May. 25, 2022 /
![Establishment of Women Veterans Day in Pennsylvania One Step Closer, Says Pennycuick]()
HARRISBURG – The state House of Representatives today unanimously approved legislation authored by Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery), a U.S. Army veteran, to designate June 12 of each year as Women Veterans Day in Pennsylvania. The idea for the legislation was presented to Pennycuick by local Montgomery County resident Robin Hightower.
May. 25, 2022 /
![James Bill on Staff Training, Economic Development Organizations Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced today his bill, which would provide for training and certification of certified economic development organizations (CEDOs), unanimously passed the House.
May. 25, 2022 /
![Silvis Bill to Continue to Pay Providers Timely Approved by House]()
HARRISBURG – The House today passed Rep. Jason Silvis’ (R-Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana) legislation to end the practice of delayed payments to providers of services for those with developmental disabilities.
May. 25, 2022 /
![Owlett Resolution to Ensure Fairness in Disaster Assistance Eligibility Earns Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee this week approved a resolution sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) to help ensure fairness in federal disaster assistance eligibility.
May. 25, 2022 /
![House Committee Unanimously Advances Struzzi Drug Overdose Prevention Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – Having already attracted bipartisan support during the cosponsorship process, legislation authored by state Rep. Jim Struzzi (Indiana) that would address Pennsylvania’s drug overdose epidemic now has the unanimous support of a House committee.
May. 25, 2022 /
Working to return $4 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners
May. 25, 2022 /
![Causer Bill to Provide Financial Lifeline to Struggling EMS Agencies Earns Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would boost Medicaid reimbursement rates for emergency medical services (EMS) agencies, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), prime sponsor of the measure.
May. 25, 2022 /
![Bill Establishing Traffic Signal Modernization Pilot Program Passed the House, Says Delozier]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) and Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) to establish the Traffic Signal Modernization Pilot Program within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) passed yesterday.
May. 25, 2022 /
![Bill to Streamline Hiring of Campus Police at State System Universities Earns Committee Approval, Lawmakers Say]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to help boost security on campuses within the State System of Higher Education was approved by the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, announced the bill’s sponsors, Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter), Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana).
May. 24, 2022 /
![Bill Establishing Additional Funding Source for Children’s Trust Fund Passes House, Says Delozier]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) and Rep. Pam DeLissio (D-Phildelphia/Montgomery), both chairs of the House Children and Youth Committee, to establish another funding source for Pennsylvania’s Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) passed the House today.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Klunk Bill to Protect Children and Youth Agencies Passes the State House]()
HARRISBURG – With bipartisan support, the House passed legislation by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to protect private children and youth social service agencies and residential treatment providers. The bill will accomplish this by voiding certain indemnification clauses when these agencies renew their professional liability policies.
May. 24, 2022 /
![House Passes Government Transparency Bill, Says Klunk]()
HARRISBURG – Following numerous unneeded hurdles put in place by the Wolf administration to shield information from a state government research agency and, by extension, all Pennsylvanians, the House passed legislation by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to ensure the agency has access to information so it can perform needed research.
May. 24, 2022 /
![House Approves Warner’s V-Toll Notification, Turnpike Consumer Protection Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) to better protect consumers who travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike was unanimously approved by the state House on Tuesday. The measure now goes the Senate for consideration.
May. 24, 2022 /
![House Approves O’Neal Bill to Create Blue Star Family License Plate]()
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that would require PennDOT to create a Blue Star Family license plate for family members of military service members.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Polinchock Legislation to Prohibit Scholarship Displacement Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to end penalizing students through scholarship displacement among higher education has been passed today by the state House, said Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks), who authored the measure.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Pennycuick Legislation to Address Women Veterans’ Health Care in PA Adopted by State House]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today unanimously approved legislation authored by Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) to establish a Task Force on Women Veterans’ Health Care in Pennsylvania.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Boback’s Bill to Assist Older Foster Youth Passed by House]()
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) that would help older foster youth in Pennsylvania to find more permanent family connections was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives on Monday.
May. 24, 2022 /
![House Consumer Affairs Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Mercuri’s Data Privacy Bill]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) and the House Consumer Affairs Committee will be hosting a public hearing to discuss his legislation (House Bill 2202), which would put consumers in the driver’s seat with their personal private data.
May. 24, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Take Up Bills to Allow the NFL and MLB to Play on Sundays]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will meet Wednesday to take up several bills, including a measure that would allow the National Football League and Major League Baseball to play games in the Commonwealth on Sundays.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Owlett, Pickett: Bills to Improve Creek and Stream Maintenance, Prevent Flooding Earn Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – A package of bills spearheaded by Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) and Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) in the wake of serious flooding in the Northern Tier was advanced Tuesday by the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.