Oct. 08, 2021 /
![Grove: Voting Rights Protection Act Would Prevent Ballot Harvesting]()
DOVER – In light of a news report of a man recorded on video dumping multiple mail-in ballots into a drop box in Lackawanna County a day before the May 18 Primary Election, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) said his Voting Rights Protection Act would have prevented such an incident from happening if Gov. Tom Wolf hadn’t vetoed the bill.
Oct. 08, 2021 /
![Heffley Supports Bill Seeking Greater Transparency from the PA Department of Health]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) this week joined a majority of his colleagues in the House of Representatives in supporting legislation that would provide public transparency to data collected by the Pennsylvania Department of Health under the Disease Control and Prevention Law by making such information subject to the Right to Know Law.
Oct. 08, 2021 /
![Culver Bills to Allow Remote Learning for Barber and Cosmetology Students Become Law]()
HARRISBURG – Two pieces of legislation authored by state Rep. Lynda Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) that would free up barber and cosmetology students to accomplish part of their course of instruction away from the classroom have been signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Oct. 07, 2021 /
![Statement Regarding Rep. Matt Dowling]()
“Sometime last evening, Oct. 6, Rep. Dowling was in a single vehicle accident while on his way to a caucus event in Lancaster County. He was taken to Lancaster General Hospital and was treated for significant trauma. Currently, he is in serious but stable condition, and our thoughts and prayers are with Rep. Dowling, his wife and two young sons as he and they deal with his injuries.”
Oct. 06, 2021 /
![Benninghoff: House Republican Caucus Continues to Deliver for the People of Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) addressed the media Wednesday and noted the significant proposals passed by the House that delivered for the people of Pennsylvania.
Oct. 06, 2021 /
![Culver, Millard Legislation Offers Hope for Families of Lost Loved Ones]()
While the majority of missing persons cases get resolved rather quickly, Pennsylvania currently has approximately 400 such cases where investigators are still looking for answers. Legislation authored by state Reps. Lynda Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) and David Millard (R-Columbia) would provide another tool to help law enforcement reduce that number.
Oct. 06, 2021 /
![Families Deserve Easy Access to Students’ Curriculum, Lewis Says]()
HARRISBURG – House Bill 1332 passed by the House of Representatives today would require K-12 schools to post curricula online in a standardized, user-friendly manner, according to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Andrew Lewis (R-Dauphin).
Oct. 06, 2021 /
![PA House Democrats Oppose Another Public Transparency Measure]()
HARRISBURG – For the second time this week, Pennsylvania House Democrats unanimously opposed a public transparency measure, this time uniformly voting against House Bill 1332, legislation by Rep. Andrew Lewis (R-Dauphin) that would further public transparency and accountability by requiring school districts to put curriculums online.
Oct. 06, 2021 /
![Ecker Bill that Gets Government Out of the Way of a Paycheck Approved by House]()
HARRISBURG – Knowing teenagers learn the importance of hard work and responsibility through their early work experience, the House today approved legislation by Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) to make it easier for them to join the workforce.
Oct. 05, 2021 /
![House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee to Hold Voting Meeting]()
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will be holding a voting meeting on House Bills 397, 1451 and 1612; and Senate Bills 248 and 550. These bills focus on assisting and honoring veterans, first responders and their families through property tax credit measures, expansion to the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act and group life insurance to members of the PA National Guard, when activated for 30 or more days.
Oct. 05, 2021 /
![House Passes Labs Bill to Extend PACE/PACENET Benefits]()
HARRISBURG – Today the House approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) to extend PACE/PACENET benefits until Dec. 31, 2023.
Oct. 05, 2021 /
![Benninghoff Reminds Wolf of Extensive Work of House Republicans in Supporting Vaccine Distribution]()
Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) wrote a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday outlining the work of House Republican members in advocating for and supporting the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine following weeks of allegations by the Wolf administration that Republican lawmakers have not done enough to support vaccination efforts.
Oct. 05, 2021 /
![Gaydos Legislation to Study Common Interest Owned Communities Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) announced her legislation that would direct the Joint State Government Commission to study Common Interest Owned Communities (CIOCs) unanimously passed the House on Monday.
Oct. 05, 2021 /
![White’s Legislation to Help Students in Disadvantaged Schools Passes the House]()
HARRISBURG—Legislation sponsored by Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) to increase scholarships for students attending economically disadvantaged schools has passed the House.
Oct. 05, 2021 /
![House Passes Staats Legislation to Add Transparency in Disease Prevention and Control Act]()
HARRISBURG – This week, the House passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) to make disease-related reporting fall under the Right-to-Know Law, permitting it be public knowledge.
Oct. 05, 2021 /
![Ortitay to Lead Hearing on Special Education]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), chair of the House Education Subcommittee on Special Education, will lead a subcommittee public hearing on delivery of special education services to students in the Commonwealth.
Oct. 04, 2021 /
![PA House Democrats Unanimously Opposed Public Transparency Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Democrats on Monday unanimously opposed House Bill 1893, legislation sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) that would provide public transparency to data collected by the Department of Health under the Disease Control and Prevention Law by making such data and information subject to the Right to Know Law
Oct. 04, 2021 /
![Rights of Foster Parents Topic of Hearing, Says Delozier]()
HARRISBURG– Statutory and procedural rights of foster parents was the topic of conversation during a hearing of the House Children and Youth Committee today, according to Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland), chairman of the committee.
Oct. 04, 2021 /
![Topper, Mihalek Co-host Hearing on Higher Education Funding]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton), chairman of House Education Committee’s Subcommittee on Higher Education, and Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Education, held a joint hearing this morning on higher education funding in Pennsylvania.
Oct. 04, 2021 /
![Lawmakers Praise Auditor General Action on PENNVEST Review]()
HARRISBURG – Responding to a resolution authored more than three years ago by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim DeFoor has launched an audit of nonpoint source management transactions authorized by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST).