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Legislative Tracking

Senate Actions, Tuesday, October 27, 2015
2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 50

Sponsors:

SCHWANK, FOLMER, TEPLITZ, FARNESE, LEACH, YUDICHAK, WOZNIAK, McILHINNEY and SMUCKER

Printer's No. (PN): 1597*, 1420, 1367, 354
Short Title: An Act establishing an industrial hemp industry in this Commonwealth; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture and the Legislative Reference Bureau; prescribing penalties; and establishing an account.
Actions:
PN 1367
Reported as amended, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 518

Sponsors:

PILEGGI, BAKER, COSTA, RAFFERTY, FOLMER, GORDNER, VULAKOVICH, HUGHES, SCHWANK and TARTAGLIONE

Printer's No. (PN): 1371*, 483
Short Title: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, enacting the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015); and providing for user direction and agreements, for disclosure of digital assets, for functions of fiduciaries and for ...
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PN 1371
Reported as amended, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 735

Sponsors:

VOGEL, WILEY, MENSCH, ALLOWAY, FOLMER, WHITE, BROOKS and STEFANO

Printer's No. (PN): 1407*, 1368, 787
Short Title: An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, further providing for definitions and for license required.
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PN 1368
Reported as amended, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 765

Sponsors:

BROOKS, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, BAKER, BOSCOLA, EICHELBERGER, HUTCHINSON, MENSCH, PILEGGI, SCHWANK, TEPLITZ, WARD, YAW and YUDICHAK

Printer's No. (PN): 1302*, 824
Short Title: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, further providing for the definitions of "emergency service responder" and "emergency vehicle"; and, in rules of the road in general, further providing for duty of driver in emergency response a ...
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PN 1302
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 805

Sponsors:

BOSCOLA, MENSCH, YUDICHAK, BROWNE, ARGALL, ALLOWAY, AUMENT, HUTCHINSON, VULAKOVICH, GORDNER and WARD

Printer's No. (PN): 2188*, 1900, 922
Short Title: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for energy efficiency and conservation program.
Actions:
PN 0922
Reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 851

Sponsors:

GREENLEAF, LEACH, DINNIMAN, TEPLITZ, FONTANA, PILEGGI, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, RAFFERTY, SCHWANK, YUDICHAK, AUMENT, MENSCH, BREWSTER, BLAKE, WILLIAMS, BARTOLOTTA, FARNESE, SABATINA, BAKER, YAW, BROWNE, VOGEL and SCAVELLO

Printer's No. (PN): 965*
Short Title: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for definitions; repealing provisions relating to appropriate implementation for minor victims of human trafficking; providing ...
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PN 0965
Reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 857

Sponsors:

ARGALL, RAFFERTY, MENSCH, McILHINNEY, EICHELBERGER and HUGHES

Printer's No. (PN): 970*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; and prescribing penalties.
Actions:
PN 0970
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 27, 2015 (49-0)
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 927

Sponsors:

SCAVELLO, RAFFERTY, PILEGGI, EICHELBERGER, ARGALL, HUTCHINSON and VULAKOVICH

Printer's No. (PN): 1281*, 1112
Short Title: An Act amending the act of June 25, 1931 (P.L.1352, No.332), referred to as the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Compact, further providing for the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Compact; providing for majority approval; and prohibiting the entrance into a compact until passage of a similar act.
Actions:
PN 1281
Second consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 976

Sponsors:

GREENLEAF, BREWSTER, TEPLITZ, BROOKS, COSTA, RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, TARTAGLIONE, VULAKOVICH, HUGHES and BROWNE

Printer's No. (PN): 2165*, 1372, 1205
Short Title: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions, for exceptions to prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications and for e ...
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PN 1372
Reported as amended, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 984

Sponsors:

BARTOLOTTA, WHITE, VANCE, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, SMUCKER, STEFANO, WAGNER, WARD, McILHINNEY, CORMAN and MENSCH

