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On November 30 the two-year legislative session formally ended and all committees dissolved and bills died. The next session will begin on January 3 when all this fun starts from scratch all over again!
The information you need to follow legislation in the House and Senate- starting with articles and NewsClips from last week--
Environment & Energy NewsClips--
Transition - Governor
-- City & State PA: Shapiro To Be Sworn In As Next Governor Jan. 17
-- Incoming Shapiro-Davis Administration Names Members Of Environment/Energy Transition Advisory Committee [PaEN]
-- Shapiro-Davis Names Members To 7 Transition Advisory Committees
-- City & State PA: Everyone Gov.-Elect Shapiro Has Named To His New Team So Far
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Names Long-Time Assistant Dana Fritz Chief Of Staff
-- PA Capital-Star: Rendell Fundraiser, Casey Campaign Manager Among Leaders Of Shapiro’s Inaugural Committee
-- Public Source: As Prosecutor, Josh Shapiro Was For Fracking Reform, Can He Pull It Off As Governor?
-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Environmental Issues Helped Power Democrats To Victory This Election - Conservation Voters Of PA
Transition - Senate/House
-- PA Capital-Star: With No Majority, PA House Democrats, Republicans Fighting Over Who Calls The Shots
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Leader Accuses Democrats Of ‘Paperwork Insurrection’
-- AP: Republican House Speaker Sets Feb. 7 Special Election For The Late Rep. DeLuca’s Seat
-- PA Capital-Star: Special Election To Fill Sen. Gordner’s Seat Set For Jan. 31
-- Sen. John Gordner (R-Columbia), A Prime Mover Behind Successful Bipartisan Nearly $700 Million Conservation Funding Initiative, Announced His Resignation
-- TribLive/PennLive: Sen. John Gordner (R-Columbia) Resigns To Take New Position As Counsel To President Pro Tempore Kim Ward
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver Announces Run For Gordner Senate Seat
Environment & Energy Issues
-- AG Shapiro: Coterra Energy, Formerly Cabot Oil & Gas, Pleads No Contest To 15 Criminal Charges Related To Polluting Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Has Ordered A ‘Top To Bottom Review’ Of How It Regulates Underground Natural Gas Storage Areas As A Result Of The Equitrans Gas Leak In Cambria County In Nov. [PaEN]
-- DEP Preparing To Plug The Next 198 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells With Federal Funding [PaEN]
-- DEP Withdraws Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Regulation Ending Rulemaking; Existing Standard Remains In Place [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short, Again - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- EQB Overwhelmingly Approves Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; Republicans Vote Against [PaEN]
-- DEP Announces VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities Are Final And Effective Dec. 2, 2022
-- Dramatic Video From Carnegie Mellon’s Project Breathe Shows Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County Flaring Natural Gas Due To Malfunction [PaEN]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council Blog: Rising Cost Of Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical Industry Subsidies - By Mark Szybist
-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports November State Tax Collections 6.8% $201.9 Million Below Estimates; Still $183.2 Million Above Estimates For Fiscal Year
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports November State Revenue Was 4.5% $129 Million Below Its Estimates; Still $731.8 Million Above Estimates For Fiscal Year
-- Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) Joins Board Of PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- U.S. Senate Dec. 1 Hearing On STREAM Bill Setting Aside Funding For Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Operation & Maintenance [PaEN]
Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week--
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
Bill Calendars
Senate (January 3): <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.
House (January 3): <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.
Committee Meetings
House
<> 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.
Session Schedule
Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--
House
January 3
Senate
January 3, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31
February 1, 27, 28
March 1, 6, 7, 8
Budget hearings: March 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 and April 11, 12, 13
April 24, 25, 26
May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10
June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
[Posted: December 4, 2022]
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