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

December 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 (Non-Voting)

2014

January 7 (Non-Voting), 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29

February 3, 4, 5

March 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 31

April 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30

May 5, 6, 7

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Senate

December 3, 4, 9, 10, 11

2014

January 7, 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29

February 3, 4, 5

March 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 31

April 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30

May 5, 6, 7

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Bill Calendars

House (December 9): House Bill 302 (Moul-R-Adams) transferring $5 million to DEP for a competitive grant program to convert small mass transit bus fleets to natural gas; House Bill 303 (Moul-R-Adams) transferring $7.5 million 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 $5.3 million from the Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund to create the Keystone Fuel Incentive Program to fund conversions of vehicles to natural gas and provide a 10 cent per gallon biofuels production subsidy; House Bill 308 (Saylor-R-York) redirecting $6 million annually from the Clean Air Fund to finance vehicle conversions to natural gas.  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (December 3):  Senate Bill 411 (Kasunic-D-Somerset) providing for the reuse of water in abandoned mines for Marcellus Shale drilling; Senate Bill 1037 (Vogel-R-Beaver) to repeal summer RVP gasoline requirements; Senate Bill 1077 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) railroad material theft prevention; House Bill 920 (Sonney-R-Erie) amending the Agricultural Area Security Law to define wind power generation system and clarifying an agricultural conservation easement shall not prevent granting an easement for a wind power system-- summary; House Bill 1285 (Cutler-R- Lancaster) establishing the State Geospatial Coordination Board.  <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

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

Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider the nominations of Ellen Ferretti as Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources and Chris Abruzzo as Secretary of Environmental Protection.  <>  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--

Water Obstruction Permits: House Bill 1854 (Hanna-D-Clinton) reducing permit fees for small water obstruction and encroachment projects-- summary.

Fish Hatchery Permit Exemption: House Bill 1858 (Heffley-R-Carbon) exempting fish hatcheries built 20 years or more ago from water quality standards-- summary.

12/2/2013