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 (February 19): 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 (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 9 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) designating the Eastern Hellbender as the state amphibian and clean water ambassador (sponsor summary).   <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (March 19): Senate Bill 147 (Laughlin-R-Erie) authorizing the Game Commission to allow Sunday hunting.   Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meetings  This Week

House:  House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearings: Dept. of Environmental Protection, Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources. <>  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.

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced last week--

Lead Remediation Superfund: Senate Bill 221 (Hughes-D-Philadelphia) establishing the Lead Remediation and Abatement Superfund (sponsor summary).

Act 129 Energy Conservation: Senate Bill 232 (Killion-R-Delaware) expanding the Act 129 energy efficiency program to achieve more energy costs savings for customers (sponsor summary).

Pipeline Bills--

-- Pipeline Land Agents: Senate Bill 257 (Dinniman-D-Chester, Killion-R-Delaware) regulation of pipeline land agents (sponsor summary).

-- Pipeline Emergency Notification: Senate Bill 258 (Dinniman-D-Chester, Killion-R-Delaware) further providing for emergency notification requirements in the event of a pipeline incident (sponsor summary).

-- Landowner Bill Of Rights: Senate Bill 259 (Dinniman-D-Chester) providing for a landowner bill of rights related to pipeline eminent domain actions (sponsor summary).

-- Notification Requirements For Schools: Senate Bill 260 (Dinniman-D-Chester, Killion-R-Delaware) establishing specific notification and emergency information sharing requirements for schools near pipeline rights-of-way (sponsor summary).

-- Pipeline Emergency Response Fund: Senate Bill 261 (Dinniman-D-Chester, Killion-R-Delaware) authorizing counties to impose a fee on pipelines to establish local Pipeline Emergency Response Funds (sponsor summary).

-- Pipeline Siting Review: Senate Bill 262 (Dinniman-D-Chester, Killion-R-Delaware) requiring the Public Utility Commission to review the siting of certain pipelines in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection (sponsor summary).

-- Pipeline Value Placement: Senate Bill 263 (Dinniman-D-Chester, Killion-R-Delaware) setting standards for the placement of pipeline safety valves (sponsor summary).

-- Local Taxation Of Pipelines: Senate Bill 264 (Dinniman-D-Chester) making natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines subject to taxation by local governments and school districts (sponsor summary).

Keystone Tree Fund: House Bill 374 (Everett-R-Lycoming) establishing a Keystone Tree Fund drivers and vehicle checkoff to fund tree planting programs at DCNR (sponsor summary).

E&S Permit Review Changes: House Bill 420 (Benninghoff-R-Mifflin) sets timeframes for review of erosion and sedimentation control permits and authorizes “permits by signature” of registered professionals (former House Bill 1090)

Appeal Of Delayed Permits: House Bill 421 (Benninghoff-R-Mifflin) authorize an appeal right to the Environmental Hearing Board if permits are now reviewed by certain deadlines   (former House Bill 1091)

Repeal Regulations By Resolution: House Bill 430 (Benninghoff-R-Mifflin) authorize the repeal of any regulation by a single vote of the House and Senate on a concurrent resolution with the Governor’s approval - former House Bill 1792 (sponsor summary).

House and Senate Co-Sponsorship Memos

House: Click Here for all new co-sponsorship memos

Senate: Click Here for all new co-sponsorship memos

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

Senate

Budget Hearings: Feb. 19 to  March 8

March 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27

April 8, 9, 10, 29, 30

May 1, 6, 7, 8

June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

House

February 19, 20, 21

Budget Hearings: Feb. 11 to March 7

March 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27

April 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30

May 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23

June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

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.

2/11/2019