Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure 2015-2016
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
SB 1260 (Scavello) The bill amends the Cosmetology Law by addressing the issuance of variances by the Board.
HB 1415 (Miccarelli) The bill updates the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act.
HB 1704 (Mustio) The bill makes a number of changes to the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law.
HB 1769 (Day) The bill amends Title 66 (Public Utilities) to provide penalties for household goods movers that have to comply with all laws and regulations of the Commonwealth.
HB 2290 (Miccarelli) The bill permits the Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its Navigable Tributaries to increase fees for the issuance of original and renewed pilots licenses to $400.00 annually with a not to exceed cap of $525.00 annually.
HB 2291 (Miccarelli) The bill provides a rate increase for the River Pilots who navigate trade vessels along the Delaware River and its navigable tributaries.
Reported Out as Amended:
HB 516 (Mustio) The bill would license Naturopathic Doctors under the State Board of Medicine.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
HB 1619 (Topper) The bill allows Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Thursday, June 23, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
HB 1841 (Killion) The legislation removes a section of the Act that would require expiration of a temporary graduate license to practice perfusion once the licensee receives notice that they have failed the required licensing examination. Removal of this section allows a graduate perfusionist to continue working until they can retake the exam.
HB 1842 (Killion) The legislation removes a section of the Act that would require expiration of a temporary graduate license to practice perfusion once the licensee receives notice that they have failed the required licensing examination. Removal of this section allows a graduate perfusionist to continue working until they can retake the exam.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Amended:
SB 1018 (Browne) The bill amends the CPA Law to make numerous updates to the Law.
The committee voted favorable for the Nomination of David Sweet, Commissioner, Public Utility Commission.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
SB 481 (Vance) The bill establishes certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) in statute and grants them title protection.
SB 1202 (Yaw) The bill amends the Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program (ABC-MAP) Act to provide for continuing education requirements.
SB 1266 (Tomlinson) The bill amends the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act to provide for additional consumer protections.
Reported Out as Amended:
SB 1235 (Baker) The bill amends the Underground Utility Line Protection Law to reauthorize the Act and make a number of updates.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
SB 1270 (Killion) The bill amends the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act to bring Pennsylvania into compliance with federal standards.
HB 1241 (Brown) The bill amends Title 66 to clarify the definition of “public utility” and adds the definitions of “resort” and “independently owned user premises”.
Reported Out as Amended:
SB 717 (Vance) The bill amends The Professional Nursing Law to provide for changes in certified nurse practitioner requirements.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
HB 64 (Adolph) The bill creates the Matt Adler Suicide Prevention Continuing Education Act.
Reported Out as Amended:
HB 1864 (Harhart) The bill amends the Cosmetology Law to allow cosmetology schools to charge a reasonable fee for services performed by their students as part of their clinical training and education.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
HB 1436 (Godshall) The bill adds a new section to Title 66 regarding the computation of income tax expense for the purposes of ratemaking.
Reported Out as Amended:
HB 325 (Keller) The bill makes numerous updates to the Auctioneer Licensing and Trading Assistant Registration Act. The bill eliminates ambiguities in current law and makes several updates to better oversee modern business practices.
SB 837 (Aument) The bill amends the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act to expand title protection to marriage and family therapists and provides for its penalties, as well as altering the composition of the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Board.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
HB 1326 (Godshall) The bill establishes a voluntary process for the determination of the fair market value of an acquired water or wastewater system.
Reported Out as Amended:
SB 881 (Blake) The bill amends the definition of “public utility” in Title 66 to provide an exception for a resort offering water or sewer services to private homes who take service at a point within the property boundaries of the resort.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
HB 31 (Grell) The bill amends the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act to bring Pennsylvania into compliance with federal standards.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
HB 1161 (Harhart) The bill amends the Board of Vehicles Act to clarify that a licensed sales person may sell at more than one dealership provided that common ownership exists between the dealerships.
SB 805 (Boscola) The bill amends Title 66 (Public Utilities) to allow large commercial and industrial class customers to opt-out of participation in an electric distribution company’s (EDC) energy efficiency and conservation program.
Reported Out as Amended:
SB 984 (Bartolotta) The bill amends Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally), 66 (Public Utilities) and 75 (Vehicles) to provide for a Transportation Network Company (TNC).
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
SB 857 (Argall) The bill amends the Public Utilities Code by adding moving companies to the term “contract carrier by motor vehicle”.
HB 579 (1449) The bill amends the Precious Metal Sale Regulation Law to: strengthen transaction records; increase the number of days items must be retained; prohibit purchases and sales by a minor; and increase penalties for failure to comply with the law.
HB 1275 (1685) The bill amends the dental Law to allow out-of-state dentists to take continuing education courses at Pennsylvania dental schools.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Thursday, September 17, 2015, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
SB 685 (Corman) The bill amends the Medical Practice Act to allow a visiting team physician to practice in Pennsylvania.
SB 686 (Corman) The bill amends the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act to allow a visiting team physician to practice in Pennsylvania.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
HB 75 (Kauffman) The bill amends the Pharmacy Act (Act 699 of 1961), requiring pharmacies located outside of Pennsylvania to register with the State Board of Pharmacy if they fill prescription orders for residents of the Commonwealth.
Reported Out as Amended:
SB 847 (McGarrigle) The bill amends the Cemetery and Funeral Merchandise Trust Fund Law to make changes including: deposits made into trust funds; to require price lists; filing of financial reports; prohibition of pre-delivery of certain items; and interest paid on refunded arrangements.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
SB 772 (Gordner) The bill amends the Professional Psychologists Practice Act to make several revisions to licensure and practice updates to the Act.
HB 57 (Payne) The bill amends Title 66 (Public Utilities) to provide for recovery of natural gas costs.
HB 182 (Grove) The bill amends section 9.2 of the Pharmacy Act to allow pharmacists to administer influenza vaccinations to children age 9 or older with parental consent. Currently, pharmacists can only administer vaccinations to adults age 18 or older.
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
SB 538 (Tomlinson) The bill amends Act 48 of 1993 (a law dealing with powers and duties of the General Counsel of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs) to require self-reporting.
HB 140 (Killion) The bill amends Act 279 of 1982 (Rideshare Arrangements Act) to allow privately operated carpools and vanpools to be considered ridesharing arrangements.[divider top=”1″]
The Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure met on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
SB 22 (Greenleaf) The bill amends what is commonly referred to as the Puppy Lemon Law.
Reported Out as Amended:
SB 305 (McGarrigle) The bill amends the Pharmacy Act, allowing pharmacists the ability to administer influenza vaccinations to children over the age of 9 with parental consent.