The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--

House

Natural Gas Competition: House Bill 57 (Payne-R-Dauphin) relating to improving natural gas retail competition by providing a more frequent mechanism for truing up natural gas costs (sponsor summary) was reported out of the House Consumer Affairs Committee and Tabled.

Senate

Shale Gas Health Panel: Senate Bill 375 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) establishing a Health Advisory Panel on Shale Gas Extraction (sponsor summary) was reported out of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Extend Natural Gas Service: Senate Bill 214 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) promoting the expansion of natural gas service into unserved or underserved areas (sponsor summary) was reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

EQB Counsel: Senate Bill 307 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing for an independent counsel for the Environmental Quality Board (sponsor summary) was reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Sewer Laterals: Senate Bill 289 (Fontana-D-Allegheny) funding for sewage lateral line improvements and repair (sponsor summary)  was reported out of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Preserved Farmland Uses: Senate Bill 201 (Schwank-D-Berks) allowing the the location of agriculture-related business on preserved farmland (sponsor summary) was amended and reported out of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Transit-Related Development: Senate Bill 385 (Pileggi-R- Delaware) will modernize the Pennsylvania Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) Act (sponsor summary) was amended and reported from the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

3/2/2015