SB 10, PN 107:
This bill would extend the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer
Ambulance Service Grant program. Sen. Regola offered amendment A0052,
which would extend the program through 2011 and require the Legislative
Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a performance review of the
program. The Senate agreed to the amendment, and the bill went over as
amended.
SB 218, PN 39:
This bill would amend the Local Tax Enabling Act to reform the
imposition, collection, and administration of the $52 Emergency and
Municipal Services Tax. A vote of 47-3 was recorded.
Executive Nominations
The Senate confirmed
the following nominees by a vote of 50-0:
Giorgio E. Fieo, State Board of Accountancy
Harry Rutledge,
FAIA, RIBA, Architects Licensure Board
Michael J.
DeRiggi, State Board of Barber Examiners
Betty Ann Moyer,
Danville State Hospital
Mahmoud H. Fahmy,
Ph.D., Scranton State School for the Deaf
M. Lee Hartzok,
South Mountain Restoration Center
William H.
Shank, III, South Mountain Restoration Center