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

January  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

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

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

April 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24

May 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15

June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Bill Calendars

House (February 4):   <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (January 28): Senate Bill 164 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) appointing independent counsel for the Environmental Quality Board;  Senate Bill 196 (D.White-R-Indiana) further authorizing PennVEST funding for stormwater management and non-point sources projects; Senate Bill 259 (Yaw-R-Bradford) further providing for the reporting of royalties from oil and gas wells. 

 <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committees

House: the House Democratic Policy Committee holds a public hearing on renewable energy legislation in Bryn Mawr.  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate:   <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Bills Introduced 

The following bills of interest were introduced this week--

House

AEPS: House Bill 208 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) deleting the quarterly increase in Tier I alternative energy sources, House Bill 1962 from last session.

Water Testing: House Bill 268 (White-D-Westmoreland) requiring DEP to make water testing results available to homeowners without cost.

Water Well Standards: House Bill 343 (Miller-R-York) providing for the establishment of water well construction standards.

Senate

Water Recreation Board: Senate Bill 261 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) establishing a Water Recreation Advisory Board to conduct an inventory of Pennsylvania’s rivers, streams and lakes.

Watershed Planning: Senate Bill 287 (Erickson-R-Delaware) enacting the Integrated Water Resources Restoration, Protection and Management Act, Senate Bill 452 from last session.

Water Infrastructure Funding Study: Senate Resolution 13 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to review the Commonwealth’s program of funding drinking water, wastewater and stormwater projects under the PA Infrastructure Investment Authority.

1/28/2013