Senate Committee Passes Brooks’ Bills Improving Health Care and Helping EMS Providers
Three bills sponsored by Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50) were passed by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and now advance to the full Senate for consideration. [Read More]
Senate Passes Farry’s Commuter Tax Fairness Act to Keep Tax Dollars Local
To return tax dollars locally and to prevent further property tax increases, the Senate passed Sen. Frank Farry’s (R-6) Commuter Tax Fairness Act today to make Philadelphia’s City Wage Tax more equitable for non-residents. [Read More]
Legislation to Safeguard Public Assistance from Waste, Fraud and Abuse Earns Senate Approval
Taxpayer dollars provided to Pennsylvania’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medical Assistance program would be better protected from fraud and abuse under a package of bills approved by the Senate today, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), Sen. Mike Regan (R-31), and Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50). [Read More]
Senate Approves Baker Bill to Extend Sunset of Wiretap Law to Combat Crime, Protect Citizen Privacy
The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) that would extend Pennsylvania’s wiretap law to 2029, preserving an important crime-fighting tool along with constitutional protections. [Read More]
Bartolotta Offers a Bill to Improve Health Care Access, Affordability
Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and nurses from across Pennsylvania representing the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (PCNP) discussed important legislation to increase health care access. [Read More]
Pennycuick Bill Making it Easier for Disabled Veterans to Receive Free Fishing Licenses Clears Key Committee Vote
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to make it easier for disabled veterans to obtain free Pennsylvania fishing licenses was unanimously approved by the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee yesterday. [Read More]
Senate Approves Langerholc’s Special Prosecutor Legislation for Crimes Occurring on Philadelphia Mass Transit
The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) to crack down on the unchecked crime crisis plaguing Philadelphia’s mass transit system. [Read More]
Surrounded by Rescued Beagles and their Families, Mastriano Introduces Bill to Ban State Funding for Cruel Testing on Dogs and Cats
Joined by a group of beagles and their owners, Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) today announced at a Capitol news conference he has introduced legislation to end taxpayer-funded painful experimentation on dogs and cats in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Senate Approves Langerholc Resolution to Stop Abuse of Housing Voucher Program
The Senate today approved a measure sponsored by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) urging the federal government to address the abuse of the porting process in the Housing Choice Voucher program. [Read More]
Rothman Appointed to Public School Employees’ Retirement Board
State Sen. Greg Rothman (R-34) has been appointed to the Public School Employees’ Retirement Board of Trustees by Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39). [Read More]