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Legislative Tracking

Senate Actions, Monday, October 23, 2017
2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 113

Sponsors:

EICHELBERGER, SABATINA, BARTOLOTTA, RESCHENTHALER, VULAKOVICH, COSTA, MENSCH, RAFFERTY and BREWSTER

Printer's No. (PN): 987*, 87
Short Title: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in incapacitated persons, providing for communication, visitation and interaction with other persons and for notice to immediate family of certain events.
Actions:
PN 0987
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 222

Sponsors:

GREENLEAF, BAKER, BARTOLOTTA, MENSCH, McGARRIGLE and KILLION

Printer's No. (PN): 1264*, 1219, 820, 765, 549, 205
Short Title: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in organization and jurisdiction of courts of common pleas, further providing for courts of common pleas; and, in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, providing for senior judge operationa ...
Actions:
PN 1264
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 23, 2017
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
Senate concurred in House amendments, Oct. 23, 2017 (49-1)
Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 242

Sponsors:

BAKER, TOMLINSON, GREENLEAF, SCAVELLO, BREWSTER, EICHELBERGER, RESCHENTHALER, SCHWANK and RAFFERTY

Printer's No. (PN): 1227*, 984, 223
Short Title: An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for title and for definitions; providing for lawful start date; further providing for duties of facility owners, for duties of the One Call System, for duties ...
Actions:
PN 1227
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 23, 2017
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
Senate concurred in House amendments, Oct. 23, 2017 (50-0)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1039), Oct. 23, 2017
Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 251

Sponsors:

VULAKOVICH, ALLOWAY, AUMENT, BARTOLOTTA, BLAKE, BREWSTER, COSTA, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, LEACH, MARTIN, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, SCAVELLO, SCHWANK, STEFANO, WHITE, YUDICHAK, BAKER and DINNIMAN

Printer's No. (PN): 1814*, 1316, 300, 231
Short Title: An Act amending Titles 44 (Law and Justice) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, codifying prohibition on political subdivisions and Commonwealth agencies imposing quotas on the issuance of citations for certain offenses and prohibiting the practice of station averaging; in l ...
Actions:
PN 0300
Laid on the table, Oct. 23, 2017
Removed from table, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 260

Sponsors:

WARD, BROOKS, SABATINA, VULAKOVICH, FARNESE, YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, RESCHENTHALER, COSTA, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, HUGHES, STEFANO and BROWNE

Printer's No. (PN): 1220*, 240
Short Title: An Act amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, in administration, further providing for committee.
Actions:
PN 1220
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
Senate concurred in House amendments, Oct. 23, 2017 (50-0)
Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 537

Sponsors:

WAGNER, SCARNATI, COSTA, BREWSTER, RAFFERTY, ARGALL, RESCHENTHALER, BARTOLOTTA, BOSCOLA and WARD

Printer's No. (PN): 651*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in intermediate units, further providing for staff; in professional employees, providing for athletic leaves of absence; and, in vocational education, further providing for organization and operation ...
Actions:
PN 0651
Reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
First consideration, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 538

Sponsors:

WAGNER, SCARNATI, COSTA, RAFFERTY, ARGALL, BOSCOLA, WARD, RESCHENTHALER, BARTOLOTTA and BREWSTER

Printer's No. (PN): 652*
Short Title: An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in retirement for school employees, further providing for definitions; in retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for credited State service; and providing for benefits a ...
Actions:
PN 0652
Reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
First consideration, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 542

Sponsors:

BROWNE, BARTOLOTTA, EICHELBERGER, GREENLEAF, FOLMER, COSTA, RAFFERTY, YUDICHAK, MENSCH, WARD, BREWSTER, STEFANO, VULAKOVICH, SCAVELLO and RESCHENTHALER

Printer's No. (PN): 1263*, 581
Short Title: An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further defining unlawful acts concerning emergency prescriptions.
Actions:
PN 1263
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 23, 2017 (50-0)
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 625

Sponsors:

BROOKS, LANGERHOLC, RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF, WHITE, BREWSTER, COSTA, KILLION, TARTAGLIONE, FOLMER, WARD, SCARNATI, McGARRIGLE, ARGALL, YAW, RESCHENTHALER, HUTCHINSON, REGAN, AUMENT, MENSCH and BROWNE

Printer's No. (PN): 1288*, 702
Short Title: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1970 (P.L.128, No.49), entitled "An act granting to the Governor of the Commonwealth the sole authority for regulating the display of the flag of the United States from any public ground or building and from any ground or building of certain other institutions," f ...
Actions:
PN 0702
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 690

Sponsors:

EICHELBERGER, McGARRIGLE, HUTCHINSON, BLAKE and SCHWANK

Printer's No. (PN): 848*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in home rule and optional plan government, further providing for procedure for amendment of charter or optional plan.
Actions:
PN 0848
Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 691

Sponsors:

HUTCHINSON, EICHELBERGER, McGARRIGLE, BLAKE and SCHWANK

Printer's No. (PN): 849*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, providing for residency during military service.
Actions:
PN 0849
Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 775

