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 (July 21 ): Senate Bill 307 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing for an independent counsel for the Environmental Quality Board; Senate Bill 513 (McGarrigle-R-Delaware) authorizing the transportation of landfill leachate by truck; Senate Bill 875 (Bartolotta-R- Fayette) providing for the reuse of treated mine water for fracking gas wells (sponsor summary).   <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (July 13):  <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

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

Senate: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meeting to consider Senate Resolution 54 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) urging Congress to impose tariffs on imported anthracite coal (sponsor summary), Senate Resolution 55 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) a concurrent resolution establishing a Forestry Task Force associated with the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee (sponsor summary).   <>  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--

Stream Cleaning: House Bill 1433 (Causer-R-Cameron) providing for the removal of stream debris through a Small Stream Maintenance Permit issued by county conservation districts (sponsor summary).

Plastic Bag Fee: House Bill 1431 (Sims-D-Philadelphia) imposing a 2 cent per plastic bag fee to be used to improve recycling practices (sponsor summary).

Requiring Preserved Farms To Meet Existing Environmental Regulations: House Bill 1447 (Sturla-D-Lancaster) requiring farms preserved under the state’s preferential assessment program to have required manure management, erosion and sedimentation and meet other existing environmental standards for farming operations.

Affordable Energy Development Zones: Senate Bill 886 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) authorizing Affordable Energy Development Zones to promote commercial development near unconventional gas wells (sponsor summary).

Session Schedule [Updated]

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

Senate

July 13, 14, 15

September 21 (unless sooner recalled)

House

July 21, 22

August 25 (unless sooner recalled)

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.

7/13/2015