POST SESSION REPORT (May 1, 2007)
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PASSED THE SENATE

 

SB 73, PN 92:  The legislation provides for the codification of various statutes relating to the confinement of county and state criminal offenders as well as the supervision of such offenders on probation or parole.  A vote of 49-0 was recorded. 

HB 85, PN 109:  The legislation provides for the authorization of a land conveyance in the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, to the Lackawanna Transit System Authority.  In exchange for the transfer, the Authority will convey to the state 4.6 acres of land.  A vote of 49-0 was recorded. 

SB 318, PN 760:  The bill amends the Administrative Code by further providing for the Pennsylvania State Police.  A vote of 48-1 was recorded. 

SB 331, PN 366:  The bill amends the Crimes Code as it relates to robbery.  A vote of 49-0 was recorded. 

SB 450, PN 497:  The bill amends the Crimes Code by creating a series of new criminal offenses where the victim is a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of duty, and the perpetrator knew or should have known that the victim was a law enforcement officer.  A vote of 47-2 was recorded. 

SB 467, PN 512:  The legislation amends the Sunshine Act by increasing the penalty to $1,000 for the first offense and $2,000 for a second offense and subsequent offenses plus the cost of prosecution.  Senator Armstrong offered amendment A00310, which states that agencies may not pay or reimburse the fine for members of that agency who are in violation of this section.  The Senate agreed to the amendment and it went over as amended.

SB 580, PN 625:  The bill amends Title 34 (Game) by allowing dogs to be used for wild turkey hunting.  A vote of 48-1 was recorded. 

SB 635, PN 927:  The bill amends the Borough Code by removing assessor as an elected office.  A vote of 49-0 was recorded. 

SB 636, PN 928:  The bill amends the 4th through 8th Class County Assessment Law by eliminating all references to assessors from boroughs, towns and township of the first class.  A vote of 49-0 was recorded. 

SB 650, PN 680:  The legislation amends the Liquor Code by allowing the issuing of a special occasions permit to a bona fide sportsmen's club in existence for at least ten years conducting a national golf championship.  A vote of 49-0 was recorded. 

SB 709, PN 929:  The bill amends the First Class Township Code by removing assessor as an elected office.  A vote of 49-0 was recorded. 

SR 92, PN 892:  The resolution designates the week of May 20, 2007, as “MRSA Awareness Week.”  The resolution was adopted and a vote of 49-0 was recorded.

 

 

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