HB 43, PN 68:
This bill amends Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes to add a new chapter (Chapter 65) to provide for
uniform environmental covenants. Senator M.J. White offered amendment
A04150, which would add US Department of Defense requested language
authorizing activity and land use limitations in the federal property’s
master plan, as a substitute for an environmental covenant. The Senate
agreed to the amendment.
SB 390, PN 1540:
The bill defines the offense of “phishing” and provide for the grading
of offenses. A vote of 50-0 was recorded.
SB 777, PN 1456:
This bill amends The Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law to assist school
district, cities, townships, and boroughs with collecting delinquent
real estate taxes and municipal fees. Senator Fontana offered amendment
A04299, which requires taxing districts that elect to collect delinquent
taxes solely under the MCTL to offer taxpayers hardship and senior
citizen payment plans that equal or exceed those offered by the county
under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law. The Senate agreed to the
amendment.
SB 1013, PN 1266:
This legislation amends the Domestic Relations Code to increase the
monetary limits of parental liability for tortuous acts of their
children. A vote of 50-0 was recorded.
SB 1051, PN 1472:
The bill amends Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) Chapter 56
(Municipal Authorities) to require an airport authority to adopt
resolutions providing for circumstances under which citizens can gain
access to records under the Right-to-Know Act and a code of ethics
consistent with the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act. It also
requires that an authority incorporated by a third class city within a
third class county to form a board of 11 members. Senator Earll offered
amendment A01051, which would make it so that sitting board members
would have to leave the position within 60 days of the passage of the
bill. The Senate agreed to the amendment.
SB 1, PN 1553:
This bill
amends the act of June 21, 1957, known as the Right-to-Know Law. It
creates a new, easier system for making requests and outlines an appeals
process. It also imposes a civil penalty for denying a record in bad
faith.
Senator Pileggi offered amendment A04334 that adds a definition for
administrative proceeding, exempts transcripts from being released until
the final adjudication and makes a change to fees that can be charged
for duplication. The Senate agreed to the amendment as well as agreed
to the bill as amended.
SR 193, PN 1462:
This resolution commemorates the 20th anniversary of the
Center for Rural Pennsylvania. The Senate agreed to the adoption.
Executive Nominations
The Senate confirmed
the following nominees by a vote of 50-0.
Joseph J. Bellano,
State Board of Auctioneer Examiners
Albert M. Geniviva,
Board of Trustees of Polk Center
Ami Michele
Hooper-Knox, M.S., NCC,CAC, State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and
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