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News From PA House & Senate
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The information you need to follow legislation in the House and Senate- starting with articles and NewsClips from last week-- Environment & Energy NewsClips-- -- Sen. Yaw Introduces Bill To Make It Illegal For State Government To Buy Renewable Energy, Something Every Utility, And Thousands Of Energy Users Do [PaEN] -- DailyLocal Guest Essay: The Case For Cap And Invest In PA To Reduce Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions - By Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Committee -- YorkD Guest Essay: PA Lawmakers Out Of Touch In Opposing RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program - Kathy Cook, PA League Of Women Voters -- CourierT: It Could Be Years Before PFAS Rules Are Set, Sen. Collet Has A Plan To Move Faster By A New Law -- Senate Environmental Committee Information Meeting Dec. 8 On Tiadaghton State Forest ATV Pilot Connector. Tiadaghton State Forest Office, 10 Lower Pine Bottom Road, Waterville, Lycoming County. 10:00 a.m. PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week-- Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week [PaEN]
Bill Calendars Senate (December 13): Senate Bill 284 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) would load up renewable energy projects, energy efficiency products and high-efficiency locomotives with bonds to prevent their development [Read more here]; Senate Bill 301 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) eliminating appointment of DEP’s Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee members by the Governor and changing it to appointments made by the House, Senate and the Governor; Senate Bill 597 (Stefano-R-Fayette) would impose conflicting and expensive requirements on small water and wastewater systems for no benefit to their customers and if they can’t comply they would come under the regulation of the Public Utility Commission Read more here]; House Bill 598 (Oberlander-R-Clarion) would limit actions to create prescriptive easements to public entities like state agencies and local governments, not private entities; Senate Bill 776 (Laughlin-R-Erie) to amend Act 537 to allow garage floor drains to be discharged to an on-lot sewage system. <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar. House (December 13): House Bill 1842 (Zimmerman-R-Lancaster) redefining pollution under the Clean Streams Law and allowing companies to decide when to report spills [Read more here]; House Bill 2069 (Cutler-R- Lancaster) Amend Article III, Section 9, to exempt the disapproval of a regulation by the General Assembly from the presentment requirement for the governor’s approval or disapproval [Read more here]; House Bill 2070 (Cutler- R-Lancaster) Amend Article IV, to add a new section providing that any executive order or proclamation issued by the governor, which purports to have the force of law, may not be in effect for more than 21 days, unless extended by concurrent resolution of the General Assembly [Read more here]; House Bill 2075 (Knowles-R- Schuylkill) abrogating DEP’s air pollution control regulations covering heavy-duty trucks Read more here. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.
Committee Meetings House December 6-- House Republican Policy Committee hearing on maintaining our creeks and streams to prevent flooding. Wellsboro Fire Company Annex, 21 East Ave., Wellsboro, Tioga County. 3:00 p.m. <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule. Senate December 8-- Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee information meeting on Tiadaghton State Forest ATV Pilot Connector. DCNR Tiadaghton State Forest Office, 10 Lower Pine Bottom Road, Waterville, Lycoming County. 10:00 a.m. <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.
Bills Introduced Limiting Terms Of Executive Orders: Senate Bill 946 (Aument-R-Lancaster) proposing an amendment to the constitution to limit the term of any Executive Order that has the force of law issued by a Governor to 21 days, unless it is extended by the General Assembly. Companion to House Bill 2070 (Cutler-R-Lancaster). Read more here. Unilateral Authority To Kill Regulations: Senate Bill 947 (Aument-R-Lancaster) proposing an amendment to the constitution eliminating presentment to the Governor for resolutions disapproving of regulations. Companion to House Bill 2069 (Cutler-R-Lancaster). Read more here. Directing State Government To Illegal Break Renewable Energy Contracts: Senate Bill 945 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) directs state government to illegally break contracts with renewable alternative energy suppliers and sell all the alternative energy credits owed by state government and deposit the proceeds in the Marcellus Legacy Fund for use to plug orphan or abandoned oil and gas wells (sponsor summary). Read more here.
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.
Session Schedule Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House-- House December 13, 14, 15 January 4 (NV), 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26 February 7, 8, 9 March 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 April 11, 12, 13, 25, 26, 27 May 23, 24, 25 June 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 September 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 October 24, 25, 26 November 14, 15, 16 Senate December 13, 14, 15 January 4, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 February 7, 8, 9 March 28, 29, 30 April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 |
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11/29/2021 |
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