June 2007 Senate Journals

The storm this evening has played havoc with Internet access which has made researching and writing difficult.

So I am dipping into the vault of canned posts and taking you down memory lane. The House is notoriously slow about posting their daily Journal, running about 6 months behind. The Senate is much more punctual but I've been tardy about posting my notes. This is a brief list of session days and any meaty discussions in the Journal. Unfortunately most days are taken up with passing bills without discussion, introducing guests, and so on. If these issues look familiar it is because many of the are still being discussed.

Here are the highlights:

The State Senate was in full session several days this month.

June 4 19 p.
June 5 10 p. (p. 5 brief discussion on the selection of jurors, p. 7-8 digitizing health care records)
June 6 9 p. (p. 4-7, should judges serve on juries?, p. 7, a group from the Ivory Coast visits)
June 11 13 p.
June 12 12 p. (p.11, Sen. Fumo on the Vietnam War)
June 13 13 p. (p. 4-6 EMS)
June 18 53 p. (45-6 museum funding)
June 19 43 p.
June 20 12 p. (p. 4-6 introduction of budget)
June 25 33 p. (p. 12-26, clean air / smoking)
June 26 22 p. (p. 6-8 hazardous sites cleanup, p. 8-9 landowner liability, p. 9-14 smoking)
June 27 17 p. (p. 8-12 Port Authority, Allegheny Co., p. 14-15 HIV testing)
June 28 10 p. (p. 9-10 Sen. Fumo on Iraq)
June 29 17 p. (p. 2-4 eliminating lame duck sessions, p.8-9 lost or stolen firearms)
June 30 26 p. (p. 11-14 HB 112 insurance, p. 16-25 update on state budget)