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 (April 20):  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (April 20): . <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 398 (Killion-R-Delaware) to allow for vehicular transportation of landfill leachate (sponsor summary); the Commerce Committee meets to consider House Bill 621 (Major-R- Susquehanna) further providing for the recording of oil and gas leases (sponsor summary); the Consumer Affairs Committee information meeting on the status and economic benefits of the Mariner East Pipeline Project. <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

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

Other: Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring the Chesapeake Bay Foundation talking about the economic benefits of cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

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--

Bion Bailout Bill: Senate Bill 724 (Vogel-R-Beaver) create a significantly flawed RFP process that requires PennVEST to buy nutrient credits from manure treatment technology that does not count toward Pennsylvania’s pollution reduction milestone (sponsor summary).  Similar legislation-- Senate Bill 994-- was introduced last session and was opposed by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA, PA Farmers Union, the PA Municipal Authorities Association, PA Environmental Council, PennFuture and other groups.

Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards: Senate Bill 743 (Leach-D-Montgomery) increasing the mandate for electric utilities to buy 15 percent of their energy from Tier I sources by 2023 and increase the solar share from .5 percent to 1.5 percent by 2022 (sponsor summary).

Transfer Pipeline Safety Program: House Bill 855 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) transferring the pipeline safety program from the Public Utility Commission to DEP (sponsor summary).

Session Schedule

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

Senate

April 20, 21, 22

May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13      

June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30    

House

April 20, 21, 22

May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Governor’s Schedule

Gov. Tom Wolf's work calendar will be posted each Friday and his public schedule for the day will be posted each morning.   Click Here to view Gov. Wolf’s Weekly Calendar and Public Appearances.

4/20/2015