April 8-10, 2024

Bill voted on Third Consideration
HB 1295 (MULLINS): Amends Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) to provide requirements for
disciplinary hearings before a hearing examiner, licensing board, or licensing commission, including giving
respondents the option to appear in person or remotely. PASSED 48-0.

Bill voted on Supplemental
SB 1101 (MASTRIANO): Amends Title 35 (Health and Safety) to allow Firefighter 1 level certification to be completed
by either a test following completion of each module of the training program or a cumulative test following
completion of the entire program. PASSED 48-0.

Bills amended on Supplemental
SB 831 (YAW): Creates the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act providing for the capture and geologic storage of
carbon dioxide in subsurface pore space. Stipulates that the ownership of all pore space in all strata below the
surface lands and waters of the Commonwealth are vested in the owner of the surface above the pore space. Also
establishes the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Fund. OVER AS AMENDED.

     A3920 (YAW): Requires 50% of the imposed fee to go into the fund DEP uses to regulate the storage
     facilities during their construction, operation, and pre-closure phase. Requires the other 50% of the fee to
     be deposited in a restricted account within the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Fund and held in trust for the
     costs related to long-term monitoring and management of the storage facility following the issuance of the
     certificate of project completion. ADOPTED 27-21.

HB 917 (SHUSTERMAN): Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) establishing the Uniform Family Law
Arbitration Act to govern voluntary arbitration of family law disputes. OVER AS AMENDED.

     A03885 (BAKER) Requires an arbitrator who determines there is a reasonable basis to believe that the child
     who is the subject of the child custody dispute is abused or neglected to report the abuse or neglect to the
     court, Childline or other appropriate authority, rather than to the court and Childline, or other appropriate
     authority. AGREED TO.

Bills voted on Third Consideration
SB 819 (YAW): Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to make it a third-degree misdemeanor to willfully and
knowingly trespass or enter a property containing a critical infrastructure facility without consent of the owner or
lawful occupant. Makes it a third-degree felony to willfully damage, destroy, vandalize, etc. a critical
infrastructure facility. Establishes a civil cause of action against someone arrested for or convicted of vandalism of a
critical infrastructure facility for damages to personal or real property, including damages to pipeline construction
and pigging stations. PASSED 32-18.

SB 831 (YAW): Creates the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act providing for the capture and geologic storage of
carbon dioxide in subsurface pore space. Stipulates that the ownership of all pore space in all strata below the
surface lands and waters of the Commonwealth are vested in the owner of the surface above the pore space. Also
establishes the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Fund. PASSED 30-20.

HB 917 (SHUSTERMAN): Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) establishing the Uniform Family Law
Arbitration Act to govern voluntary arbitration of family law disputes. PASSED 50-0.

SB 1120 (ROBINSON): Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) prohibiting an issuing authority from
releasing a defendant on their own recognizance or an unsecured amount of bail when the individual poses a threat
to the victim, an individual, or the public at large. PASSED 34-16.

HB 1795 (GERGELY): Amends the Clinical Laboratory Act to exempt from clinical lab licensure requirements any
source plasma donation center that performs only hematocrit and total protein donor eligibility tests. PASSED 50-0.

Bills amended on Third Consideration
SB 975 (BROOKS): Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to increase the grading of a terroristic threat offense to a
third-degree felony when the threat relates to a school or educational facility. Allows courts to order those convicted
or adjudicated delinquent to pay incurred evacuation or response costs. OVER AS AMENDED.

     A03503 (BROOKS): Provides clarity by replacing “school or educational facility” with “school entity or
     institution of higher education” and defining both school entity and institute of higher education.
     ADOPTED 37-13.

Executive Nominations
State Board of Auctioneer Examiners, Thomas L. Abruzzese Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Auctioneer Examiners, Gerald A. Rader Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Barber Examiners, Isaias E. Ortiz Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Cosmetology, Linda L. Lezzi Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Cosmetology, Sandra L. Jenkins Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Cosmetology, Alexandria R. Lee Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Cosmetology, Nicole L. Weakland Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Occupational Therapy Education & Licensure, Daniel J. Kline Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Occupational Therapy Education & Licensure, Wendy E. Walsh Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Podiatry, Edwin S. Hart III Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Podiatry, Walker M. Kmetz Confirmed 50-0.
State Board of Podiatry, Steven Shannon Confirmed 50-0.
State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors & Geologists,
John J. Luciani Confirmed 50-0.
State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors & Geologists,
G. Windsor Tracy, Jr. Confirmed 50-0.

Bill Concurred in House Amendments
SB 497 (Robinson): Creates the Max Manufacturing Initiative Act establishing a grant and low-interest loan program
with DCED to which public-private partnerships, contracting authorities, and State-related institutions conducting or
facilitating advanced manufacturing may apply. Grants may be for specialized equipment, infrastructure, and
integrated systems. Loans may be for purchasing, constructing, renovating, or rehabilitating facilities to be used in a
shared infrastructure project. Requires applicants to make a good faith effort to recruit and employ workers from
the local labor market and subjects work done on a facility site or on a shared infrastructure project to prevailing
wage. CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS, AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE 46-4.

Bills voted on Third Consideration
SB 975 (BROOKS): Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to increase the grading of a terroristic threat offense to a
third-degree felony when the threat relates to a school entity or higher education institution. Allows courts to order
those convicted or adjudicated delinquent to pay incurred evacuation or response costs. PASSED 40-10.

SB 1018 (KEARNEY): Amends Title 2 (Administrative Law and Procedure) to allow DHS to designate an attorney, rape
crisis or domestic violence counselor, or an individual involved in child abuse or sexual abuse counseling to
accompany and provide various services to a child witness in a departmental proceeding. Requires an alternative
method of testimony be used for a child witness in a child or sexual abuse proceeding when in the best interests of
the child. PASSED 50-0.

SB 1127 (LAUGHLIN): Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) requiring Commonwealth attorneys to
notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement of any defendant for whom information is obtained
during a criminal proceeding that the individual is not a United States citizen. PASSED 34-16.

Resolution Adopted
SSHER0001 Resolution A: Grants the State System of Higher Education approval to transfer or sell property known
as the Phillipsburg Building, in California Borough, Washington County. PASSED 49-1.