Bartolotta Offers a Bill to Improve Health Care Access, Affordability
Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and nurses from across Pennsylvania representing the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (PCNP) discussed important legislation to increase health care access. [Read More]
Pennycuick Bill Making it Easier for Disabled Veterans to Receive Free Fishing Licenses Clears Key Committee Vote
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to make it easier for disabled veterans to obtain free Pennsylvania fishing licenses was unanimously approved by the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee yesterday. [Read More]
Senate Approves Langerholc’s Special Prosecutor Legislation for Crimes Occurring on Philadelphia Mass Transit
The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) to crack down on the unchecked crime crisis plaguing Philadelphia’s mass transit system. [Read More]
Surrounded by Rescued Beagles and their Families, Mastriano Introduces Bill to Ban State Funding for Cruel Testing on Dogs and Cats
Joined by a group of beagles and their owners, Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) today announced at a Capitol news conference he has introduced legislation to end taxpayer-funded painful experimentation on dogs and cats in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Senate Approves Langerholc Resolution to Stop Abuse of Housing Voucher Program
The Senate today approved a measure sponsored by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) urging the federal government to address the abuse of the porting process in the Housing Choice Voucher program. [Read More]
Rothman Appointed to Public School Employees’ Retirement Board
State Sen. Greg Rothman (R-34) has been appointed to the Public School Employees’ Retirement Board of Trustees by Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39). [Read More]
Lawmakers, Advocates Celebrate Committee Approval of Child Reunification Legislation
NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl Champion Mike Singletary joined State Senators Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) and Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) today to mark the advancement of a bill to provide a new tool to reunify lost children with their parents. [Read More]
Robinson’s Max Manufacturing Initiative Act Unanimously Approved by Senate Committee
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) to improve Pennsylvania infrastructure through collaboration and innovation was approved unanimously today by the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee. [Read More]
Gebhard’s Bill Improving Personal Financial Literacy Passes Senate Education Committee
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) to improve personal financial literacy by requiring completion of a half-credit economics and personal finance course during high school was passed by the Senate Education Committee today. [Read More]
Senate Majority Policy Committee Hearing on Promoting Affordable Housing Through Land Use Reforms
Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49), chair of the Senate Majority Policy Committee, announced there will be a public hearing held by the committee regarding how potential changes to land use regulations could improve housing affordability on Wednesday, May 3, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 8E-B East Wing, PA State Capitol Complex, 501 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120. [Read More]