The met to consider one bills and three resolutions. HB 1486 was unanimously reported as amended. HR 408, HR 398, and HR 399 were unanimously reported as committed. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today for the full story.
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House Commerce met this morning and reported SB 936 as amended. The committee postponed consideration of HB 795, relating to legal advertising, until July 15 and 9:00 a.m., at which time several amendments to the bill will be considered. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Mike | Tags: horse racing, legal advertising | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Children and Youth, House Commerce | Comments are closed | Share:
House Commerce held a public hearing this morning on the state of business development and economic stimulus in the recession. Various business and economic development associations offered testimony to the committee, including the Local Development Districts Association, the Industrial Resource Center Association, and the Small Business Development Centers. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Mike | Tags: blues, business, Controlled Substance, DEP, economic stimulus | Category: House Children and Youth, House Commerce, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Comments are closed | Share:
House Commerce met this morning to consider a number of bills. HB 1656 was reported as amended while HBs 1654 and 1597 were reported as committed. HB 1608 – the Menu Labeling Act, was passed over pending input from stakeholders including the Restaurant Association and small business owners. The bill is likely to be considered at some point next week. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Mike | Tags: Labor and Industry, menu labeling | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Children and Youth, House Commerce | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Commerce Committee met today to discuss HB 795, the Public Notice Modernization Act. The bill would allow municipalities, school districts and other local government entities the ability to publish legal government notices online, as opposed to traditional print newspapers. Representative Barbara McIllvaine-Smith(D-Chester), the author of HB 795 was present at the hearing to defend her bill, as well as several representatives of school boards and school officials in providing support of HB 795. Opposing the bill were members of the PA Newspaper Association, who claimed the bill would result in a scattering of information and hinder public awareness. Check the Capitol Tool Box later for more information. Posted by intern | Tags: legal advertisments | Category: House Children and Youth, House Commerce | Comments are closed | Share:
The committee met to consider one bill. SB 170 was unanimously reported as committed. The House Children and Youth Committee held a public hearing today to discuss the dangers and prevalence of childhood obesity. Committee members heard testimony from doctors, nutritionists, the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the president of the Brandywine Valley YMCA and the health program manager from the National Conference of State Legislatures Amy Winterfield. Discussed at length were the serious health dangers of childhood obesity, as well as the best practices towards preventing and treating overweight and clinically obese children. Check the Capitol Tool Box later for more information. Posted by intern | Tags: nutrition, obesity, PLCB | Category: House Appropriations, House Children and Youth | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Commerce Committee met to consider three bills. HB 588 and HB 986 were unanimously reported as committed with minimal discussion. HB 985 was reported as amended, but numerous concerns were raised with the language of the amendment, which protects whistleblowers from being sued. Look for the complete story in the Capitol Toolbox early this afternoon. Posted by Kim | Tags: budget, mortgages, whistleblowers | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Children and Youth, House Commerce | Comments are closed | Share:
House Commerce held a roundtable discussion this morning on the state of Pennsylvania’s finance industry. Representatives of Pennsylvania’s community banks and credit unions, as well as Banking Secretary Steven Kaplan, were on hand to talk about various issues affecting Pennsylvania banks and the state of the credit and loan markets. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Mike | Tags: arbitration, banking, Community Education Councils, credit, Finance | