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--

-- Governor’s Transition

-- AP: Shapiro’s Bipartisanship Talk Welcome In Fight-Weary State Capitol

-- PennLive: Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro To Hold Inauguration Celebration At Rock Lititz, Lancaster County

-- Inquirer Column: Will Shapiro Do To PA’s Pension Billions What He Did In Montgomery County?

-- PA Senate/House Transition

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: PA Republicans Fight To Prolong House Majority And Pass Far-Reaching State Constitutional Amendments

-- LancasterOnline - Brad Bumsted: As Parties Squabble Over Claim PA House Majority, Proposed Abortion Amendment Looms Over Start Of 2023 Legislative Session

-- LancasterOnline: What’s In PA Republicans’ Package Of State Constitutional Amendments?

-- The Center Square: Now Both Parties Claim The House Majority And Authority To Set Special Election Dates

-- AP: House Republican Leader Seeks May Vote On Democratic Vacancies In House Power Struggle  [House Democratic Leader Set Feb. 7 For The Special Elections]

-- Rep. Cutler: House Republican Leader Cutler Announces May 16 Special Elections For 2 House Seats

-- AP: State Election Agency Argues Against Delay In Filling 3 House Vacancies

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: PA Republicans Fight To Prolong House Majority And Pass Far-Reaching State Constitutional Amendments

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Democrats Accuse Republican Leader Cutler Of Inappropriate Transfer Of $51.5 Million

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Leader Cutler Sworn In Days After Dems Declare Control Of Special House Elections

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Cutler Says ‘The Math’ Makes Him Majority Leader

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Advocates, Lawmakers Hope PA House Power Shift Opens Door For [Good] Election Law Changes

-- PA Capital-Star: Fight Over Control Of PA House Is Harrisburg High-Stakes Lunacy At Its Worst

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Republicans Play Dirty In Power Struggle For PA State House

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: How Political Greed Backfired For PA House Democrats

-- PennLive - John Baer: Taxpayers Will Pay Lawyer Bills For Both Parties In Fight Over Who Controls PA House

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Squabbling In State House Shows Pennsylvanians How Dysfunctional The Legislature Is

-- TribLive Editorial: Voters Control PA House, Not The Parties

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA House Only Needs To Look At History To Find Bipartisanship It So Sorely Lacks - By Mark Singel

Environment & Energy Issues

-- DEP Consent Agreement Allowing Shale Gas Drilling To Resume Under Dimock, Susquehanna County Sets New Drilling, Water Supply Protection Standards, Imposes $444,000 Penalty  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: ‘Gasland’ Driller Will Pay Millions For New Water System In Dimock

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Lets Polluter Resume Shale Gas Drilling In Dimock Protected Zone, Outraging Residents At Fracking’s ‘Ground Zero’ 

-- AP: Pennsylvania Lifts Ban On Shale Gas Drilling In Polluted Dimock, Susquehanna County

-- Republican Herald/Scranton Times Editorial: DEP Professes Unwarranted Faith In Shale Gas Drillers  [PaEN]

-- Citizen Complaints Result In DEP Issuing PA General Energy More Violations At Loyalsock Creek Gas Pipeline/Water Withdrawal Construction Site In Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Union Progress - Laura Legere: Decaying Allegheny County Conventional Oil & Gas Wells To Be Plugged With Federal Funding Boost 

-- AG Shapiro: Free Water Evaluations Begin For Homeowners Affected By Construction Of Mariner East 2 Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline  [PaEN] 

-- WJAC: Cambria County Couple Files Lawsuit Against Sunoco Over Mariner East Pipeline Construction They Said Made Their Property Nearly Uninhabitable By Eliminating Their Water Supply, Bulldozing Their Barn, Causing Sinkholes

-- Altoona Mirror: Cambria County Couple Sue Sunoco Over Mariner Pipeline Damage; Raw Sewage Coming Into Kitchen Sink

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: 12 Days Of Marcellus - ‘On The First Day Of Marcellus, Natural Gas Gave To Me’

-- Bob Donnan Blog: The 12 Days Of Christmas And Other  Christmas Carols About The Real Impact Of Natural Gas Industry In Pennsylvania

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Real Shale Gas History: Spying & Psychological Operations On PA Citizens 2010-14

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Real Shale Gas History: 12 Articles On Shale Gas Development In PA As Told By The Families and Communities That Experienced It

-- Inside Climate News: Q/A With Eliza Griswold Pulitzer Winning Author Of Deep Dive Into Fracking In PA, How Extractive Industries ‘Gut’ Communities

-- Presentations Now Available From Shale Gas & Public Health Conference In Nov. Hosted By PA League Of Women Voters & University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: It’s Time Pennsylvania Residents, Regulators Demand Health Risks From Shale Gas Fracking Be Addressed - By Clean Air Council

-- Now On Demand: Group Against Smog & Pollution Webinar: What The Donora PA Smog Disaster Can Teach Us 74 Years Later  [PaEN]

-- Appalachian Voices: U.S. Senate Passes Amended STREAM Mine Reclamation Act And Sends It Back House  [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   

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Senate

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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 18, 2022]

12/19/2022