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 18):  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); House Bill 751 (Roae-R-Crawford) further providing for the computation of income from small water and sewer systems relating to ratemaking.  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (March 18): 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 Appropriations Committee meets to consider House Bill 370 (Klunk-R-York) amending the Agricultural Area Security Law to provide for the voluntary relinquishment of the right to construct a residence to further reduce the value of the property (sponsor summary), House Bill 404 (Lawrence-R-Chester) designating the tree of heaven, preferred home for the spotted lanternfly; the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 247 (Oberlander-R-Clarion) to allow cross unit unconventional drilling (sponsor summary); the Insurance Committee meets to consider House Bill 328 (Warren-D- Bucks) establishing a Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force (sponsor summary).  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: Joint Senate & House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees hold joint hearing on Gov. Wolf’s proposed PA Farm Bill.  <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Other: Joint Conservation Committee informational meeting on promoting PA Route 6 for biking and local tourism

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--

Fish & Boat Commission Fees: House Bill 808 (Mehaffie-R-Dauphin) authorizing the Fish and Boat Commission to adopt its own fees for 3 years (sponsor summary).

DEP Authority To Regulate Groundwater Withdrawals: House Bill 804 (Moul-R-Adams) authorize DEP to regulate withdrawals of groundwater [which it does not have now] and with the aim of taking that authority away from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and requires any groundwater regulations adopted by DEP to be submitted first to the Senate and House Environmental Committees for approval before the regulations could be promulgated (sponsor summary).  Click Here for more.

Commission On Pipeline Construction And Operations: Senate Resolution 33 (Killion-R -Delaware, Dinniman-D-Chester) establishing a Senate/House Commission on Pipeline Construction and Operation to recommend legislation to improve the safety, oversight and interagency coordination for pipelines supported by the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (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 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.

3/18/2019