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

House

Borough Electric Systems: House Bill 2030 (Bernstine-R-Beaver) limiting use of revenue from certain municipally-owned electric distribution systems was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and passed with the House and now goes to the Senate for action.  A House Fiscal Note and summary is available.

Earth Day: House Resolution 715 (Murt-R-Montgomery) designating April 22 as Earth Day was adopted by the House (sponsor summary).

Earth Week: House Resolution 765 (McCarter-D-Montgomery) designating the week of april 22-28 as Earth Week was adopted by the House (sponsor summary).

Arbor Day: House Resolution 803 (Marsico-R-Dauphin) designation April 27 as Arbor Day (sponsor summary) was adopted by the House.

Senate

Nominations: Gladys M. Brown was again confirmed as a commissioner on the Public Utility Commission.

Mine Medical Personnel: House Bill 1341 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) further providing for training and certification of emergency medical personnel responding to bituminous deep mine accidents was passed by the Senate without changes.  A House Fiscal Note and summary is available.  The bill now goes to the Governor for his action.

Microgrids: House Bill 1412 (Barrar-R-Delaware) proposing a regulatory framework to encourage energy storage and microgrids to improve electric grid resiliency during disaster emergencies and other circumstances was referred back to the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.

Ag Security Law: House Bill 1550 (Klunk-R-York) changing restrictions on preserved land to allow for an additional residence (House Fiscal Note and summary) was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

4/23/2018