Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced (Watch out, with only 4 voting days left this session anything can happen!)--

Session Schedule

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

Senate

October 15, 16, 17

November 14 (Leadership Elections)

2013

January  1, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30

February 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

March 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20

April 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30

May 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14

June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

House

October  15, 16, 17, 18

November 13, 14, 19, 20

Bill Calendars

House (October 15):; House Bill 1926 (Preston-D-Allegheny) further providing for regulating natural gas gathering lines; House Bill 1659 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) providing for a uniform permit review and consideration process within DEP; House Bill 1916 (Millard-R-Columbia) itemized flood repair projects; Senate Bill 1261 (Erickson-R-Delaware) specifically authorizing the formation of municipal authorities for stormwater management purposes;  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 (October 15): Senate Bill 1298 (Smucker-R-Lancaster) providing for composting facilities on Act 319 farmlands; Senate Bill 1346 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) providing for the reuse of mine drainage for drilling water;  Senate Bill 1532 (Vogel-R-Beaver) providing more exemptions from vehicle emission inspection program; House Bill 1813 (Tobash-R-Berks) authorizing a financial guarantee option covering mine reclamation; House Bill 1991 (Cutler-R-Lancaster) further requiring accountability measures for Energy Conservation and Assistance Act;  House Bill 2224 (Cutler-R-Lancaster) further providing for the disposition of municipally-owned property.  <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committees

House: the Game and Fisheries Committee holds an information session with the Game Commission regarding the potential for the expansion of protection of certain species of bats.  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Banking And Insurance Committee meets to consider House Bill 272 (Hess-R-Bedford) establishing a task force on Lyme disease. <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

10/15/2012