The next scheduled voting session day is February 9 for the Senate and House members.

Session Schedule

Here's the House and Senate session schedule through June 2009--

House

February 9, 10, 11

March 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31

April 1, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 20

Senate

February 9, 10, 11,

Budget Hearings: Feb. 23, 24, 25, 26 – March 2, 3, 4, 5

March, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31

April 1, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

June 1, 2 , 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30

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

Committees

The following Committees have meetings this week--

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to adopt rules; the Consumer Affairs Committee holds aninformational meeting on Public Utility Commission; the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets for a presentation by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission; the Transportation Committee holds a transportation briefing.

Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 85 (Musto-D-Luzerne) authorizing the Environmental Quality Board to hire legal counsel, Senate Bill 86 (Musto-D-Luzerne) making a technical correction to the Water and Sewer Systems Assistance Act which authorized the successful $400 million bond issue passed by voters last November, Senate Bill 114 (M.White-R-Venango) amending the Environmental Quality Board rulemaking petition process, Senate Bill 115 (M.White-R-Venango) amending the Air Pollution Control Act to publish the State Implementation Plan on line and requiring the review of the Plan by the House and Senate environmental committees, Senate Bill 116 (M.White-R-Venango) requiring DEP to compile a comprehensive report on all special funds and restricted revenue accounts administered by the agency, Senate Bill 117 (M.White-R-Venango) requiring additional reporting of expenditures from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund.  Senate Bill 118 (M.White-R-Venango) requiring the deposit of penalties assessed under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act in the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, Senate Bill 156 (Tomlinson-R-Bucks) providing home energy assistance handship funds for home energy providers under the Department of Public Welfare, Regulation 7-430 - Environmental Quality Board Regulation setting Marcellus Shale Well Permit Fee; the Finance Committee meets to consider Senate Resolution 20 (Pippy-R-Allegheny) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to determine the impact of state tax credit programs.

2/6/2009