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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 (Adjourned): The House adjourned and no more voting session days are scheduled. These bills were left on the House Calendar: 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 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 Resolution 249 (Swanger-R- Lebanon) supporting increased development and delivery of oil from North American oil reserves- sponsor summary. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (Adjourned): All bills left on the Senate Calendar were Tabled when the Senate adjourned as is the custom in the Senate. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

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

Senate: the Game and Fisheries Committee holds a public hearing on Lyme disease, Geisinger Medication Take Back Program, Great Lakes Fishery microbead ban, round goby impact on PA waterways in Erie. <> 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