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 (March 11): 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);  House Bill 374 (Everett-R- Lycoming) establishing the Keystone Tree Fund to support tree planting programs by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (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 Budget Hearing: DEP (continued), Agriculture. <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: Senate Budget Hearing: DCNR, Agriculture. <>  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--

Pipeline Safety Study: Senate Bill 280 (Killion-R-Delaware, Dinniman-D-Chester) require studies and investigations of aquifers that may be affected by pipeline construction (sponsor summary).

Pipeline Notification: Senate Bill 281 (Killion-R-Delaware, Dinniman-D-Chester) requiring notification of residents affected by pipeline construction (sponsor summary).

Pipeline Impact Fee: Senate Bill 282 (Killion-R-Delaware, Dinniman-D-Chester) enacting a pipeline impact fee based on the acreage of right-of-ways to be collected by the Public Utility Commission and distributed to impacted areas (sponsor summary).

Pipeline Inspections: Senate Bill 283 (Killion-R-Delaware, Dinniman-D-Chester) transfer pipeline safety inspections from the Public Utility Commission to PennDOT and require PennDOT to become a designated federal agent to inspect interstate pipelines for safety (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: Through 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

Budget Hearings: Through 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.

3/4/2019