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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

Senate
Budget Hearings: Feb. 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 and March 1
March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 26, 27, 28
April 2, 3, 30
May 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23
June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

House
February 13, 14, 15
Budget Hearings: Feb. 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, March 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
March 12, 13, 14, 26, 27, 28
April 2, 3, 4, 30
May 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23
June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Bill Calendars

House (February 13): House Bill 3 (Geist-R-Blair) authorizing public-private transportation partnerships; House Bill 1682 (Taylor-R-Philadelphia) further providing for the creation of land banks;  House Bill 2059 (Miller-R-York) amending the Agricultural Area Security Law to provide for the inspection of agricultural conservation easements on at least a biennial basis; House Bill 2106 (Ross-R-Chester) further providing for the relinquishment of the right to farmland preservation;  House Resolution 438 (Cruz-D-Philadelphia) urging Philadelphia to establish a waste tire removal and disposal program; House Resolution 423 (Petri-R-Bucks) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study state funding formulas and how they impact counties; House Resolution 505 (Preston-D-Allegheny) disapproving the PUC regulation on natural gas competition.  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (March 5): Senate Bill 1324 (Yaw-R-Bradford) quieting mineral property title rights; Senate Bill 1398 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) extending the Underground Storage Tank Environmental Cleanup Program from 2012 to 2017; House Bill 1813 (Tobash-R-Schuylkill) further providing for anthracite reclamation fees and guarantees.  <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committees

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1934 (F.Keller-R-Snyder) excluding people residing in federal or state facilities for determining when a municipality must recycle.  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Appropriations Committee budget hearings: Governor's Budget Office; Independent Fiscal Office Economic Outlook and Revenue Overview; Department of General Services; Public Utility Commission State Police/ Homeland Security; Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Other:  Joint Legislative Budget & Finance Committee meeting to release report on Game Commission compliance with its strategic plan

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced this week--

Natural Gas Fueling: House Bill 2164 (P.Costa-D-Allegheny) establishing a natural gas fueling station tax credit.

Capital Budget Reform: House Bill 2175 (Turzai-R-Allegheny) further providing for the adoption of Capital Budget projects.

Requesting Smart Meters: House Bill 2188 (Reese-R-Fayette) authorizing consumers to request electric utilities to provide smart meters.


2/13/2012

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