NOTE: Due to the unpredictable nature of the Senate and House Committee schedule, meetings will be scheduled and cancelled quickly. The Calendars and Committee schedules this week are only a snapshot in time. 

Session Schedule 

The Senate has adjourned to the call of the President Pro Tempore. The House has members on a 6-hour call. Keep in mind, the schedule, with all the budget discussions, is "flexible."

Calendars

House (Next Voting Day): Note: House Majority Leader Todd Eachus (D-Luzerne) said last week the House would be suspending the legislative Calendar until the budget is resolved, but the definition of "legislative Calendar" is changing. House Bill 80 (Vitali-D-Delaware) expanding the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards and authorizing a carbon sequestration network; House Bill 687 (Dermody-D-Allegheny) expanding the guaranteed energy savings contract provisions to include technology upgrades designed to reduce water and wastewater consumption or operating expenses; House Bill 1768( Wansacz-D-Luzerne) amending Act 101 to expand the definition of host municipality. 

Senate (Next Voting Day): House Bill 1798 (Eachus-D-Luzerne) adding not-for-profit organizations as an eligible applicant of the H20 water infrastructure program; Senate Bill 974 (D.White-R-Indiana) directing DCNR to honor leases during periods when State Parks or Forests are closed due to an action of the agency. 

Committees 

Other: the House-Senate Budget Conference Committee meets.

8/31/2009