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 (September 21): House Bill 48 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) setting standards for drinking water well construction; Senate Bill 307 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing for an independent counsel for the Environmental Quality Board.   <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (September 21): 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 Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: the Consumer Affairs Committee holds 2 hearings: one on Act 129 requirement for electric distribution companies to meet energy efficiency benchmarks and a second on House Bill 1349 (Zimmerman-R-Lancaster) would allow any sized anaerobic digester to count toward the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (sponsor summary).  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate:   <>  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--

Smart Septic: House Resolution 454 (Tallman-R-Adams) designating September 21-25 as Septic Smart Week in Pennsylvania (sponsor summary).

Science-Based Regulation Of Agriculture: Senate Resolution 95 (Vogel-R-Beaver) urging federal and state regulatory agencies to use science-based data, rather than precautionary principles, in regulating agriculture (sponsor summary).

Session Schedule

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

Senate (unless sooner recalled)

September 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30

October 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28

November 16, 17, 18

December 7, 8, 9

House (unless sooner recalled)

September 21, 22, 28 (Non-Voting), 29, 30

October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28

November 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 (Non-Voting)

December 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

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.

8/31/2015