the One Call System; providing for liability, fees and governance of the One Call System; further providing for applicability; providing for the duties of project owners and for rights of the Auditor General; further providing for the governing board of the One Call System, for fines and penalties and for applicability to certain pipeline systems and facilities; providing for a voluntary payment dispute resolution process, for best efforts, for removal or tampering with a marking, for determination of position and type of lines and for impairment of rights and immunities; further providing for expiration; repealing provisions of the act of June 19, 2002 (P.L.421, No.61), known as the Propane and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act, concerning the prohibition of certain liquefied petroleum gas facilities or distributors from being subject to the Underground Utility Line Protection Law; and making an editorial change.

SB 1206 By Senator SCARNATI. Prior Printer's Nos. 1763, 2128.Printer's No. 2216. An Act amending the act of June 15, 2006 (P.L.200, No.47), entitled "An act designating the bridge carrying State Route 1025 over Interstate 79 in North Strabane Township, Washington County, as the Canon-McMillan Alumni Bridge," further providing for the Canon-McMillan Alumni Bridge designation; designating State Route 830 extending from Interstate 80 to the DuBois-Jefferson County Airport in Washington Township, Jefferson County, as the Francis H. "Bud" Scherer Memorial Highway; designating a portion of State Route 291 in Delaware County as the Willie Mae James Leake Memorial Highway; designating the bridge on Interstate 79 crossing U.S. Route 6N in Washington Township, Erie County, as the Dr. Ray F. Birchard Memorial Bridge; designating Front Street, from Allegheny Avenue to Rocky Grove Avenue in the Borough of Sugarcreek, Venango County, as the Mayor John D. McClelland Honorary Highway; and designating SR 255 from SR 948, Fox Township, Elk County, to the former St. Marys Borough line in Elk County, as the William F. Renwick Memorial Highway.

SB 1262 By Senators CONTI and PIPPY. Printer's No. 1877. An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for chemical testing to determine amounts of alcohol or controlled substances and for operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances; and providing for aggravated assault by watercraft while operating under influence.

SB1266 Prior Printer's Nos. 1935, 1946.Printer's No. 2085. An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for certain leaves of absence.

SB 1335 By Senators ARMSTRONG and STACK. Prior Printer's No. 2050.Printer's No. 2219. An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, further providing, in casualty insurance, for policy conditions and for group accident and sickness insurance; providing, in casualty insurance, for autism spectrum disorders coverage and for tick-borne illnesses; providing for retroactive denial of reimbursements; and further providing, in health care insurance, for individual accessibility, for conversion policies and for sunset.

Senate

HB552 Prior Printer's Nos. 600, 3388, 3825, 4640, 4820.Printer's No. 4879. An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, further providing for the authority to invest and reinvest certain moneys; defining "general use prepaid cards," "gift card," "gift certificate" and "qualified gift certificate"; further providing for unclaimed property and for property held by courts and public officers and agencies; and clarifying provisions relating to notice and publication of lists.

HB2090 Printer's No. 2880. An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for powers of director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

HB2447 Prior Printer's No. 3523.Printer's No. 3982. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for collection of restitution, reparation, fees, costs, fines and penalties; and for, in registration of sexual offenders, information made available on the Internet.

HB2639 Prior Printer's Nos. 3993, 4306.Printer's No. 4878. An Act amending the act of September 26, 1951 (P.L.1539, No.389), known as The Clinical Laboratory Act, providing for glomerular filtration rate testing.

HB2667 Prior Printer's Nos. 4051, 4315, 4418.Printer's No. 4848. An Act amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), known as the Housing Authorities Law, providing for the definition of "mixed-use projects"; further providing for powers of the authority; and providing for mixed-use projects.

SB 668 By Senators COSTA, M. WHITE, EARLL, O'PAKE, LOGAN, WOZNIAK, TARTAGLIONE, STOUT, MUSTO, KASUNIC, LAVALLE, KITCHEN, C. WILLIAMS and WASHINGTON. Prior Printer's No. 796.Printer's No. 1623. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for selection of prospective jurors.

SB 1140 By Senators REGOLA, ORIE, RAFFERTY, PILEGGI, LEMMOND, PICCOLA, ERICKSON and ROBBINS. Prior Printer's Nos. 1588, 1867.Printer's No. 2194. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, imposing a central or regional booking fee on criminal convictions to fund the start-up, operation or maintenance of a central or regional booking center; and providing for a countywide booking center plan.

SB1353 Printer's No. 2145. An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for contracting with veteran -owned businesses; and imposing duties on the Department of General Services.

HB471 Prior Printer's Nos. 510, 2280, 4761.Printer's No. 4885. An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for transfers of appropriations and for notice of transfers and loans between funds; extending the time period covered by an application considered for the Merchant Marine World War II Veterans Bonus and the expiration of the Merchant Marine World War II Veterans Bonus Act; providing for State plane logs; establishing the Cardiovascular Disease Advisory Committee and a Statewide stroke database; providing for regulation by political subdivisions of public smoking at certain licensed facilities and reporting by Department of Health on public smoking ordinances; and making inconsistent repeals relating to the Merchant Marine World War II Veterans Bonus Act.

HB 2186 By Representatives TANGRETTI, HERMAN, ROSS, GINGRICH and LESCOVITZ. Prior Printer's Nos. 3042, 4818.Printer's No. 4880. An Act amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code, providing for assessment of signs and sign structures; further providing for required financial reporting; providing for preemption of regulations relating to smoking; making related repeals; and making editorial changes.

HB 2202 By Representatives REICHLEY, ALLEN, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BEYER, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR and SIPTROTH. Prior Printer's No. 3070.Printer's No. 4285. An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, providing for home infusion therapy to be available to all eligible recipients and adding a definition of "home infusion therapy."

HB2699 Prior Printer's Nos. 4132, 4366.Printer's No. 4886. An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, further providing, in health care insurance individual accessibility, for expiration; providing, in quality health care accountability, for managed care plans participating in the medical assistance program; further providing, in children's health care, for legislative findings and intent, for definitions, for free and subsidized health care, for outreach and for payor of last resort and insurance coverage; and providing, in children's health care, for Federal waivers and for expiration.

SB 1368 By Senator JUBELIRER. Printer's No. 2154. An Act amending the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, further providing for appropriation for and limitation on redevelopment assistance capital projects.