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

Regular Session

HOUSE

HB 500 By Representatives SANTONI, BARRAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CURRY, FABRIZIO, GERGELY, HENNESSEY, KILLION, KOTIK, MARKOSEK, PALLONE, REICHLEY, WALKO, YOUNGBLOOD, SIPTROTH, JAMES, MURT and SOLOBAY. Prior Printer's Nos. 555, 1845, 1909, 2777, 3216.Printer's No. 3703. An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions; providing for perfusionist licensing, qualifications, supervision and scope of practice, regulations and exemptions.

HB 2204 Prior Printer's Nos. 3145, 3324.Printer's No. 3692. An Act amending the act of July 10, 1981 (P.L.214, No.67), known as the Bingo Law, further providing for definitions and for rules for licensing and operation; providing for progressive jackpots; and further providing for revocation of licenses.

HB 2297 Prior Printer's No. 3347.Printer's No. 3702. An Act amending the act of October 6, 1998 (P.L.705, No.92), known as the Keystone Opportunity Zone, Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone and Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zone Act, providing for extension for unoccupied parcels, for additional subzones authorized, for substitution of parcels and for cap and trade; further providing for sales and use tax, for corporate net income tax, for local earned income, net profits and business privilege taxes and for local sales and use tax; and providing for recapture and for work performed.

HB 2343 Prior Printer's No. 3388.Printer's No. 3691. An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for persons qualified to solemnize marriages.

HB 501 By Representatives SANTONI, BARRAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CURRY, FABRIZIO, GERGELY, HENNESSEY, KILLION, KOTIK, MARKOSEK, PALLONE, REICHLEY, WALKO, YOUNGBLOOD, SIPTROTH, JAMES, MURT and SOLOBAY. Prior Printer's Nos. 556, 1846, 1910, 2778, 3217.Printer's No. 3638. An Act amending the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, further providing for definitions; and providing for perfusionist licensing, qualifications, supervision and scope of practice, regulations and exemptions.

HB 2345 Printer's No. 3390. An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, further providing for PACE and PACENET eligibility.


SENATE

SB 731 SB 731 By Senators ORIE, CORMAN, RHOADES, WASHINGTON, PICCOLA, TOMLINSON, PILEGGI, FONTANA, MUSTO, LOGAN, FOLMER, KITCHEN, BOSCOLA, COSTA, EARLL, C. WILLIAMS, BAKER, BRUBAKER and BROWNE. Prior Printer's Nos. 803, 1986.Printer's No. 2010. 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 and epinephrine auto-injectors.

SB 684 By Senators BAKER, BROWNE, COSTA, FERLO, GREENLEAF, KITCHEN, ORIE, O'PAKE, RAFFERTY, RHOADES, WAUGH, WONDERLING, FONTANA and WASHINGTON. Prior Printer's Nos. 732, 1648, 1970.Printer's No. 2009. An Act providing for child death review.

SB 1017 By Senators BRUBAKER, WONDERLING, PUNT, O'PAKE, WAUGH, TARTAGLIONE, KITCHEN, RAFFERTY, ERICKSON, FERLO, MADIGAN, MUSTO, GREENLEAF, VANCE, FOLMER, BAKER, KASUNIC, ROBBINS, GORDNER, STACK, BROWNE, PIPPY and C. WILLIAMS. Printer's No. 1269. An Act amending the act of July 5, 1989 (P.L.166, No.31), known as the Phosphate Detergent Act, further providing for exclusions and exceptions.

SB 638 Prior Printer's Nos. 690, 1218, 1411.Printer's No. 1615. An Act establishing the Cancer Drug Repository Program for accepting donated cancer drugs and dispensing cancer drugs; and providing for the powers and duties of the State Board of Pharmacy.

SB 1149 By Senators TARTAGLIONE, GREENLEAF, LAVALLE, COSTA, RAFFERTY, STACK, ERICKSON, WASHINGTON, TOMLINSON, STOUT, LOGAN, DINNIMAN, KASUNIC, BROWNE and HUGHES. Prior Printer's No. 1531.Printer's No. 1973. An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for aggravated assault.