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

May 13, 14

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

House

May 13, 14, 15

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

Bill Calendars

House (May 13): House Bill 302 (Moul-R-Adams) transferring funds from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to DEP for a competitive grant program to convert small mass transit bus fleets to natural gas; House Bill 303 (Moul-R-Adams) transferring funds from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to DEP for a competitive grant program to convert large mass transit fleets to natural gas; House Bill 304 (Marshall-R-Beaver) funding conversions of transit buses to natural gas; House Bill 306 (Pickett-R-Bradford) redirecting the Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund to create the Keystone Fuel Incentive Program to fund conversions of vehicles to natural gas; House Bill 308 (Saylor-R-York) redirecting $6 million annually from the Clean Air Fund to finance vehicle conversions to natural gas; 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 (May 13): Senate Bill 1 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) a comprehensive transportation funding plan which raises about $2.6 billion in annual funding by FY 2017-18-- summary  <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1325 (Maloney-R-Berks) amending Act 537 to provide that onlot septic systems approved by DEP meet anti-degradation requirements, reversing an Environmental Hearing Board decision-- summary, House Resolution 223 (Tallman-R-Adams) memorializing Congress to support H.R. 979 in Congress, the Forest Products Fairness Act-- summary, Senate Bill 196 (D.White-R- Indiana) authorizing PennVEST to fund stormwater and nonpoint source management facilities; the Finance Committee meets to consider House Bill 1171 (Dunbar-R- Westmoreland) repealing provisions of the Alternative Energy Production Tax Credit Program; the Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 1052 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) further providing for the use of recreational fees-- summary  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Urban Affairs and Housing Committee holds a hearing on the future of the Main Street and Elm Street Programs in Jim Thorpe.  <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

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--

Onlot Septic Approvals: House Bill 1325 (Maloney-R-Berks) amending Act 537 to provide that onlot septic systems approved by DEP meet anti-degration requirements-- summary.  [The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to consider this bill on May 15.]

Official Reptile: House Bill 1316 (Boback-R-Columbia) designating the Eastern Timber Rattlesnake as the official reptile of the Commonwealth.

Official Mineral: House Bill 1326 (Pickett-R-Bradford) designating celestine as the official mineral of the Commonwealth.

5/13/2013