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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Bills

HOUSE

HB 16 An Act establishing a State Energy Office and providing for its powers and duties; and making related repeals.

HB 982 An Act establishing the Code Enforcement Challenge Grant Program; and providing for the powers and duties of the Department of Community and Economic Development.

HB 2005 An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, providing for small group health benefits.

HB 2098 An Act establishing a system for payment or reduction in payment for preventable serious adverse events within Commonwealth programs; informing health insurers of payment policies used by Medicaid and Medicare; and providing for the powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, the Insurance Department, the Department of Health and the Department of State.

HB 2252 By Representatives CALTAGIRONE, MARSICO, BELFANTI, FRANKEL, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, MUNDY, SIPTROTH and YOUNGBLOOD. Prior Printer's No. 3291.Printer's No. 3499. An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for child medical support, for annual fees, for review of orders of support, for effect of incarceration, for pass-through of support and for assignment of support.

HB 874 Prior Printer's No. 1029.Printer's No. 2261. An Act providing for umbilical cord blood banking; requiring health care facilities and providers to give pregnant patients information regarding umbilical cord blood banking; and requiring health care facilities to permit pregnant patients to arrange for umbilical cord blood donations.

HB 2233 An Act amending the act of February 9, 2004 (P.L.61, No.7), known as the Elm Street Program Act, further providing for program requirements and for guidelines; and repealing the expiration date of the act.



SENATE

SB 1103 By Senator FUMO. Printer's No. 1427. An Act authorizing the Department of Transportation, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority a tract of land situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.

SB 1308 By Senator McILHINNEY. Printer's No. 1832. An Act authorizing the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to grant and convey to Solebury Township, certain lands situate in Solebury Township, Bucks County.

SB 1311 By Senator SCARNATI. Prior Printer's No. 1834.Printer's No. 1845. An Act authorizing the City of Warren, Warren County, to sell and convey certain Project 70 lands free of restrictions imposed by the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act.