Post Session Report 2020

HB 808, PN 3947 (Mehaffie) - The bill amends Title 30 (Fish) by authorizing the PA Fish & Boat Commission to set their fees. A vote of 44-5 was recorded. HB 1003, PN 3134 (Gillespie) - The bill amends Title 30 (Fish) to address the marking of low head or...

SB 331, PN 1264 (Brooks) - This bill would allow establish the Secondary Education Fire Training Pilot Program and the Fire Training Fund for purposes of providing firefighter training to high school students. Senator Scarnati offered amendment A05643 which adds a...

SB 430, PN 1719 (Fontana) – This bill creates the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards in Child Care Facilities Act. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 1125, PN 1759 (Martin) – The bill amends the Local Tax Collection Law to provide School District Property Tax Payment and...

SB 494, PN 528 (Martin) – This legislation would amend Act 78 of 1979 to allow political subdivisions and authorities to enter to contracts for services when two consecutive advertisements fail to induce bids. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 952, PN 1757 (Regan) –This...

SB 276, PN 227 (J. Ward) - An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs), in veterans' pensions and a benefits, further providing for blind veteran's pension and for amputee and paralyzed veteran's pension. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 798, PN 1409 (Killion) - Amends...

HB 2387, PN 3837 (Saylor) – This bill is the General Appropriation Act interim funding for FY 2020-21. The legislation includes both supplemental appropriation adjustments for the current 2019-20 fiscal year and appropriations for the 2020-21 fiscal year for the...

HB 102, PN 101 (Maloney) – This bill amends Title 34 (Game) by allowing all public schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to conduct a hunter education course. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 377, PN 1401 (Boscola) – Increases the penalty for killing Bald or...

HB 327, PN 3678 (Warren) - Amends the act of April 12, 1951, also known as the Liquor Code, to provide for the temporary sale of prepared beverages and mixed drinks for off-premise consumption by licensees during the COVID-19 disaster emergency. A vote of 48-0 was...

SB 976, PN 1481 (Regan) - Specifically enables the establishment of veterans’ courts, including regional courts. Senator Hughes offered amendment A05557 which places a freeze on evictions filed 30 days prior to the declaration of the statewide judicial emergency or...

SB 959, PN 1650 (Bartolotta) - The bill amends the Human Services Code by further providing additional Medicaid funding to nursing facilities who care for ventilator or tracheostomy patients. A vote of 49-0 was recorded.

HB 360, PN 3657 (Topper) - Eliminates the ability to marry under the age of 18. Senator Costa offered amendment A05351 which fixes a technical reference for recertification of school employees’ FBI check. The amendment was agreed to by a voice vote. The bill was...

HB 360, PN 3583 (Topper) - Eliminates the ability to marry under the age of 18. Senator Haywood offered amendment A05314 which changes recertification requirements during the pandemic of 2020. The amendment was approved by a voice vote and the bill went over in its...

SB 417, PN 1652 (Martin) – This bill amends the Election Code to set a minimum votes-received threshold for write-in candidates in order for votes to be accepted/certified during a general election. A vote of 35-15 was recorded. HB 1869, PN 3582 (Owlett) – An Act...

SB 417, PN 436 (Martin) – This bill amends the Election Code to set a minimum votes-received threshold for write-in candidates in order for votes to be accepted/certified during a general election. Senator Martin offered amendment A04626 which is a technical...

SB 613, PN 1636 (Mensch) – This legislation amends The Administrative Code to update the IRS Publication 1075 language, related to Tax Information Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agencies, to require individuals with access to Federal tax information...

SB 841, PN 1623 (Martin) – This bill would provide for the establishment of the Health Care Cost Containment Council in Pennsylvania. Senate concurred in House amendments. A vote of 50-0 was recorded.

HB 775, PN 848 (Diamond) -  Requires the Department of Aging to cross-reference beneficiaries with death records maintained by the Department of Health on a monthly basis to better prevent cases of fraud and abuse. A vote of 50-0 was recorded.

SB 309, PN 286 (Reese) - The legislation would create the Pennsylvania First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act to allow an individual(s) to put up to $150,000 aside deductible from taxable income for the purchase of a single-family residence. A vote of 48-0 was...

SB 432, PN 1490 (Phillips-Hill) - This bill would provide for expanded access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate. A vote of 41-9 was recorded. SB 850, PN 1491 (Langerholc) - This bill would...

SB 94, PN 940 (Martin) - This bill would ensure workers compensation coverage for volunteer firefighters, fire police, members of a volunteer ambulance corps if injured in the performance of their duties. It would also make volunteer firefighters and rescue personnel...