The Senate and House committee meeting schedules and floor Calendars are listed here--

Session Schedule

See you in September! The House returns to voting session on September 15. The Senate returns to voting session on September 16.

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

Calendars/Committees

The Senate and House committee meeting schedules and floor Calendars as they left them for summer recess--

Calendars

House (September 15): 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; House Bill 44 (Rubley-R-Chester) banning the sale, installation and unsafe disposal of mercury thermostats; House Resolution 546 (George-D-Clearfield) urging Congress to investigate gas and energy prices;; House Resolution 712 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) re-establishing the Forestry Task Force; House Resolution 719 (George-D-Clearfield) endorsing request for federal funding for PA river basin commissions.

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; Special Session House Resolution 6 (Thomas-D-Philadelphia) designating November 15 as “Pennsylvania GIS Day” and the week of November 11-17 as “National Geography Awareness Week.”

Senate: All bills on the Calendar were tabled before the summer break.

Committees

House: the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on mitigating the impact of lifting the cap on electric rates.

Senate: the Urban Affairs and Housing Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 1291 (Rhoades-R-Schuylkill) promoting blight reclamation in Pottsville.

Bills Introduced

The following bill of interest was introduced this week—

Nutrient Credit Trading: House Bill 2717 (DePasquale-D-York) creating a Nutrient Credit Trading Bank and trading program. (This bill is part of the PA Fair Share for Clean Water Plan.)

7/18/2008