Here’s what’s coming up on the Senate and House agenda for next week, as well as the voting session schedule through June 30.

Session Schedule

The Senate will return to voting session on May 5.

House 2008 Session Days—

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30

Senate 2008 Session Days--

April 28, 29, 30

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30

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

Calendars/Committees

The Senate and House published committee schedules and floor Calendars for next week--

Calendars

House (May 5): Senate Bill 1017 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) providing for a ban on dishwasher detergent with phosphates; House Resolution 546 (George-D-Clearfield) urging Congress to investigate gas and energy prices; House Resolution 627 (George-D-Clearfield) urging federal government to provide more heating assistance funding; House Bill 934 (Scavello-R-Monroe) authorizing counties to impose up to a $4/ton solid waste management fee to support local recycling, anti-litter programs.

Special Session House Bill 13 (Bennington-R-Mifflin) amends the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act to provide for increased use of energy efficiency, extends the compliance period from 15 to 21 years and provides additional milestones for the use of alternative energy; Special Session House Bill 17 (McIlvaine Smith-D-Montgomery) excluding purchase price of hybrid electric vehicles from sales and use tax.

Senate (May 5): Senate Bill 1062 (Wonderling-R-Montgomery) providing for the reimbursement of developers for reuse of brownfield sites; Senate Bill 1330 (D.White-R-Indiana) providing for the resolution of coal bed methane rights disputes; Senate Resolution 294 (MJ.White-R-Venango) affirming the consent of the Commonwealth to the acquisition of Allegheny National Forest Lands is conditioned on the preservation of state and private property rights.

Committees

Senate: the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1317 (Waugh-R-York) providing incentive payments for cellulosic ethanol production.

Bills Introduced

These environmental bills of interest were introduced this week—

Swatara River: House Resolution 725 (Swanger-R-Lebanon) urging the U.S.G.S. to change the name of Swatara Creek to Swatara River.

5/2/2008