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 8): Senate Bill 494 (Ward-R-Westmoreland) eliminating the requirement for an annual flood insurance report.  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (June 8): Senate Bill 282 (Vulakovich-R-Allegheny) establishing the waterfront development tax credit; Senate Bill 513 (McGarrigle-R-Delaware) providing for the truck transport of landfill leachate (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 Appropriations Committee meets to consider House Bill 398 (Killion-R-Delaware) authorizing the transport of landfill leachate by truck (sponsor summary).  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy and Transportation Committees hold a joint hearing on the safe transportation of crude oil by railroad; the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on anthracite coal issues in Pottsville.  <>  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--

Reuse Of Mine Water: Senate Bill 875 (Bartolotta-R-Greene) encourage the reuse of treated mine water for fracking oil and gas wells (sponsor summary).

Sustainable Forestry: Senate Resolution 144 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) designating June 5 as PA Sustainable Forestry Initiative Day (sponsor summary).  (The resolution was adopted by the Senate Wednesday.)

Ban On Plastic Bag Tax: House Bill 1280 (Hanna-D-Centre) prohibiting a tax, fee or surcharge on plastic bags (sponsor summary).

Plastic Bag Recycling: House Bill 1281 (Hanna-D-Centre) creating the Plastic Bag Recycling Advisory Board (sponsor summary).

Fracking Chemical Disclosure: House Bill 1292 (Frankel-D-Allegheny) requiring the disclosure of chemicals use in fracking operations to physicians (sponsor summary).

Sustainable Forestry: House Resolution 375 (Rapp-R-Forest) designating June 5 as PA Sustainable Forestry Initiative Day (sponsor summary).

Session Schedule

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

Senate     

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

House

June 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.

6/8/2015