October 23-25, 2023

Bill voted on Third Consideration

SB 282 (ARGALL) Establishes the Restrictions for Associations with Russia and Belarus Act to prohibit
Commonwealth agencies from entering into contracts or other contractual relations with the nations of
Russia or Belarus. PASSED 50-0.
Bills on concurrence in House Amendments
SB 694 (FARRY) Amends Title 3 (Agriculture) to extend annual registration requirements to individuals, in
addition to entities, which perform, provide, or supervise consumer fireworks or display fireworks for
profit and subjects both to providing a registration certificate upon request by law enforcement officials.
Also removes an obsolete reference. CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS 45-5.
SB 851 (LANGERHOLC) Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) to provide for the automated enforcement of failure to
stop for a school bus with flashing red lights. CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS 50-0.

Bills voted on Supplemental

HB 156 (PASHINSKI) Amends Title 3 (Agriculture) to make technical corrections in the Fertilizer Chapter by
removing unneeded references to provisions that were not enacted into law through previously enacted
legislation. PASSED 50-0.
HB 157 (PASHINSKI) Amends Title 3 (Agriculture) to authorize the development of a PA Preferred Organic®
trademark; restricts the use of a PA Preferred® trademark or a PA Preferred Organic® trademark from any
agricultural or organic agricultural commodity processor in Pennsylvania who do not meet certain criteria;
authorizes the Department to initiate an action in equity for an injunction to restrain violations of the
trademark. PASSED 46-4.

Concurrent Resolution

HR 197 (GALLAGHER) Extends the disaster emergency declaration of June 12, 2023, in response to the I-95
Bridge Collapse, until March 1, 2024. ADOPTED 50-0.

Bills voted on Third Consideration

SB 353 (DUSH) Creates the Display of the Preamble of the Constitution of Pennsylvania Act to require
school entities to display the Preamble of the Pennsylvania Constitution in school buildings. PASSED 42-8.
SB 456 (DUSH) Creates the Display of the Preamble Act to require school entities to display the Preamble
of the U. S. Constitution in school buildings. PASSED 42-8.

Bill amended on Third Consideration

HB 735 (WARREN) Creates the Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force Act to study the
administration of flood insurance and make recommendations for public education and strategies to
combat high premiums. OVER AS AMENDED.

A02638 (PITTMAN) Coverts the bill from a free-standing act to an Administrative Code amendment
and establishes the Flood Insurance Premium Task Force; reenacts child support enforcement fee
for the Department of Human Services; extends two judicial surcharges; suspends the transfer from
the Judiciary to the School Safety Fund for one year. ADOPTED 50-0.

Bills voted on Supplemental

SB 340 (MASTRIANO) Amends the Public School Code to require a school entity to post curriculum
information online, including every textbook used. PASSED 28-22.
SB 7 (AUMENT) Amends the Public School Code to require school entities to develop a policy for parental
control of sexually explicit materials available to their child in school. PASSED 29-21.

Bills voted on Third Consideration

SB 842 (DILLON) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to make harassment of a sports official a third
degree misdemeanor. PASSED 48-2.
SB 959 (ROBINSON) Amends the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act to establish an
automatic scheduling procedure whenever a substance is added as a controlled substance under federal
law. PASSED 30-20.
HB 1094 (MUNROE) Amends the Public School Code to allow for the advance enrollment of children from
military families. PASSED 50-0.
HB 1170 (SAPPEY) Amends the Milk Marking Law to rename the Milk Marketing Board to the Pennsylvania
Milk Board. PASSED 50-0.

Bills amended on Third Consideration and voted on Supplemental

SB 438 (BARTOLOTTA) Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) to require the establishment of a Veteran-Owned
Business Logo and makes it a third-degree misdemeanor for an individual to fraudulently hold themself
out to be a veteran for the purpose of obtaining a registration as a Veteran-Owned Business or using its
logotype. AMENDED AND PASSED 50-0.
A02751 (BARTOLOTTA) Technical amendment. AGREED TO.
HB 735 (WARREN) Establishes the Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force to study the
administration of flood insurance and make recommendations for public education and strategies to
combat high premiums. AMENDED AND PASSED 50-0.
A02753 (PITTMAN) Clarifies the definition of “surplus” as the term is used in calculations regarding
the budget in general and the transfer to the Rainy-Day fund specifically; stipulates when a surplus
occurs; and makes a technical change. AGREED TO.

Executive Nominations

Secretary of Banking and Securities, Wendy S. Spicher CONFIRMED 50-0.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Susan S. Cohen CONFIRMED 49-1.
Children’s Trust Fund Board, Bruce R. Erb CONFIRMED 49-1.
Children’s Trust Fund Board, Lindy E. Keefe CONFIRMED 49-1.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Charles J. Charlesworth, Sr. CONFIRMED 49-1.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, William J. Gibney CONFIRMED 49-1.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Eric C. Hussar CONFIRMED 49-1.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Richard S. Kauffman CONFIRMED 49-1.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Daniel J. Pastore CONFIRMED 49-1.
Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission, Samuel M. Sanguedolce CONFIRMED 49-1.
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, Mark H. Dambly CONFIRMED 49-1.
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, Joseph V. Hill CONFIRMED 49-1.
Magisterial District Judge – Westmoreland County, Henry Lee Moore CONFIRMED 49-1.