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

Senate

Eastern Hellbender: Senate Bill 9 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) designating the Eastern Hellbender as the state amphibian and clean water ambassador (sponsor summary) passed the Senate by a vote of 48 to 1 and was sent to the House.  The House State Government Committee approved and reported out the bill by a vote of 24 to 1 to the full House and will be on the House Calendar for action when it returns on February 19.  Click Here for more.

Sunday Hunting: Senate Bill 147 (Laughlin-R-Erie) authorizing the Game Commission to allow Sunday hunting was amended and reported out of the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.  Click Here for more.

Farmland Preservation: Senate Bill 145 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) further providing for the subdivision of farmland in the Agricultural Area Security Program (sponsor summary) was reported from the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

House

SRBC Employee Retirement: House Bill 60 (Cox-R-Berks) to prohibit new employees of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission from being part of the PA State Employees Retirement System was reported out of the House State Government Committee and will be on the House Calendar for action when it returns on February 19.

2/11/2019