Dush Legislation Preserving Cash Entrance to School-Sponsored Activities Earns Senate Approval
Sponsored by Sen. Cris Dush (R-25), legislation to require schools to accept cash as payment for entry to all school-sponsored activities, including sporting events sanctioned by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, was approved (47-1) by the Pennsylvania Senate on Monday. [Read More]
Senate Education Committee Votes to Notify Parents of Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms
Parents would receive information detailing the warning signs of type 1 diabetes under legislation approved with bipartisan support by the Senate Education Committee today. [Read More]
Senate Approves Brooks Bill to Extend Lemon Law Protections to Motorcycles
The state Senate yesterday approved legislation introduced by Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50) that would extend Pennsylvania’s Lemon Law protections to cover motorcycles. [Read More]
Senate Passes Baker’s Bill to Extend and Strengthen PA One Call Law, Marking 50 Years of Protecting Utility Workers
The Pennsylvania Senate today passed Sen. Lisa Baker’s (R-20) bill to amend and extend the Pennsylvania Underground Utility Line Protection Law – commonly known as the PA One Call Law – marking a significant milestone as the law celebrates its 50th anniversary. The legislation ensures the continued protection of Pennsylvanians and the workers who maintain essential underground utilities such as gas, water, telecommunications and more. [Read More]
Senate Votes to Strengthen PA’s Sexual Offender Registry
The Pennsylvania Senate today approved legislation to protect children from sexual predators by closing a loophole in existing state law, according to bill sponsors Sens. Lisa Baker (R-20) and Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
Senate Approves Ward, Yaw Bill Exempting Milk Haulers from Travel Bans
The state Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) that would exempt milk haulers from travel bans imposed during a declaration of disaster emergency. [Read More]
Legislation to Repurpose Vacant White Haven Center Moves Forward
Due to concerns about decades of bureaucratic inactivity and the waste of millions of taxpayer dollars at the White Haven Center and other closed, former state hospitals, the Senate State Government Committee advanced legislation introduced by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) to move the issue forward by a vote of 10-1. [Read More]
Yaw Measure Aims to Curb Orphan and Abandoned Wells Through Sale of AEC’s
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, recently introduced legislation to curb orphan and abandoned wells through the sale of alternative energy credits (AECs). [Read More]
Brown’s Bill Package to Strengthen EMS, Fire Funding in Municipalities Passes House Committee
Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-40) announced today that a package of bills amending Pennsylvania’s municipal codes to support emergency medical services (EMS) and fire company funding unanimously passed out of the House Local Government Committee. [Read More]
Culver Excited about Announcement to Reopen Three Mile Island
Following Constellation Energy’s announcement today that it signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft to launch the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC) and restart Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1, Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27) expressed excitement and optimism about the news. [Read More]