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

March 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

March 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 (March 18): House Resolution 129 (Causer-R-Forest) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to investigate combining the Game and Fish and Boat Commissions.  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (March 18): Senate Bill 177 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) establishing a task force on Lyme Disease and related diseases; Senate Bill 351 (Erickson-R- Delaware) authorizing the formation of stormwater management municipal authorities. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: the State Government Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 211 (Grove-R- Lancaster) requiring the review of regulations every five years and House Bill 549 (Scavello-R- Monroe) authorizing the review of regulations every two years instead of three years; House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on Fish and Boat Commission fiscal slope. <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 196 (White-R- Indiana) further providing for funding non-point source pollution control projects,Senate Bill 680 (Corman-R-Centre) providing for an itemized list of Capital Budget Projects for 2012-13; the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 258 (Yaw-R-Bradford) related to quieting titles involving mineral rights  <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Other: Environmental Issues Forum by Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.  Presentation by PA Association of Conservation Districts on natural resource management and preservation services and the Dirt and Gravel Road Program

Bills Pending In Key Committees

Here are links to key Standing Committees in the House and Senate and the bills pending in each--

House

Appropriations;  

Education

Environmental Resources and Energy

Consumer Affairs

Gaming Oversight

Human Services

Judiciary

Liquor Control

Transportation

Links for all other Standing House Committees

Senate

Appropriations

Environmental Resources and Energy

Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Community, Economic and Recreational Development

Education

Judiciary

Law and Justice

Public Health and Welfare

Transportation

Links for all other Standing Senate Committees

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced this week--

Capital Budget Projects: Senate Bill 680 (Corman-R-Centre) providing for an itemized list of Capital Budget Projects for 2012-13. [Note: Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the bill March 18.

Water Use Fees: Senate Resolution 39 (Alloway-R-Franklin) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study the establishment of fees for the consumptive use and degradation of water.

3/18/2013