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: The Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds an information meeting on the PJM Interconnection; the Consumer Affairs Committee holds an information meeting on PJM Interconnection. <>  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--

Repeal Of Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards: House Bill 767 (Ortitay-R-Allegheny) repeal the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards and restore truly competitive energy markets (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

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

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.

3/11/2019