The Senate and House committee schedules and floor calenders are listed here--

Session Schedule

Next week is set to be the final week of voting session for the House and the final days in session for the Senateto do tributes to retiring members and possibly vote on nominations. Here's the schedule--

House

November 17, 18, 19,and 25

Senate

November 20-21 (tribute to retiring members, certain nominations, no legislative votes)

You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online.

Calendars/Committees

The Senate and House committee schedules and floor calendars are summarized here on environmental issues--

Calendars

The following bills of interest are on the House and Senator voting Calendars--

Senate: All bills remaining on the Calendar were Tabled.

House (November 12): House Resolution 883 (Harper-R-Montgomery) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to review where grants were made under the Growing Greener II program;

Special Session (November 12): Special Session House Bill 13 (Bennington-D-Allegheny) further providing for alternative energy portfolio standards; Special Session House Bill 17 (McIlvaine-Smith-D-Montgomery) providing a sales tax exclusion for hybrid vehicles; Special Session House Resolution 6(Thomas-D-Delaware) recognizing November 11-17 as "National Geography Awareness Week."

Committees

Senate: Senate Republican Policy Committee holds a hearing on Marcellus Shale and its impact on Pennsylvania in Dallas, and theGame and Fisheries Committee hearing on Senate Bill 1527 (McIlhinney-R-Bucks) increasing hunting license fees in Doylestown.

Other: Joint Legislative Budget & Finance Committee meets to hear reports on (among other resolutions) Senate Resolution 195 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) reviewing the Agriculture Land Conservation Program and Senate Resolution 224 (Vance-R-Cumberland) the cost of complying with Chesapeake Bay wastewater treatment plant standards.

11/14/2008