Legislation that would establish a one-time automatic review process for economically significant regulations to ensure they remain effective, efficient and in the public interest was passed by the Senate, according to the sponsor, Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50). [Read More]
The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), will visit Tamaqua next week to review the growing shortage of dentists and their staff assistants in rural Pennsylvania. [Read More]
A bill to ensure Pennsylvania residents have choices when it comes to fuel availability was approved today with bipartisan support from the state Senate, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. [Read More]
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to protect children from abuse that may involve a member of the U.S. Armed Forces was approved by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee today. [Read More]
Building on Pennsylvania’s landmark law that provides no-cost breast cancer screenings for high-risk individuals, Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) announced that the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has unanimously advanced legislation to expand coverage for diagnostic screenings. [Read More]
Legislation introduced by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) to provide more funding to demolish blighted buildings was approved with bipartisan support by the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee today. [Read More]
The Senate this week passed Sen. Dawn Keefer’s (R-31) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to establish an enhanced legislative review process for costly new regulations. [Read More]
State Sen. Frank Farry (R-6) yesterday chaired the inaugural voting meeting of the Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee, marking a milestone in the Senate’s efforts to improve long-term infrastructure planning and foster innovation across the commonwealth. [Read More]
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]