Printer's No. (PN): 2167*, 1753, 1440, 1374, 1220
Short Title: An Act amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally), 66 (Public Utilities) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, further providing for definitions and for certificate of public convenience required; providing for transportatio ...
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PN 1374
Reported as amended, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 1000

Sponsors:

BROWNE

Printer's No. (PN): 1232*
Short Title: An Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive and Judicial Departments, the State Government Support Agencies and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, for certain institutions ...
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PN 1232
Bill, together with Governor's Veto Message, removed from table, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 1001

Sponsors:

BROWNE, CORMAN and SCARNATI

Printer's No. (PN): 1233*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in special funds, further providing for funding, for State Workers' Insurance Board and for expiration; in the Tobacco Settlement Fund, further providing for use; in the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund, fu ...
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PN 1233
Bill, together with Governor's Veto Message, removed from table, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 1045

Sponsors:

VULAKOVICH, COSTA, BAKER, BREWSTER, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, SABATINA, YUDICHAK, TARTAGLIONE, MENSCH, FARNESE and HUGHES

Printer's No. (PN): 1370*, 1356
Short Title: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, providing for character of discharge.
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PN 1370
Reported as amended, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SB 1046

Sponsors:

VULAKOVICH, COSTA, BAKER, BREWSTER, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, SABATINA, YUDICHAK, TARTAGLIONE, MENSCH, FARNESE, WARD, AUMENT and HUGHES

Printer's No. (PN): 1357*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania National Guard, further providing for retired Pennsylvania National Guard personnel.
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PN 1357
Reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SR 230

Sponsors:

TARTAGLIONE, SABATINA, BAKER, GREENLEAF, KITCHEN, FARNESE, ARGALL, VOGEL, TEPLITZ, McGARRIGLE, GORDNER, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, YUDICHAK, DINNIMAN, HAYWOOD, PILEGGI, MENSCH, COSTA, SCAVELLO, SCHWANK, WILLIAMS and AUMENT

Printer's No. (PN): 1375*
Short Title: A Resolution designating October 2015 as "National Physical Therapy Month" in Pennsylvania.
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PN 1375
Introduced and adopted, Oct. 27, 2015
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1147), Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SR 231

Sponsors:

VANCE, BAKER, FOLMER, SCAVELLO, WAGNER, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, SABATINA, BARTOLOTTA, GREENLEAF, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, BLAKE, DINNIMAN, FARNESE, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, SCHWANK, TEPLITZ, WOZNIAK, BROWNE, AUMENT and VULAKOVICH

Printer's No. (PN): 1376*
Short Title: A Resolution recognizing the week of November 2 through 8, 2015, as "National Apprenticeship Week" in Pennsylvania.
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PN 1376
Introduced and adopted, Oct. 27, 2015
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1147), Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SR 232

Sponsors:

VANCE, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, HAYWOOD, SABATINA, SCHWANK, BARTOLOTTA, EICHELBERGER, GREENLEAF, PILEGGI, SCAVELLO, BLAKE, BREWSTER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, FARNESE, FONTANA, KITCHEN, TARTAGLIONE, TEPLITZ, BROWNE, BAKER, AUMENT, VULAKOVICH and HUGHES

Printer's No. (PN): 1377*
Short Title: A Resolution designating November 19, 2015, as "Children's Grief Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
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PN 1377
Introduced and adopted, Oct. 27, 2015
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1147), Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SR 233

Sponsors:

ALLOWAY, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, SCARNATI, GREENLEAF, SABATINA, SCAVELLO, RAFFERTY, TEPLITZ, WHITE, KITCHEN, COSTA, DINNIMAN, VULAKOVICH, SCHWANK, FARNESE, MENSCH and AUMENT

Printer's No. (PN): 1378*
Short Title: A Resolution designating the week of October 25 through 31, 2015, as "Respiratory Care Week" in Pennsylvania and commending respiratory therapists for their outstanding contributions to health care.
Actions:
PN 1378
Introduced and adopted, Oct. 27, 2015
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1147), Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SR 234

Sponsors:

