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.


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Bills

HOUSE

SB 1137 By Senators D. WHITE, RAFFERTY, PILEGGI, ORIE, SCARNATI, ROBBINS, ERICKSON, GORDNER, C. WILLIAMS, FONTANA, MADIGAN, ARMSTRONG, PIPPY, FERLO, WONDERLING, WAUGH, BAKER, REGOLA, BROWNE and BOSCOLA. Prior Printer's Nos. 1488, 1491, 1510, 1621, 1827.Printer's No. 1838. 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; establishing the Pennsylvania Access to Basic Care (PA ABC) Program Fund and the Continuing Access with Relief for Employers (CARE) Fund; further defining "health care provider"; further providing for the Health Care Provider Retention Program; establishing the Supplemental Assistance and Funding Account; further providing for expiration of the Health Care Provider Retention Program; establishing the Pennsylvania Access to Basic Care (PA ABC) Program; providing for Continuing Access with Relief for Employers (CARE) Grants, for health care coverage for certain adults, individuals, employees and employers and for expiration of certain sections; and repealing provisions of the Tobacco Settlement Act.

SENATE

SB 387 By Senators CORMAN, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, FONTANA, O'PAKE, GORDNER, BROWNE, TOMLINSON, REGOLA, ORIE, COSTA and BRUBAKER. Prior Printer's Nos. 435, 1619.Printer's No. 1808. An Act amending the act of June 29, 1953 (P.L.304, No.66), known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, providing for certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

SB 1153 By Senators GREENLEAF, WAUGH, RAFFERTY, M. WHITE, MUSTO, COSTA, O'PAKE and WASHINGTON. Prior Printer's Nos. 1534, 1538.Printer's No. 1839. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the Minor Judiciary Education Board and for the course of instruction and examination for certain minor judiciary.

SB 963 By Senators GREENLEAF and RAFFERTY. Printer's No. 1157. An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for application of subpart relating to condominiums to condominiums created by prior statutory law.

SB 1153 By Senators GREENLEAF, WAUGH, RAFFERTY, M. WHITE, MUSTO, COSTA, O'PAKE and WASHINGTON. Prior Printer's Nos. 1534, 1538.Printer's No. 1839. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the Minor Judiciary Education Board and for the course of instruction and examination for certain minor judiciary.