Gov. Rendell this week signed House Bill 483 (Bastian-R-Somerset) establishing the Mine Families First Act prompted by the 2002 Quecreek Mine Rescue in Somerset county into law as Act 57.

House

Medical Sharps: House Bill 1320 (Siptroth-D-Monroe) establishing a program for the disposal of home-generated medical sharps was amended and reported from the House Appropriations Committee, passed by the House and now moves to the Senate for action.

Change A Light: Special Session House Resolution 5 (McIlvaine-D-Montgomery) designating October 3 as “Change a Light, Change the World Day” was adopted by the House.

Illegal Signs: House Bill 1519 (McGeehan-D-Philadelphia) providing penalties for illegal posting of signs and depositing penalities in a new TreeVitalize Program Fund was reported from the House Appropriations Committee and is on the House Calendar for action.

Compact Fluorescents: Special Session House Bill 8 (Leach-D-Montgomery) excluding compact fluorescent light bulbs from sales tax was amended, reported from House Finance Committee and re-referred to House Appropriations Committee.

EnergyStar Applicances: Special Session House Bill 11 (Parker-D-Philadelphia) excluding certain EnergyStar compliant appliances from sales tax was amended, reported from House Finance Committee and re-referred to House Appropriations Committee.

Hybrid Vehicles: Special Session House Bill 17 (McIlvaine Smith-D-Montgomery) excluding hybrid electric vehicles from sales tax was reported from the House Finance Committee and re-referred to House Appropriations Committee.

Hybrid Task Force: House Bill 690 (Cohen-D-Philadelphia) establishing a Plug-In Hybrid Task Force was referred to the House Appropriations Committee.

Senate

Schuylkill River Day: Senate Resolution 184 (Rafferty-R-Montgomery) designates October 13 as “Schuylkill River Day” was adopted by the Senate.

10/5/2007