Sponsors:

BROWNE, COSTA, AUMENT, BAKER, YUDICHAK, HUGHES, KILLION and FARNESE

Printer's No. (PN): 1282*, 976
Short Title: An Act providing for museum preservation and for grant program; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; establishing the Pennsylvania Museum Preservation Fund; and making an appropriation.
Actions:
PN 1282
Re-reported as amended, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 822

Sponsors:

SCHWANK, BAKER, ARGALL, GREENLEAF, VOGEL, FOLMER, COSTA, RAFFERTY, YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, WARD, KILLION, HUGHES, VULAKOVICH and TARTAGLIONE

Printer's No. (PN): 1046*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1970 (P.L.128, No.49), entitled "An act granting to the Governor of the Commonwealth the sole authority for regulating the display of the flag of the United States from any public ground or building and from any ground or building of certain other institutions," f ...
Actions:
PN 1046
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 892

Sponsors:

RESCHENTHALER, ARGALL, KILLION, RAFFERTY, YUDICHAK, BOSCOLA, REGAN, GORDNER, FONTANA, SCARNATI, MENSCH, BROWNE, HAYWOOD, EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, VULAKOVICH, VOGEL, BARTOLOTTA, WARD and STEFANO

Printer's No. (PN): 1533*, 1259, 1195
Short Title: An Act amending the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188), known as the Chiropractic Practice Act, in licensure and regulation, further providing for license required.
Actions:
PN 1259
Second consideration, Oct. 23, 2017
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 900

Sponsors:

BOSCOLA and BROWNE

Printer's No. (PN): 1201*
Short Title: An Act authorizing the transfer of title for certain Project 70 lands owned by Lehigh County to Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
Actions:
PN 1201
Second consideration, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 921

Sponsors:

BROWNE

Printer's No. (PN): 1386*, 1250, 1235
Short Title: An Act authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to TCA Properties, L.P., certain lands and improvements situate in the City of Allentown and the City of Bethlehem, Lehigh County; and authorizing the Department of General Ser ...
Actions:
PN 1250
Second consideration, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 935

Sponsors:

SCARNATI, CORMAN, BROWNE, STEFANO, HUTCHINSON, LAUGHLIN, SCAVELLO and BROOKS

Printer's No. (PN): 1280*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, further providing for executive director.
Actions:
PN 1280
Reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
First consideration, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 936

Sponsors:

WHITE, SCARNATI, REGAN, ARGALL, STEFANO, HUTCHINSON, RESCHENTHALER, AUMENT, YAW, MENSCH, KILLION, LANGERHOLC, EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, DiSANTO and WAGNER

Printer's No. (PN): 1281*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in liability and compensation, further providing for prescription drugs and the treatment of work-related injuries; and, in procedure, further providing for peer review.
Actions:
PN 1281
Reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
First consideration, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SR 229

Sponsors:

HAYWOOD, YAW, DINNIMAN, SABATINA, GREENLEAF, FONTANA, BROWNE, RESCHENTHALER, KILLION, RAFFERTY, YUDICHAK, FARNESE, SCHWANK, COSTA, SCAVELLO, TARTAGLIONE, HUGHES and VULAKOVICH

Printer's No. (PN): 1283*
Short Title: A Resolution designating the week of October 22 through 28, 2017, as "Pro Bono Week" in Pennsylvania.
Actions:
PN 1283
Introduced and adopted, Oct. 23, 2017
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1042), Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 16

Sponsors:

MACKENZIE, BARRAR, BLOOM, V. BROWN, DUNBAR, FREEMAN, GABLER, GODSHALL, GREINER, HAHN, LAWRENCE, MALONEY, McNEILL, B. MILLER, MURT, NEILSON, ORTITAY, PICKETT, RYAN, SAYLOR, SCHWEYER, SIMMONS, TOPPER, WARD, SAMUELSON, GILLEN, KORTZ, BARBIN and MICCARELLI

Printer's No. (PN): 1056*, 349
Short Title: An Act amending the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, No.394), known as the Local Tax Collection Law, providing for payment of taxes; and further providing for notices of taxes.
Actions:
PN 1056
Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 46

Sponsors:

CALTAGIRONE, B. O'NEILL, DERMODY, FRANKEL, BAKER, READSHAW, RAPP, THOMAS, BOBACK, DeLUCA, MURT, SAMUELSON, MILLARD, DEAN, MACKENZIE, McNEILL, BIZZARRO, WARD, BULLOCK, COX, KINSEY, D. COSTA, GILLEN, SCHWEYER, BENNINGHOFF, MATZIE, WATSON, CORR, DAVIDSON, KORTZ, BARBIN and MICCARELLI

Printer's No. (PN): 1033*, 374
Short Title: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in personal income tax, providing for contributions for pediatric cancer research.
Actions:
PN 1033
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 118

Sponsors:

