Legislation sponsored by PA Senate State Government Committee Chairman Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) to protect and financially compensate targeted property owners against eminent domain abuse (Senate Bill 225) was unanimously approved (50-0) by the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday. [Read More]
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) to strengthen emergency response efforts and help address Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis has cleared the Senate of Pennsylvania with unanimous support. [Read More]
The Senate today acted to stem the rise of “deepfakes” and other forms of digital impersonation by approving legislation that would treat them as forgeries punishable by law, said sponsors Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Sen. John Kane (D-9). [Read More]
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Frank Farry (R-6) to return local tax dollars to suburban communities was approved today by the Senate Finance Committee. [Read More]
The Senate on Monday unanimously approved legislation introduced by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) that would designate July 27 as Korean War Veterans Armistice Day in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
The state Senate Labor and Industry Committee unanimously approved Sen. Lisa Baker’s (R-20) electronic payroll modernization legislation, co-introduced by Sen. Nick Miller (D-14). [Read More]
Legislation introduced by Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) to help nonprofit organizations improve fundraising efforts was unanimously approved by the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee today. [Read More]
Expanding on Pennsylvania’s groundbreaking law to provide no-cost screenings for those at high risk of breast cancer, Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) announced today that the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 88 to expand the law in several ways, including the addition of diagnostic screenings. [Read More]
The week of June 8th through June 14th, 2025, will be designated as “Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week” in Pennsylvania under Senate Resolution 124, sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), vice chairman of the Chesapeake Bay Commission (CBC) and chairman of the CBC Pennsylvania Delegation, and Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), member of the CBC Pennsylvania delegation and former CBC chair. [Read More]
Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) today convened the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee that he chairs for a public hearing about his bill to remove regulatory barriers for housing and work opportunities for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD). [Read More]
