The following bills were given final approval by the Senate and House and are now on the Governor's desk for action--

General Fund Budget: House Bill 218 (Saylor-R-York) the compromise, bipartisan FY-2017-18 General Fund budget agreed to by the Senate, House and Gov. Wolf.  A Senate Fiscal Note is available.  Click Here for the FY 2017-18 budget spreadsheet.  Gov. Wolf allowed the bill to become law without his signature.  He has never signed a General Fund budget bill since he became Governor.  The bill became law as Act 1A.

Roll Back Stream Protections From Mining: Senate Bill 624 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) retroactively rolling back protections for streams from deep coal mining.  A House Fiscal Note and summary is available.  (Click Here for more.)

Alternative Septic Systems: Senate Bill 144 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) amending Act 537 on include alternative on-lot sewage systems in sewage plans.  A House Fiscal Note and summary is available.

Natural Gas Vehicles: Senate Bill 589 (Langerholc-R- Bedford) increasing maximum allowable weight for natural gas vehicles.  A House Fiscal Note and summary is available.

Timber On Federal Land: House Bill 1494 (Rapp-R-Forest) authorizing the state to enter into a cooperative agreement with federal agencies for the purpose of selling timber on federal land.  A Senate Fiscal Note and summary is available.

7/17/2017