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).

No bills passed the special session on energy.

Our accountant friends at PICPA have provided their usual informative weekly update. They have some interesting things to say this week about a possible increase in the sales tax.


Other updates this week:

PA GOP Senate
PA Democratic Senate
PA GOP House (daily session updates)
PA Democratic House


Resolutions

HR 458 Printer's No. 2671. A Resolution recognizing the week of November 11 through 17, 2007, as "Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Bills

HOUSE

HB 31 Printer's No. 56. An Act amending the act of August 6, 1941 (P.L.861, No.323), referred to as the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Law, further providing for supervision by county probation and parole officers.

HB 110 Prior Printer's Nos. 188, 2721.Printer's No. 2774. An Act providing for a report on potential global warming impacts and economic opportunities for the Commonwealth, for duties of the Department of Environmental Protection, for an inventory of greenhouse gases, for creation of stakeholder process, for a voluntary registry of greenhouse gas emissions and for a climate change action plan.

HB 523 By Representatives YOUNGBLOOD, CRUZ, MELIO, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, MOUL, PAYNE, GODSHALL, HORNAMAN, HESS, K. SMITH, THOMAS and CALTAGIRONE. Prior Printer's Nos. 594, 2634.Printer's No. 2775. An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for trademark counterfeiting; prohibiting the sale of food, nonprescription drugs and cosmetics under certain circumstances; and imposing penalties.

HB 1716 Prior Printer's No. 2301.Printer's No. 2636. An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for grading of theft offenses and for theft of services and certain service provider property.

HB 523 By Representatives YOUNGBLOOD, CRUZ, MELIO, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, MOUL, PAYNE, GODSHALL, HORNAMAN, HESS, K. SMITH, THOMAS and CALTAGIRONE. Prior Printer's Nos. 594, 2634.Printer's No. 2775. An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for trademark counterfeiting; prohibiting the sale of food, nonprescription drugs and cosmetics under certain circumstances; and imposing penalties.

HB 948 Prior Printer's Nos. 1114, 1547.Printer's No. 2723. An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for vouchers for licenses.

HB 1096 Prior Printer's Nos. 1327, 2561, 2667.Printer's No. 2725. An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, defining "council"; establishing the Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council; and further providing for revised or successor codes and for training of inspectors.

HB 1548 Prior Printer's No. 1952.Printer's No. 2726. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for disposition of dependent child.

SB 648 By Senator D. WHITE. Prior Printer's Nos. 700, 1198, 1283.Printer's No. 1486. An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Governor, to grant and convey, at a price to be determined through a competitive bid process, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in the Borough of Ligonier, Westmoreland County; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to grant and convey certain lands situate in the City of Connellsville, a third class city, Fayette County, to the City of Connellsville; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the Allentown Commercial and Industrial Development Authority, or their assigns, certain lands situate in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Bensalem Township, certain lands situate in Bensalem Township, Bucks County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union, certain lands situate in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County.


SENATE

HB 191 Prior Printer's No. 216.Printer's No. 1007. An Act providing for the donation of blood by certain persons 16 years of age or older; and making a related repeal.

SB 1068 By Senators M. WHITE, SCARNATI, MUSTO, ERICKSON, EARLL, VANCE, MADIGAN, GORDNER, COSTA, BROWNE, D. WHITE, RHOADES, WOZNIAK, BAKER, ROBBINS, WAUGH, FOLMER, CORMAN and C. WILLIAMS. Printer's No. 1372. An Act amending the act of October 18, 1988 (P.L.756, No.108), known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, further providing for the fund and for civil penalties.

SB 1069 Printer's No. 1373. An Act amending the act of July 2, 1993 (P.L.359, No.50), known as the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund Act, further providing for annual reports; and making editorial changes.

SB 1100 By Senators PILEGGI, M. WHITE, MUSTO, ERICKSON, PUNT, VANCE, GREENLEAF, GORDNER, RHOADES, BOSCOLA, WOZNIAK, MADIGAN, ROBBINS, CORMAN, BAKER, STOUT, FERLO, WAUGH, D. WHITE, PIPPY and BROWNE. Printer's No. 1483. An Act providing for the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, for its funding, for expenditures from the fund and for audits of the fund; making an appropriation; and making related repeals.

SB 1137 By Senators D. WHITE, RAFFERTY, PILEGGI, ORIE, SCARNATI, ROBBINS, ERICKSON, GORDNER, C. WILLIAMS, FONTANA, MADIGAN, ARMSTRONG, PIPPY, FERLO, WONDERLING, WAUGH, BAKER, REGOLA and BROWNE. Prior Printer's Nos. 1488, 1491.Printer's No. 1510. An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, further providing for medical professional liability insurance, for the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund and for actuarial data; providing for the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Reserve Fund; and further providing for abatement program, for the Health Care Provider Retention Account and for expiration.

SB 751 By Senators M. WHITE, FERLO, GORDNER, ERICKSON, COSTA, MELLOW, STOUT, C. WILLIAMS, EARLL, O'PAKE, KITCHEN, ORIE, FONTANA and ROBBINS. Printer's No. 822. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting the imposition of the death sentence in cases of mental retardation.