Feb. 11, 2016 /
![Barrar Calls Gov. Wolf to Sign Bill Exempting Military from Earned Income Tax]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, commends the Senate for unanimously passing legislation this week to benefit military personnel. As the House passed the bill in June 2015, it will now be presented to the governor for his signature.
Feb. 11, 2016 /
![House Committee Studies Christiana Bill to License PA Plumbers]()
HARRISBURG — In an effort to ensure safety of public water supplies and increase consumer protection, the House Professional Licensure Committee today heard testimony from Pennsylvania plumbers on the importance of a state licensing program for the trade, said Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver/Washington), author of a bill to establish such a program.
Feb. 11, 2016 /
![York County House Republicans Vote to Support Investigation Into Attorney General Kane]()
HARRISBURG – The York County House Republican delegation voted today to support an investigation by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts to look into allegations made in the past few months against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane. House Resolution 659 authored by Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union) passed on a vote of 170-12.
Feb. 11, 2016 /
![Rep. Taylor, Sen. Browne Announce Legislation Creating Recovery High School]()
PHILADELPHIA-- Standing with parents and the principal of the Bridge Way School in Philadelphia, Rep. John Taylor (R-Philadelphia) and Sen. Pat Browne (D-Lehigh) announced companion legislation being introduced in the House of Representatives and the state Senate to establish a four-year pilot recovery high school program for students in recovery from substance use disorder.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![In Bipartisan Vote, House Approves Supplemental Budget Bills, Majority Leader Reed Says]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would provide critical funding to Pennsylvania’s state prisons, child advocacy centers and hospital burn centers received bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana) said today.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![Harhart Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Restore Funding for Child Advocacy Centers]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Julie Harhart (R-Lehigh/Northampton) today voted along with the majority of members in the House of Representatives to restore $1 million in funding the governor chose to cut from the 2015-16 state budget he partially signed into law on Dec. 29.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![Chairman Adolph Applauds Bipartisan Passage of Corrections, Child Advocacy Centers, and Burn Center Funding Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed three individual appropriation bills that would begin to restore the line-item vetoes that the governor enacted when he signed House Bill 1460 into law as Act 10A of 2015 on Dec. 29.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![House Backs Irvin’s Bill to Replace Funding Cut by Wolf for State’s Correctional Institutions]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today approved legislation authored by Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) that would restore $939 million in funding that was cut from the 2015-16 state budget by Gov. Tom Wolf to fund the state’s correctional institutions (SCIs).
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![House Passes Mackenzie Measure to Restore Burn Center Funding]()
HARRISBURG – During his line-item veto of the 2015-16 budget passed by the Legislature in December, Gov. Tom Wolf eliminated $3.78 million in funding for Pennsylvania hospital burn units. Today, the Pennsylvania House approved House Bill 1803, introduced by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Berks/Lehigh), to restore the governor’s cuts. The final vote was 117-61.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![Ward Champions Safety of Health Care Workers]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today approved legislation authored by Rep. Judy Ward (R-Blair) that would increase the protection of health care workers who are assaulted during the performance of their duties.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![Kaufer’s Bills Pass House Human Services Committee]()
HARRISBURG – On Wednesday, the House Human Services Committee unanimously passed two bills being sponsored by Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne).
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![Financially Assisting Private Dam Owners, Communities and Individuals is the Focus of Brown’s Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) initiated House Bill 1712, which seeks to establish the self-funded, freestanding Private Dam Financial Assurance Act. Brown’s bill passed the state House this week, with a unanimous bipartisan vote, 196-0.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![House Approves Legislation to Investigate Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s Conduct]()
HARRISBURG – The state House today voted in bipartisan fashion to have the House Judiciary Committee conduct an investigation of the conduct of Attorney General Kathleen Kane. The vote was supported by Committee Chairmen Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) and Joseph Petrarca (D-Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana).
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![Keller’s Bill Clarifying Definition of Autocycle Passed by House]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland) that would clarify the definition of an autocycle today was unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. House Bill 1797 will next be considered by the Senate.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![Stephens to Chair Impeachment Investigation into Attorney General Kane]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery), a former prosecutor, is the Majority Chairman of the House subcommittee investigating whether Attorney General Kathleen Kane should face Articles of Impeachment. The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (170-12) to authorize an impeachment investigation into General Kane’s conduct. Rep. Tim Briggs (D-Montgomery) is the minority chairman of the subcommittee.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![House Votes to Restore Funding to Child Advocacy Centers, Toepel Says]()
HARRISBURG – Today the House voted 127 to 53 in favor of legislation authored by Rep. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery) to restore critical funding to child advocacy centers that Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed from the 2015-16 budget. House Bill 1802, which passed with bipartisan support, would restore $1 million for centers across the Commonwealth.
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![Topper Opposes Wolf’s Tax-and-Spend Agenda]()
HARRISBURG – Yesterday, Gov. Tom Wolf addressed the General Assembly to propose his 2016-17 fiscal year budget. State Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton/Franklin) issued the following statement in response to the governor’s address:
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![Everett Resolution to Investigate Attorney General Kane Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – A House resolution calling for an investigation into the conduct and allegations against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was approved by the full House today by a vote of 170-12, according to its author, Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union).
Feb. 10, 2016 /
![House Republican Ag Committee Members Move to Fund Key Agriculture Programs, Causer Says]()
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the importance of funding that supports the state’s top industry, the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee today approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) that would transfer money to several vital programs.
Feb. 09, 2016 /
![Santora Bewildered That Governor’s Budget Proposal Lacks Property Tax Relief]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. James R. Santora (R-Delaware) expressed his disappointment in Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed new $33.29 billion budget, which would include a $2.7 billion tax increase without providing any property tax reform.