The Senate and House will return to voting session the week of January 28.

You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online.

The Senate and House published committee schedules and floor Calendars for the week of January 28—

Calendars

House (January 28): House Bill 1705 (Harkins-D-Erie) authorizing Pennsylvania to join the Great Lakes Compact governing water withdrawals in the Lake Erie Basin; House Bill 1742 (Pashinski-D-Luzerne) the Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act; House Resolution 546 (George-D-Clearfield) urging Congress to investigate gas and energy prices.

Senate (January 28): Senate Bill 497 (Robbins-R-Mercer) limiting the liability of landowners making property available for recreational purposes.

Committees

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 792 (George-D-Clearfield) requiring municipalities to conduct sewage sludge testing on certain lands, House Bill 1970 (DeWeese-D-Greene) requiring DCNR to make in-lieu of tax payments for State Parks from Gaming Fund revenues, Senate Bill 913 (MJ.White-R-Venango) providing for additional reporting of expenditures from the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund; the Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 1812 (Gillespie-R-York) amending the Municipalities Planning Code related to mediation; the Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on electric rate cap legislation-- House Bill 2200 (George-D-Clearfield) requiring utilities to adopt energy efficiency and demand-side management programs and House Bill 2201 (McCall-D-Carbon) amend Title 66 providing for a transition to market-based electric rates, requiring assistance to low-income customers and providing for advance payments of electric bills.

Senate: the Transportation Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 295 (Browne-R-Lehigh) relating to diesel idling and Senate Bill 1096 (Gordner-R-Columbia) providing for the disposition of fines for trespass in an account reserved for snowmobiles and ATVs.

Bills Introduced

The following bill of interest were introduced this week—

LIHEAP ID: House Bill 2194 (Cutler-R-Lancaster) providing for LIHEAP identification cards and computerized income verification system.

Biodiesel Use: Special Session House Bill 53 (Perry-R-Cumberland) requiring the use of biodiesel in Commonwealth-owned vehicles.

Yucca Mountain: Special Session House Resolution 7 (Perry-R-Cumberland) urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission/U.S. Department of Energy to advance Yucca Mountain Project licensing for storage of nuclear waste.

1/25/2008