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 (June 1):   <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (June 1): Senate Bill 513 (McGarrigle-R-Delaware) providing for the truck transport of landfill leachate (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 556 (McIlhinney-R-Bucks) that would exempt from the realty transfer tax grants of conservation easements to municipalities (sponsor summary), House Bill 188 (Sonney-R-Erie) authorizes wind energy projects on preserved farmland (House summary and Fiscal Note). <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: the Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on Gov. Wolf’s proposed Energy Investment Initiative <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy and Finance Committees hold joint hearing on natural gas severance tax proposals; the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will consider the nomination of John Quigley for 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--

Lake Erie Energy Projects: House Bill 1269 (Sonney-R-Erie) authorizing the Department of General Services to lease submerged lands in Lake Erie for utility scale offshore wind, solar or kinetic energy facilities and creating the Lake Erie Large Scale Energy System Development Fund (sponsor summary).

AEPS On-Farm Digesters: Senate Bill 844 (Vogel-R-Beaver) amending the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to make special provisions for on-farm digesters (sponsor summary).

Session Schedule

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

Senate      

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

House

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.

6/1/2015