KAUFER, READSHAW, FEE, DRISCOLL, TAYLOR, MURT, MILLARD, RADER, MULLERY, BAKER, McNEILL, BOBACK, D. MILLER, SIMMONS, SAYLOR, CUTLER, COOK, STAATS, WARD, ROZZI, GALLOWAY, BARBIN, KORTZ, FARRY, MICCARELLI and McCLINTON

Printer's No. (PN): 2256*, 2159, 244
Short Title: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, implementing the 2017-2018 Commonwealth budget and instituting future budget implementation: further providing for title of act; in administrative organization, providing for employees with access t ...
Actions:
PN 2256
Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 178

Sponsors:

DAY, STAATS, KAVULICH, CONKLIN, SAYLOR, B. O'NEILL, D. COSTA, MARSICO, WARD, GABLER, PEIFER, R. BROWN, KORTZ, PHILLIPS-HILL, MICCARELLI, ROE, JOZWIAK and ROTHMAN

Printer's No. (PN): 2609*, 2257, 141
Short Title: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams and providing for Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan Review; in school directors, providing for school director training programs; in ...
Actions:
PN 2609
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 203

Sponsors:

LONGIETTI, GODSHALL, SAINATO, CALTAGIRONE, NEILSON, BIZZARRO, ROZZI, MURT, DRISCOLL, JAMES, CARROLL, ZIMMERMAN, PHILLIPS-HILL, PICKETT, GERGELY, V. BROWN, PETRARCA, BULLOCK, McNEILL, GABLER, THOMAS, SOLOMON, DAVIDSON, D. COSTA, JOZWIAK, KORTZ, BARBIN and DAVIS

Printer's No. (PN): 2519*, 171
Short Title: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dispositions independent of letters, family exemption, probate of wills and grant of letters, further providing for payments to family and funeral directors; and, in powers of appointment, fur ...
Actions:
PN 2519
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 674

Sponsors:

PRIME SPONSOR WITHDREW, A. HARRIS, B. O'NEILL, SOLOMON, METZGAR, TOEPEL, MILLARD, SANKEY, CAUSER, DUNBAR, WATSON, SAYLOR, MASSER, KORTZ and FARRY

Printer's No. (PN): 2624*, 1499, 720
Short Title: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, implementing the 2017-2018 Commonwealth budget and instituting future budget implementation: further providing for title of act; in Department of Revenue: providing for lottery winnings intercept; providing for amb ...
Actions:
PN 2624
Re-reported as amended, Oct. 23, 2017
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 23, 2017 (41-9)
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 785

Sponsors:

SAYLOR and TURZAI

Printer's No. (PN): 2632*, 2623, 2537, 2218, 864
Short Title: An Act amending the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, in capital facilities, further providing for bonds, issue of bonds and notes, maturity, interest and for appropriation for and limitation on redevelopment assistance capital projects; and pr ...
Actions:
PN 2623
Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, Oct. 23, 2017
Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments, as amended by the Senate, Oct. 23, 2017 (50-0)
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 1231

Sponsors:

SOLOMON, GABLER, MURT, SACCONE, CHARLTON, BARRAR, CALTAGIRONE, BULLOCK, RYAN, V. BROWN, MILLARD, ROZZI, McNEILL, JAMES, STAATS, DRISCOLL, BOBACK, IRVIN, DOWLING, R. BROWN, MILNE, DONATUCCI, SIMS, ROTHMAN, DEASY, GILLEN, WHEATLEY, McCARTER, MICCARELLI, CEPHAS, BARBIN, KORTZ, MATZIE and DAVIS

Printer's No. (PN): 2158*, 1458
Short Title: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, providing for veterans registry.
Actions:
PN 2158
Second consideration, Oct. 23, 2017
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 1287

Sponsors:

SCHLEGEL CULVER, BARBIN and MICCARELLI

Printer's No. (PN): 1562*
Short Title: An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Governor, to grant and convey to the Warrior Run-Fort Freeland Heritage Society certain lands situate in Delaware Township, Northumberland County.
Actions:
PN 1562
Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 1388

Sponsors:

IRVIN, M. QUINN, DeLUCA, PICKETT, CHARLTON, SCHWEYER, BERNSTINE, DAVIS, MACKENZIE, JAMES, SOLOMON, A. HARRIS, MILLARD, LONGIETTI, SCHLOSSBERG, WARD, READSHAW, KAUFFMAN, OBERLANDER, DRISCOLL, PHILLIPS-HILL, RAPP, B. O'NEILL, McNEILL, V. BROWN, KAVULICH, D. COSTA, FRANKEL, NEILSON, MILNE, SIMMONS, WHEELAND, ROEBUCK, THOMAS, PASHINSKI, KORTZ, MICCARELLI, GILLEN, DONATUCCI, ROZZI and BARBIN

Printer's No. (PN): 1749*, 2633, 2599, 1749
Short Title: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in comprehensive health care for uninsured children, further providing for expiration.
Actions:
PN 2599
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 23, 2017
* denotes Current Printer's Number