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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Bill Calendars

House (October 14): House Bill 202 (Harper-R-Montgomery) prohibiting standby water service charges for fire companies; House Bill 1684 (Everett-R-Lycoming) which seeks to clarify a minimum royalty payment in state law; House Bill 1576 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) would eliminate some protections for endangered species and set additional requirements for adopting Wild Trout Streams; House Bill 1684 (Everett-R-Lycoming) which seeks to clarify a minimum royalty payment in state law; House Bill 2104 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) further providing for consumer protections in variable rate electric supplier contracts; House Bill 2393 (Kampf-R-Chester)  providing a program to extend natural gas delivery to unserved or underserved areas- sponsor summary; House Bill 2419 (Turzai-R-Allegheny), reducing the spending cap for Capital Budget Projects by $4 billion; House Bill 2478 (Adolph-R-Delaware) itemized list of Capital Budget Projects for 2014-15; House Resolution 249 (Swanger-R- Lebanon) supporting increased development and delivery of oil from North American oil reserves- sponsor summary; Senate Bill 771 (Gordner-R-Columbia) establishing the State Geospatial Coordinating Board. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (October 14): House Bill 402 (Pickett-R-Bradford) further providing for the recording of oil and gas leases; House Bill 1565 (Hahn-R-Northampton) eliminating the nearly 4 year old requirement for stream buffers in High Quality and Exceptional Value streams; House Bill 2278 (Pickett-R-Bradford) requiring semi-annual reporting of oil and gas production; House Bill 2354 (Snyder-D-Fayette) which authorizes one House of the General Assembly to veto any greenhouse gas emission reduction plan required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

Note: Committee meetings can happen at any time during the last two days of session.

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on House Resolution 426 (Miller-R-York) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of the sewage sludge land application program-- sponsor summary.  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate:   <>  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

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

House

October 14, 15

November 12 (non-voting, reorganization session)

Senate

October 14, 15

November 12 (non-voting, reorganization session)


10/13/2014

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