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SB 178, PN 1374:
This legislation would amend the Crimes Victims Act of 1998 relating to
the crime of identity theft. A vote of 49-0 was recorded.
SB 713, PN 1376:
This legislation would require consumers to opt-in for listing in any
cellular phone provider’s directory. Sen. Wonderling offered amendment
A4393, which was technical in nature. The Senate agreed to the
amendment, and the bill went over as amended.
SB 895, PN 1377:
This bill would make it unlawful for any person to taunt or torture an
animal owned and used by the SEPTA or Port Authority Police Department.
Sen. Mellow offered amendment A4398, which was technical in nature. The
Senate agreed to the amendment, and the bill went over as amended.
SB 987, PN 1297:
This legislation would authorize the Department of General Services to
grant and convey lands in Benner Township, Centre County, to the Centre
County Industrial Development Corporation. A vote of 49-0 was recorded.
HB 1049, PN 3153:
This bill would amend the Barbers’ License Law to allow the owner of a
barbershop to designate either a barber-manager or another licensee to
be in charge of the barbershop. Sen. Brightbill offered amendment
A3560, which was technical in nature. The Senate agreed to the
amendment, and the bill was tabled, removed, and placed on the next
day’s calendar.
HB 1400, PN 1688:
This legislation would further provide for the offense of indecent
assault. A vote of 49-0 was recorded.
HB 2082, PN 3152:
This bill would enact spending limits for the General Assembly through
statute. Appropriations from the General Fund would not be able to grow
faster than an inflation index established in this bill. The bill would
provide for exceptions to the spending limit if the president declares a
federal emergency or if the legislature makes a supermajority vote. In
years when tax revenues exceed spending limits, those excess funds would
be divided between a reserve fund and taxpayer refunds. A vote of 31-18
was recorded.
Executive
Nominations
The Senate confirmed
the following nominees. A vote of 49-0 was recorded.
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Pedro J. Rivera,
Esq., Architects Licensure Board
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Jack A. Dehoff,
State Conservation Commission
- Denise
Fitzpatrick, Prothonotary, Clerk of the Courts and Clerk of the
Orphans’ Court of Pike County
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