Feb. 09, 2022 /
![Ortitay to Lead Hearing on Bill to Create Disability Inclusive Curriculum]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), chair of the House Education Subcommittee on Special Education, will lead a subcommittee public hearing on House Bill 726, which would create a pilot program to provide instruction to students on the political, economic and social contribution of individuals with disabilities.
Feb. 08, 2022 /
![Sonney to Co-Host Hearing with Appropriations Committee on PASSHE Report]()
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, will hold a joint public hearing with the House Appropriations Committee on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) report pursuant to Act 50 of 2020 and the system’s implementation plan for improvement of operations.
Feb. 08, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Take Up Various Bills at Next Meeting]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will take up the following bills during its next meeting:
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Metcalfe, House ERE Committee to Drill Down on DEP’s Well Plugging Program]()
WHAT: House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene an informational meeting focusing on Pennsylvania’s well plugging program and potential federal funding options.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Southwestern PA House Republicans Unveil ‘A New Day for PA’]()
Lawmakers to unveil a comprehensive agenda to move Pennsylvania forward.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Hold Hearing on Donor Disclosure and Campaign Finance Regulations: Reviewing Recent Legal Precedents]()
WHAT: Knowing campaign dollars have major impacts on elections, the House State Government Committee will meet for an informational hearing to review recent legal precedents regarding donor disclosure and campaign finance regulations.
Feb. 04, 2022 /
![Rapp, House Health Committee to Consider COVID Infection Medication Act]()
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a voting meeting to consider the following legislation:
Feb. 03, 2022 /
![House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff to Discuss House Map Alternative]()
WHAT: Press conference discussing an alternative to the final House map that will be proposed by the Chairman of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission
Feb. 02, 2022 /
![Area Leaders to Discuss Securing Future of Beef Industry in Northern Tier]()
WHAT: Area leaders and farmers will hear a presentation from Keystone Farm Future about strategies to solve the beef supply chain issue and put cows back on farms in the Northern Tier.
Jan. 31, 2022 /
![Legislative Audit Advisory Commission to Release 2021 Audit]()
WHAT: House Majority Caucus Chairman George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland), chairman of the Legislative Audit Advisory Commission (LAAC), and other LAAC members will meet to review and potentially accept the audit for Fiscal Year 2021.
Jan. 26, 2022 /
![House and Senate Republican Leaders to Discuss Hospital and Healthcare Relief Funding Package]()
WHO: House and Senate Republican Leadership, including: Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre/Mifflin/Huntingdon/Juniata), House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), Senate Appropriations Chairman Pat Browne (R-Lehigh), and Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) prime sponsor of the legislation.
Jan. 26, 2022 /
![Mihalek to Hold Press Conference Announcing Legislation to Ensure Justice for Child Victims]()
WHAT: Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) will be holding a press conference on legislation she has introduced that would elevate concealing the death of a child to a felony.
Jan. 25, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Take Up Government Purchasing Reform Bills]()
WHAT: Knowing government spending must always be under scrutiny, the House State Government Committee will take up the following procurement reform bills during its next meeting:
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 /
![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. 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 /
![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.