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Legislative Tracking

Senate Actions, Wednesday, January 28, 2015
2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 9

Sponsors:

STEFANO, SCARNATI, FOLMER, WHITE, GORDNER, ARGALL, WARD, EICHELBERGER, VOGEL, YAW, GREENLEAF, RAFFERTY, HUTCHINSON, VULAKOVICH, BROOKS, AUMENT, BARTOLOTTA, YUDICHAK, WOZNIAK and WAGNER
Printer's No. (PN): 1892*, 241
Short Title: An Act requiring identification of lawful presence in the United States as a prerequisite to the receipt of public benefits.
Actions:
PN 0241
Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 147

Sponsors:

YAW, VOGEL, GREENLEAF, FONTANA, YUDICHAK, VULAKOVICH, BROWNE, COSTA, HUGHES, SCHWANK, AUMENT, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, BAKER and BLAKE
Printer's No. (PN): 238*, 177, 94
Short Title: An Act amending the act of July 20, 1979 (P.L.183, No.60), known as the Oil and Gas Lease Act, further providing for definitions, for payment information to interest owners, for accumulation of proceeds from production and for conflicts; and providing for joint ventures and for inspection of records ...
Actions:
PN 0238
Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 28, 2015 (49-0)
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 148

Sponsors:

YAW, VOGEL, GREENLEAF, FONTANA, YUDICHAK, VULAKOVICH, BROWNE, COSTA, HUGHES, SCHWANK, AUMENT, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, BAKER and BLAKE
Printer's No. (PN): 95*
Short Title: An Act providing for protection for a lessor of natural gas rights who reports a violation or suspected violation of a contractual agreement and for remedies and penalties.
Actions:
PN 0095
Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 28, 2015 (49-0)
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 195

Sponsors:

TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, TEPLITZ, BREWSTER, HUGHES, COSTA, SCHWANK, LEACH, YUDICHAK, WILLIAMS, BROWNE, FARNESE, BLAKE and WILEY
Printer's No. (PN): 242*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for rate of minimum wages, for Minimum Wage Advisory Board, for investigations, for duty of employers, for penalties and for civil actions; establishing the Wage Enforcement Fund; and ...
Actions:
PN 0242
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 196

Sponsors:

TARTAGLIONE, HAYWOOD, FONTANA, HUGHES, COSTA, SCHWANK and BROWNE
Printer's No. (PN): 243*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions and for rate of minimum wages; and providing for reporting by the department.
Actions:
PN 0243
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 197

Sponsors:

TARTAGLIONE, KITCHEN, HAYWOOD, TEPLITZ, FONTANA, BREWSTER, FARNESE, HUGHES, BLAKE, COSTA, BROWNE and SABATINA
Printer's No. (PN): 244*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for minimum wages.
Actions:
PN 0244
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 198

Sponsors:

TARTAGLIONE, TEPLITZ, YUDICHAK, HUGHES, SCHWANK, COSTA, FARNESE and SABATINA
Printer's No. (PN): 245*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of July 14, 1961 (P.L.637, No.329), known as the Wage Payment and Collection Law, further providing for definitions; providing for duty of department to report; further providing for civil remedies and penalties, for liquidated damages and for criminal penalties; providing fo ...
Actions:
PN 0245
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 199

Sponsors:

TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, HUGHES, COSTA, SCHWANK, RAFFERTY and YUDICHAK
Printer's No. (PN): 246*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions.
Actions:
PN 0246
Referred to AGING AND YOUTH, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 234

Sponsors:

BREWSTER, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, TEPLITZ, MENSCH, SCHWANK, COSTA, KITCHEN, YUDICHAK, BROWNE, HUGHES, SMITH, WILLIAMS, FARNESE, BOSCOLA and WOZNIAK
Printer's No. (PN): 247*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in small business first, further providing for capital development loans, for loans in distressed communities, for pollution prevention assistance loans and for export financing loans.
Actions:
PN 0247
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 283

Sponsors:

PILEGGI, WARD, GREENLEAF, VULAKOVICH, GORDNER, WAGNER, WHITE, RAFFERTY, McGARRIGLE and WILLIAMS
Printer's No. (PN): 161*
Short Title: A Joint Resolution proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, eliminating the Traffic Court of Philadelphia.
Actions:
PN 0161
Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 28, 2015 (49-0)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 115), Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 336

Sponsors:

BOSCOLA, COSTA, HUGHES, FONTANA, FARNESE, YUDICHAK, BROWNE, BREWSTER, KITCHEN, SCHWANK, TARTAGLIONE, TEPLITZ, WOZNIAK, BAKER, GREENLEAF, RAFFERTY, VANCE, VULAKOVICH, WHITE, MENSCH and HAYWOOD
Printer's No. (PN): 248*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further defining "income" to exclude certain veterans' disability payments.
Actions:
PN 0248
Referred to AGING AND YOUTH, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 337

