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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Gov’s Schedule/Bills Introduced
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Here are the Senate and House Calendars for the next voting session day and Committees scheduling action on bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced-- Bill Calendars House (Oct. 16): House Bill 1486 (Zimmerman-R-Lancaster) exempting high tunnel greenhouse structures on farms from the Stormwater Management Act (sponsor summary); House Resolution 284 (Moul-R-Adams) urging Congress to repeal the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 181 (Mensch-R-Montgomery) providing for a performance-based budgeting (exempting appropriations to the General Assembly and the Judiciary) and creating a Performance-Based Budget Board (House Fiscal Note and summary); Senate Bill 646 (Killion-R-Delaware) extending the $2/ton Recycling Fee for one year until January 1, 2021 <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar. Senate (Oct. 16): Senate Bill 663 (Langlin-R-Erie) amending the PA Construction Code to provide for third party contracts to enforce the Code (sponsor summary); House Bill 1490 (Turzai-R-Allegheny) placing the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority under the regulation of the Public Utility Commission. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar. Committee Meeting Agendas This Week Note: This is still budget season. House and Senate committees can add and cancel meetings with little notice. 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 Environmental Resources and Energy Links for all other Standing House Committees Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Community, Economic and Recreational Development Links for all other Standing Senate Committees Bills Introduced The following bills of interest were introduced last week-- Mushroom Compost: Senate Bill 917 (Dinniman-D-Chester) amending Act 101 to include mushroom substrate in the definition of compost materials (sponsor summary). Vehicle Emissions Testing: House Bill 86 (Lawrence-R-Chester) eliminating dynamometer and tailpipe vehicle emissions tests for 1992-1995 cars (sponsor summary). Session Schedule Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House-- Senate October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 November 13, 14, 15 December 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 House October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 November 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 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. |
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10/9/2017 |
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