Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati (R-Jefferson) and Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware) were joined by the their 28 Senate Republican colleagues in reiterating their support for Senate Bill 850 and opposing any broad-based tax increases. The leaders spoke this afternoon at a Capitol Hill news conference. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story.
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Posted by jeff | Tags: PUC, state budget | Category: Face to Face, Press Conference | Comments are closed | Share:
The committee met briefly to recall and report certain executive nominations. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by jeff | Tags: e-verify, executive nominations | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, Senate Banking & Insurance, Senate Rules | Comments are closed | Share:
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a meeting today to consider several to consider several nominations for judgeships across the state. Robert O. Baldi for the Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County; Farley Toothman for the Court of Common Pleas, Greene County; Kenneth Mummah, for the Court of Common Pleas, Juniata/Perry Counties; John Pavlock, for the Court of Common Pleas McKean County; Roger Gordon, for the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County; Kenneth Powell, for the Philadelphia Municipal Court and Joseph Waters, also for the Philadelphia Municipal Court were all unanimously referred to the Senate floor for confirmation. Posted by intern | Tags: communication | Category: Press Conference, Senate Judiciary | Comments are closed | Share:
As part of his duties as a member of the White House Team of State Legislators for Health Reform, Rep. Josh Shapiro (D-Montgomery) met today with various stakeholders from across the state, and a liaison from the White House, to discuss the condition of health care in Pennsylvania and possibilities for reform. Nick Rathod, Deputy Associate Director of the White House Office of Inter Governmental Affairs, reported the President would like to see a health care bill on his desk by October. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by mike | Tags: funding formulas | Category: Face to Face, Press Conference | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee held an informal meeting today to hold discussions with the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Intergovernmental Authorities. The purpose of the meeting today was for committee members to get an overview of the operations of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (PICA), which serves as an independent fiscal advisory board for the city of Philadelphia, as well as the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (ICA) which has similar responsibilities for Cities of the Second Class. Discussed during the meeting today were topics such as bond issuance, debt repayment, and future fiscal concerns. Check the Capitol Tool Box later for more information. Posted by intern | Tags: ICA, natural gas, PICA | Category: House Insurance, House Intergovernmental Affairs | Comments are closed | Share:
The committee held a public hearing on the Pennsylvania State Police budget. Chairman John Rafferty (R-Chester) said he thought it was important to call the hearing “in light of certain comment and scare tactics used by the Administration to inflame the public.” Lt. Colonel Jon Kurtz filled in for Colonel Frank Pawlowski who was out of state speaking to the ATF. Lt. Colonel Kurtz stated “what initially appeared to be an approximately $16 million cut, quickly morphs into an approximately $59 million cut.” He explained that a cut to the General Fund side, as proposed in SB 850, would force the PSP to cut a similar amount to the Motor License Fund side of funding. After establishing that the cut would not be necessary because there is nothing in statute or in the constitution that forces the PSP to cut funds from the Motor License side, Chairman Rafferty accused the Governor of politicizing the budget process and used the PSP to scare citizens. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today for the full story. Posted by matt | Category: Public/Informational Committee Hearing, Senate Law & Justice Committee | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Judiciary Committee met to discuss four bills this morning. House Bills 1586 and 1588 are companion bills that would generate more money for the Children’s Trust Fund and for victims of domestic violence through the imposition of additional court fees. After discussion on the appropriateness of increasing fees to fund some programs while other programs are being cut because of the budget problems, the bills were reported as committed. HB 1757, dealing with the electronic publication of legal notices, was reported as committed after a failed attempt by Rep. Manderino to pass a “gut and replace” amendment to the bill. HB 1144 ( providing for theft of prescription order forms) was reported after being amended with a clarifying amendment. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the complete story. Posted by eric | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Intergovernmental Affairs, House Judiciary | Comments are closed | Share:
The committee held a public hearing today to discuss HB 1349. The bill, introduced by Representative Thomas Killion (R-Delaware), would require those who work on elevators to be licensed by the state. Richard Kennedy, the president of Kencor Elevator Systems, testified before the committee first. Kennedy urged the committee to not commit the bill to the House floor, because it “would arbitrarily limit those who could service passenger elevators, freight elevators, escalators and even residential wheelchair lifts for the disabled.” Kennedy called the bill “unnecessary,” and explained that the state has a good elevator safety program in place already. Gregg Rogers, the National Coordinator for the Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund (EIWPF), spoke of the need to establish minimum qualifications or licensing requirements for those who intend “to work on different types of conveyances.” Rogers stressed that elevators are powerful machines and they can be “unforgiving when they malfunction.” He urged the committee to adopt the bill, “so that we can save lives.” Check the Capitol Toolbox later today for the full story. Posted by intern | Tags: labor | Category: House Judiciary, House Labor Relations | Comments are closed | Share:
The committee voted unanimously to report as committed HB 620, HB 1102, and HB 1774. The members also voted unanimously to report as amended HB 215. HB 1677 was withdrawn from consideration. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by jeff | Tags: adultBasic, audit, foreclosure, Real Property Disposition Plan, service contracts | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Health, House Insurance | Comments are closed | Share:
House Urban Affairs met this morning and voted out four pieces of legislation. HR 350, HB 1645 and HB 1661 were unanimously reported as committed, while HB 1055 was amended. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by mike | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Transportation, House Urban Affairs | Comments are closed | Share:
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