Jan. 24, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Following a months-long congressional redistricting process, the Senate today approved a congressional map drawn by citizen Amanda Holt and sent it to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), who introduced the map as House Bill 2146, said.
Jan. 24, 2022 /
![House Committee to Vote Tuesday on Public Union Reform Initiatives]()
WHAT: A House Labor and Industry Committee meeting to vote on several bills aimed at protecting public union workers’ personal information, providing public union workers with information about their rights, bringing additional transparency to the collective bargaining process by subjecting certain documents to Right-to-Know Law provisions, updating Pennsylvania’s collective bargaining laws to bring them in line with recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and preventing public employers from collecting political campaign contributions from union workers.
Jan. 24, 2022 /
![Bernstine Bill Takes Aim at Nurse Shortage, Provides Support for Health Care Professionals]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today introduced legislation that will expand the number of nursing education programs in Pennsylvania and help improve the quality of life for current nurses.
Jan. 24, 2022 /
![House Committee Approves Pennycuick Resolution to Create Task Force on Women Veterans’ Health Care in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee today approved legislation authored by Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) that would establish a 17-member Task Force on Women Veterans’ Health Care in Pennsylvania.
Jan. 24, 2022 /
![Hearing to Discuss Privatizing Pennsylvania’s State-Run Liquor System Draws Passionate Discussion, Mihalek Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) has introduced legislation that calls for a constitutional amendment to privatize Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor system. A hearing on the legislation was held Monday morning at the state Capitol building.
Jan. 24, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Allocating federal stimulus spending revenue to clean-water initiatives would provide the financial incentive farmers need to mitigate runoff into streams, according to testimony offered today about House Bill 1901.
Jan. 24, 2022 /
![Ecker Kicks Off Budget Season with Performance-Based Budgeting Hearings]()
HARRISBURG – While the governor’s budget address is still more than two weeks away, Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) is serving as the lead House Republican at the bicameral Performance-Based Budgeting hearings that started on Monday.
Jan. 24, 2022 /
![Committee Lends Support to Mehaffie’s Better Access to Treatment Act]()
HARRISBURG – The House Professional Licensure Committee today unanimously agreed to send House Bill 19 to the full House for its consideration, setting up the possibility of legislative approval of a measure that would allow applied behavior analysts to seek professional licensure in Pennsylvania.
Jan. 24, 2022 /
![Mehaffie, Tomlinson, Nurses to Promote Patient Safety Act]()
WHAT: Reps. Tom Mehaffie (R-Mehaffie) and K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bucks) as well as nurses from SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania will share updates on House Bill 106, the Patient Safety Act. The bill would establish safe patient limits for each individual nurse providing care.
Jan. 24, 2022 /
![White, Williams to Discuss Extending Jurisdiction for Attorney General Over Crimes Committed in Philadelphia]()
WHAT: Reps. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and Craig Williams (R-Delaware) will hold a press conference to discuss extending Act 58 of 2019 to give Attorney General Josh Shapiro dual jurisdiction over Philadelphia.
Jan. 21, 2022 /
![House Children and Youth Committee to Hold Hearing on Insurance Crisis for Children]()
WHAT: Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) will chair a hearing about the insurance crisis for children and youth service providers.
Jan. 21, 2022 /
![Committee to Consider Two Education Bills]()
WHAT: The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), will hold a voting meeting to consider two education proposals. They include measures that would amend the Public School Code for the establishment of an online clearinghouse of online courses for students enrolled in grades 6-12 (House Bill 1330) and direct the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee to conduct a study on training mandates on public school entities (House Resolution 163).
Jan. 21, 2022 /
![Mercuri’s Remote Mortgage Bill Passes Senate]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) announced his bill, which would modernize Pennsylvania’s Banking Code to no longer restrict mortgage originations to within 100 miles of physical branch locations, unanimously passed the Senate Wednesday.
Jan. 20, 2022 /
![Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee to Hold Voting Meeting on Monday]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will lead a voting meeting to consider six pieces of legislation.
Jan. 20, 2022 /
![Gillespie Issues Statement Regarding False Reports of Planned Retirement]()
YORK, PA – Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-York) issued the following statement today:
Jan. 20, 2022 /
![House State Government Subcommittee to Discuss Pension Reform Legislation]()
WHAT: The House State Government Subcommittee on Public Pensions, Benefits and Risk Management, chaired by Rep. Brett Miller (R-Lancaster), will host a public hearing regarding several pension reform bills.
Jan. 19, 2022 /
![Telemedicine, Recruitment Incentives, Reimbursements Key to Maintaining Rural Health Care Access, Say Causer, Rapp]()
HARRISBURG – To best meet the health care challenges facing Pennsylvania’s rural communities, an expansion of telemedicine options, enhanced recruitment incentives and increased reimbursements are top priorities, according to rural health care leaders testifying before a legislative panel on Wednesday.
Jan. 19, 2022 /
![Nelson Unveils Natural Immunity Exemption Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) to provide workers who possess natural immunity from COVID-19 to be exempt from employer vaccine mandates was unveiled yesterday through a letter to members of the House of Representatives.
Jan. 19, 2022 /
![Ryan Says He Will Not Seek Fourth Term in House]()
HARRISBURG – Today, Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) announced he will not be seeking re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this fall.
Jan. 18, 2022 /
![Time to Hold State-Related Universities Accountable for How They Spend Taxpayer Dollars, Says Warner]()
HARRISBURG – Citing the hundreds of millions in state funding sent to Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities each year, Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) has introduced legislation to make the universities subject to the state’s Right-to-Know Law.