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).

Our accountant friends at PICPA have provided their usual informative weekly update.

Other updates this week:

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Resolutions

Nothing caught my eye this week.

Bills

House

HB 1067 By Representatives MANN, BEYER, BRENNAN and SAMUELSON. Prior Printer's No. 1304.Printer's No. 1911. 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 transfer of records.

HB 1147 Printer's No. 1396. An Act amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.874, No.110), known as the Motor Vehicle Chop Shop and Illegally Obtained and Altered Property Act, further providing for the definition of "chop shop."

HB 1604 Printer's No. 2043. An Act designating a portion of State Route 145 in Northampton County as the Battle of the Bulge Veterans Memorial Highway.

HB 1691 By Representatives W. KELLER, BLACKWELL, M. O'BRIEN, SABATINA, PAYTON, DONATUCCI, McGEEHAN, RAYMOND, MYERS, YOUNGBLOOD and CALTAGIRONE. Printer's No. 2225. An Act authorizing the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of Transportation, Department of Environmental Protection and Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, on behalf of the Commonwealth, to agree to hold and save the United States Army Corps of Engineers free from certain damages arising from certain construction projects.

HB 1695 Prior Printer's No. 2393.Printer's No. 2448. An Act designating the Powell Avenue Bridge on State Route 299 in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as the Staff Sergeant Jeremy R. Horton Memorial Bridge.

HB 841 Printer's No. 956. An Act amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, further providing for other meeting expenses paid by counties.

HB 1377 Prior Printer's No. 1724.Printer's No. 1998. 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 possession and use of asthma inhalers.

HB 780 Prior Printer's No. 899.Printer's No. 2533. An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, further providing for appointment, term and vacancy of planning commission members and for conduct of business of planning commission.

HB 1167 By Representatives BIANCUCCI, DeLUCA, KOTIK, GOODMAN, GIBBONS, GRUCELA, CALTAGIRONE, HENNESSEY, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, MAHONEY, NICKOL, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI and PASHINSKI. Printer's No. 1431. An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.789, No.285), known as The Insurance Department Act of 1921, further defining "company action level event" for purposes of risk-based capital reporting requirements.

HB 1320 Prior Printer's Nos. 1625, 2499.Printer's No. 2532. An Act providing for a program for the disposal of home-generated medical sharps, and for powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection.

HB 1788 Prior Printer's No. 2385.Printer's No. 2500. An Act requiring the Department of Public Welfare to prepare and submit a report on licensing of personal care homes.

SB 779 By Senator ARMSTRONG. Printer's No. 875. An Act designating a portion of State Route 462 in Lancaster County as the Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Robert D. Lapp, Jr., Memorial Highway.


Senate

SB 999 By Senator CORMAN. Printer's No. 1216. An Act designating a portion of State Route 26 in Centre County as the Marine Sergeant David "DJ" Emery, Jr. Highway.

HB 1624 An Act designating a bridge crossing the Catawissa Creek in Catawissa Borough, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, as the William F. Gittler, Sr. Memorial Bridge.

SB 805 By Senators FOLMER, RHOADES, RAFFERTY, CORMAN, FONTANA, ARMSTRONG, TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, EARLL, M. WHITE, GREENLEAF, ORIE, WONDERLING and REGOLA. Prior Printer's Nos. 903, 934.Printer's No. 1431. 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 the educational assistance program; and, in charter schools, further providing for enrollment.

SB 1016 By Senators GREENLEAF, RAFFERTY, WASHINGTON, COSTA and ORIE. Printer's No. 1304. An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for a limitation on use of Willow Grove Joint Interagency Installation.

HB 872 Prior Printer's No. 1027.Printer's No. 2475. An Act designating the bridge carrying State Route 1017, known as Lycoming Creek Road, over Bottle Run, Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, as the John Gross Memorial Bridge.

SB 96 Prior Printer's Nos. 131, 1412.Printer's No. 1437. An Act establishing a grant program for volunteer emergency service organizations to provide incentives for establishing partnerships; conferring powers and duties on the Center for Local Government Services within the Department of Community and Economic Development; and providing for funding.

SB 915 Prior Printer's Nos. 1264, 1416, 1430.Printer's No. 1436. An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the establishment of a grant program for designated accredited veterans' service organizations, for defraying the costs for wages, benefits, training and equipment and for improving outreach and delivery of services to Pennsylvania's veterans.