The Senate Transportation Committee today approved legislation introduced by state Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) that would rename a portion of state Route 143 in Lynn Township in honor of two local firefighters who lost their lives in December 2022. [Read More]
The Senate Finance Committee passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) that would reduce the tax burden faced by farmers and landowners who have leased their mineral rights, giving them the same tax benefits afforded to investors. [Read More]
The state Senate today unanimously approved two bills introduced by Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) that would add an additional judge to the Court of Common Pleas in Huntingdon County and repeal an outdated state law regulating the frozen dessert industry in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) to protect Pennsylvanians from the unauthorized use of electronic tracking devices was approved unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee today. [Read More]
Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Sen. John DiSanto (Dauphin) today celebrated the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 24. The legislation, known as Pennsylvania Money Match, will automate the process of returning unclaimed property to rightful owners. [Read More]
The Senate Education Committee approved the Student Data Privacy and Protection Act, according to the measure’s sponsor Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York). [Read More]
The Senate Education Committee passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) that would create a grant program to meet the increased need to upskill working age adults for the post-COVID workforce. [Read More]
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to reduce the educational challenges faced by children of National Guard and Reserve members was unanimously approved today by the Senate Education Committee. [Read More]
The week of June 4th through June 10th would be designated as “Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week” in Pennsylvania under Senate Resolution 124, sponsored by Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), Chairman of the Chesapeake Bay Commission (CBC), and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), member of the CBC Pennsylvania delegation. [Read More]
The Senate of Pennsylvania approved a measure to update and make several technical changes to Pennsylvania's DUI law, according to the measure’s sponsors, Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-Cambria/Centre/Clearfield). [Read More]