ALLOWAY, WOZNIAK, BARTOLOTTA, SABATINA, GREENLEAF, WHITE, FONTANA, DINNIMAN, YAW, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, SCAVELLO, RAFFERTY, MENSCH, FOLMER, FARNESE and AUMENT

Printer's No. (PN): 1379*
Short Title: A Resolution designating the week of October 23 through 31, 2015, as "Red Ribbon Week" in Pennsylvania.
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PN 1379
Introduced and adopted, Oct. 27, 2015
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1148), Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

SR 235

Sponsors:

SABATINA, GREENLEAF, DINNIMAN, EICHELBERGER, BREWSTER, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, SCAVELLO, AUMENT, BOSCOLA, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH and HUGHES

Printer's No. (PN): 1380*
Short Title: A Resolution designating the month of November 2015 as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Month" in Pennsylvania.
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PN 1380
Introduced and adopted, Oct. 27, 2015
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1148), Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 89

Sponsors:

HARPER and DAVIS

Printer's No. (PN): 79*
Short Title: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in discipline, removal and retirement of judicial officers, further providing for automatic retirement on age.
Actions:
PN 0079
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 90

Sponsors:

HARPER, CALTAGIRONE, BARBIN, BOBACK, CARROLL, COHEN, DIAMOND, FREEMAN, GILLEN, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, KRIEGER, LONGIETTI, MURT, PETRI, SCHLOSSBERG, WATSON, GIBBONS and DAVIS

Printer's No. (PN): 251*, 80
Short Title: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for compensation and retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace.
Actions:
PN 0251
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 447

Sponsors:

SAYLOR, MAJOR, SCHREIBER, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DIAMOND, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, HARHART, A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, HELM, JAMES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, MURT, O'NEILL, PICKETT, READSHAW, SCHLOSSBERG, THOMAS, TOOHIL, WATSON, PHILLIPS-HILL and DAVIS

Printer's No. (PN): 1037*, 491
Short Title: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, providing for death of a tenant.
Actions:
PN 1037
Laid on the table, Oct. 27, 2015
Removed from table, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 1161

Sponsors:

HARHART, READSHAW, MUSTIO, EMRICK, PICKETT, MURT, GODSHALL, DEASY, KORTZ, TURZAI, SIMMONS, SAINATO, GILLESPIE, LONGIETTI, BENNINGHOFF, SONNEY, ELLIS, SNYDER, MATZIE, GOODMAN, A. HARRIS, KAUFFMAN, HANNA, SABATINA, PETRARCA, MILLARD, HARHAI, HARPER, EVERETT, REGAN, KAMPF, P. COSTA, COHEN, MARKOSEK, M. DALEY, MAJOR, PEIFER, HICKERNELL, BRIGGS, M. K. KELLER, D. COSTA, DUNBAR, M. QUINN, EVANKOVICH, TOEPEL, HEFFLEY, WATSON, CALTAGIRONE, TOOHIL, P. DALEY, COX, MENTZER, DAVIS and ENGLISH

Printer's No. (PN): 1512*
Short Title: An Act amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.306, No.84), known as the Board of Vehicles Act, further providing for definitions and for license to engage in business.
Actions:
PN 1512
Reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number

HB 1332

Sponsors:

GODSHALL, FRANKEL, BLOOM, MARKOSEK, QUIGLEY, BROWNLEE, MURT, IRVIN, MILLARD, DRISCOLL, McNEILL, GREINER, McGINNIS, O'BRIEN, JAMES, GROVE, CUTLER, EVERETT, KINSEY, KOTIK, READSHAW, SAYLOR, HARPER, W. KELLER, RADER, YOUNGBLOOD, M. QUINN, D. COSTA, KORTZ, TAYLOR, MILNE, PASHINSKI, A. HARRIS, HARHAI, COHEN, MENTZER, GILLEN, COX, DUSH and BRADFORD

Printer's No. (PN): 1814*, 2684, 1814
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 and for construction of part; providing for notice to members; further providing for credited school service, for creditabl ...
Actions:
PN 1814
Reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 27, 2015
* denotes Current Printer's Number