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 5?):  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (July 5?): Senate Bill 16 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) creating a Task Force On Lead and Hazards of Lead Poisoning; Senate Bill 20 (Fontana-D-Allegheny) further providing for disclosure of lead in water and paint in real estate sale; Senate Bill 142 (Greenleaf-R- Montgomery) further providing for the disclosure of flooding hazards in leasing property; Senate Bill 805 (Boscola-D-Lehigh) providing an opt-out for large companies from Act 129 energy efficiency requirements (Senate Fiscal Note and summary);  Senate Bill 1041 (Schwank-D- Berks) amending Act 101 to authorize all local governments to charge a recycling service fee (sponsor summary); House Bill 577 (Moul-R- Adams) providing for the appointment of alternates on the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (House Fiscal Note and summary); House Bill 1394 (Mustio-R-Allegheny) authorizing boroughs to charge stormwater management fees; House Bill 1661 (Mustio-R- Allegheny) authorizing first class townships to charge a stormwater management fee; House Bill 1895 (Metzgar-R-Bedford) changing the membership of the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board from appointments only by the Governor to appointments by both the General Assembly and the Governor; House Resolution 872 (Causer-R-Forest) urging federal and state regulatory agencies to use science-based, peer-reviewed data when evaluating modern agricultural technology tools and developing regulations (sponsor summary).  <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

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

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

Bills Pending In Key Committees

Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.

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--

Increasing Waste Disposal Fee: House Bill 2223 (Hanna-D-Centre) would increase per ton waste disposal fee from $6.25 to $8.00 and apply to construction and demolition waste and residual waste.  The $35 million expected to be generated per year would deposited in the Environmental Stewardship Fund (Growing Greener) (sponsor summary).

National Park Service Study: House Resolution 949 (Petrarca-D-Westmoreland) urging the National Park Service to complete the Eastern Legacy Special Resource Study (sponsor summary).

Coal Miner Heritage Day: House Resolution 951 (Kaufer-R-Luzerne) designating the third Saturday in July Coal Miner Heritage Day was introduced and adopted by the House (sponsor summary).

Anthracite Heritage Day: Senate Resolution 405 (Baker-R-Luzerne) designating July 16 Anthracite Heritage Day in Pennsylvania was adopted by the Senate (sponsor summary).

Session Schedule

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

Senate

July 5?

House

July 5?

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.

7/4/2016