Nov. 04, 2022 /
![Multiple Pieces of Struzzi Legislation Become Law]()
HARRISBURG – Six bills which state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) has a direct hand in crafting have been signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf. Struzzi issued the following statement in reaction to the legislative action from Thursday:
Nov. 04, 2022 /
![Bonner Bill Supporting Long-Term Care Now Law]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) today announced his legislation that would require Contract Health Care Service Agencies that provide temporary nursing workers in nursing homes, assisted living residences and personal care homes to register with the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) as a condition of their operations in the Commonwealth was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Nov. 04, 2022 /
![New Law Would Maximize Money for Senior Citizens, Lewis DelRosso Says]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to maximize the amount of money generated by the Pennsylvania Lottery for the Commonwealth’s senior citizens has been signed into law, Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) has announced.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Bills to Remove Requirement for Young Workers, Improve Firefighter Training Now Law, Ecker Says]()
HARRISBURG – Two bills Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) had a hand in drafting and moving through the legislative process are now law.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Delozier Bill Updating Uniform Construction Code Signed by Governor]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) that would allow refrigerants in the Commonwealth to be listed as acceptable alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the federal Clean Air Act was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf today.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Hennessey Bill to Deter Dangerous Driving Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tim Hennessey (R-Montgomery/Chester), to prevent dangerous driving and improve highway safety, received unanimous approval in the General Assembly and was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf today.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Klunk Bill to Protect Children and Youth Agencies Signed by Governor]()
HANOVER—Legislation authored by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) that would protect private children and youth social service agencies and residential treatment providers by voiding certain indemnification clauses in professional liability policies was signed into law today.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Pennycuick Has Two Bills Signed into Law to Address Blight and Recognize Women Veterans]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) today had two bills signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf that will help address blight and establish a Women Veterans Day in Pennsylvania.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Schmitt Bill to Protect Police from Assaults Now Law]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania police officers now have a new level of protection if assaulted with bodily fluids after Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 103 into law, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) said.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Quinn’s Good Samaritan Bill Addressing New Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Chris Quinn’s (R-Delaware) bill to improve the fight against the opioid epidemic was signed into law today.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![White has Two Bills Become Law to Address Export Terminal for Liquified National Gas and City’s Business Tax Climate]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) today had two bills signed into law. Act 133 of 2022 creates a task force to study making the Port of Philadelphia an export terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG). Act 103 of 2022 extends the ability of businesses operating in the City of Philadelphia to carry-forward Net Operating Losses (NOLs).
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Causer Bill Removing Prohibition on Manufacture, Ownership of Automatic Knives Now Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) to end the state’s prohibition on automatic knives was signed into law Thursday by the governor.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Major Bill to Update Land Banks Becomes Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Abby Major (R-Armstrong/Indiana/Butler) to change the definition of meeting a quorum for land bank board meetings to include virtual and physical attendees and make other land bank updates was signed into law by the governor.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![O’Neal Bill to Create Blue Star Family License Plate Becomes Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that requires PennDOT to create a Blue Star Family license plate for family members of military service members was signed into law by the governor.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
![Owlett Public Safety Bills Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – Two bills sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that aim to improve public safety in the Commonwealth have been signed into law.
Nov. 01, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) issued the following statement on the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Ball v. Chapman, which ordered counties to refrain from counting undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots and absentee ballots, and that those ballots should be segregated and retained:
Nov. 01, 2022 /
![Grove Appreciates PA Supreme Court Upholding Plain Language of Pennsylvania Election Law]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) Tuesday offered the following comment on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in Ball v. Chapman that ordered counties refrain from counting undated and incorrectly dated ballots, upholding the plain language of Pennsylvania’s election law:
Oct. 31, 2022 /
![Boback’s Bill Commemorating Tuskegee Airmen Needs Governor’s Signature to Become Law]()
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) that would designate March 29 of each year as “Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day” in Pennsylvania passed unanimously in the Senate last week. House Bill 2586 now awaits the governor’s signature to become law.
Oct. 31, 2022 / Press Release
![Senate Committee Focuses on White’s Bill to Make PhilaPort Export Terminal for Liquified National Gas]()
HARRISBURG – The Senate Environmental and Energy Resources Committee held a hearing this week in Philadelphia on legislation authored by Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) that would create a task force to study making the Port of Philadelphia an export terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Oct. 28, 2022 /
![Rader’s Bill to Assist Pennsylvanians with Drug Addictions Awaits Governor’s Signature After Senate Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) that would assist Pennsylvania residents with drug addictions to receive treatment passed unanimously in the Senate this week. House Bill 220 now goes to the governor’s desk for his signature.