Sponsors:

BOSCOLA, HUGHES, FONTANA, BREWSTER and MENSCH
Printer's No. (PN): 249*
Short Title: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace.
Actions:
PN 0249
Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 338

Sponsors:

BOSCOLA, HUGHES, FONTANA, BROWNE, TARTAGLIONE, WOZNIAK and WHITE
Printer's No. (PN): 250*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for pool selling and bookmaking.
Actions:
PN 0250
Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 28, 2015
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 121), Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 339

Sponsors:

BOSCOLA, COSTA, HUGHES, FONTANA, FARNESE, BROWNE, DINNIMAN, SMITH, TEPLITZ, ALLOWAY, RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH, LEACH and WARD
Printer's No. (PN): 251*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against public order and decency, further providing for the offense of cruelty to animals.
Actions:
PN 0251
Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 345

Sponsors:

BOSCOLA, COSTA, HUGHES, WILLIAMS, FONTANA, YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, SMITH, HUTCHINSON, RAFFERTY, BLAKE and BROWNE
Printer's No. (PN): 252*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in educational gratuity program, further providing for definitions, for educational gratuity payments and for eligibility and qualification requirements.
Actions:
PN 0252
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 346

Sponsors:

BOSCOLA, BROWNE, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, TEPLITZ, WOZNIAK, AUMENT, FOLMER, HUTCHINSON, RAFFERTY, SCAVELLO and VOGEL
Printer's No. (PN): 253*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for collection of restitution.
Actions:
PN 0253
Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 347

Sponsors:

YUDICHAK, TEPLITZ, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, HUGHES, COSTA and FARNESE
Printer's No. (PN): 254*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development, further providing for protection of water supplies, for transportation records regarding wastewater fluids, for inspection and production of materials, witnesses, depositions and rights of entry and for ...
Actions:
PN 0254
Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 348

Sponsors:

YUDICHAK, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, HUGHES, COSTA, SCHWANK, TARTAGLIONE and LEACH
Printer's No. (PN): 255*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of June 28, 1995 (P.L.89, No.18), known as the Conservation and Natural Resources Act, further providing for forests.
Actions:
PN 0255
Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 349

Sponsors:

SMUCKER, EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, VULAKOVICH, ALLOWAY, AUMENT and WHITE
Printer's No. (PN): 256*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for duty of secretary.
Actions:
PN 0256
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 350

Sponsors:

SMUCKER, EICHELBERGER, GORDNER, FOLMER, ALLOWAY, AUMENT and WHITE
Printer's No. (PN): 257*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further defining "public work."
Actions:
PN 0257
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 351

Sponsors:

SMUCKER, EICHELBERGER, GORDNER, BAKER, FOLMER, ALLOWAY, AUMENT, WHITE and BROOKS
Printer's No. (PN): 258*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions.
Actions:
PN 0258
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 352

Sponsors:

VOGEL, YAW, YUDICHAK, VULAKOVICH, WOZNIAK, HUGHES, WHITE, RAFFERTY, SCARNATI, WARD and WILEY
Printer's No. (PN): 1436*, 1059, 505, 259
Short Title: An Act amending the act of December 17, 1981 (P.L.435, No.135), known as the Race Horse Industry Reform Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; repealing provisions relating to the State Horse Racing Commission and State Harness Racing Commission; in racing oversight, providin ...
Actions:
PN 0259
Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 353

Sponsors:

VOGEL, EICHELBERGER, YUDICHAK, YAW, SCARNATI, TARTAGLIONE, STEFANO, WHITE, WARD, BROOKS and WOZNIAK
Printer's No. (PN): 260*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles and for prohibition on expenditures for emission inspection program; and requiring the Department of Transportation to notif ...
Actions:
PN 0260
Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 354

Sponsors:

BREWSTER, FONTANA and COSTA
Printer's No. (PN): 261*
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 high schools, further providing for attendance in other districts.
Actions:
PN 0261
Referred to EDUCATION, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 355

Sponsors:

BREWSTER, TEPLITZ, FONTANA, SCHWANK, HAYWOOD, DINNIMAN and VULAKOVICH
Printer's No. (PN): 262*
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, providing for Student Performance Measurement Advisory Commission.
Actions:
PN 0262
Referred to EDUCATION, Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SR 14

Sponsors:

DINNIMAN, HAYWOOD, GREENLEAF, BOSCOLA, SCAVELLO, VULAKOVICH, FONTANA, BAKER, SCHWANK, HUGHES, COSTA, SMITH, AUMENT and RAFFERTY
Printer's No. (PN): 263*
Short Title: A Resolution observing the month of January 2015 as "Pennsylvania Thrift Month," observing the week of January 17 through 23, 2015, as "National Thrift Week" and calling on individuals, families and government at all levels to exercise thrift and fiscal responsibility.
Actions:
PN 0263
Introduced and adopted, Jan. 28, 2015
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 117), Jan. 28, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number