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--

House

June 29, 30

September 23

Senate

June 29, 30

Bill Calendars

House (June 29): 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 Bill 1157 (Miller-R-York) extending the expiration of the Wild Resource Conservation Fund tax check-off to 2018.  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (June 29): Senate Bill 332 (Vogel-R-Beaver) intends to exempt vehicles of up to 10 years old from the emissions inspection program; Senate Bill 555 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) establishing the Health Advisory Panel on Shale Gas Extraction and Natural Gas Use; Senate Bill 684 (Wozniak-D-Cambria) relating to leasing state forest land for wind farm development. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

Note: House and Senate Committees will be scheduled at the last minute during the remaining days of budget week.  Click on the links below for the latest.

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

Senate: the Appropriations Committee meets to consider in House Bill 1437 (Adolph-R- Delaware) FY 2013-14 General Fund budget.  <>  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--

Consideration Of Endangered Species: House Bill 1576 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) establishing a process in law for designating and considered endangered species in the permit review process-- summary.

Eliminating Riparian Buffers: House Bill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton) eliminating the riparian buffers as a best management practice to minimize pollution from erosion and sedimentation-- summary.

7/1/2013