The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--

House

State Construction Code: House Bill 298 (Delozier-R-Cumberland) creating a building code official trainee program (sponsor summary), House Bill 177 (Pickett-R-Susquehanna) exempting maple sugar houses from the state construction code (sponsor summary) and House Bill 162 (Maloney-R-Barks) requiring the publication of Pennsylvania specific code manuals (sponsor summary) were referred to the House Appropriations Committee.

Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster: House Resolution 74 ( Tobash-R-Schuylkill) a resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster on March 1, 1977 was adopted by the House.

3/20/2017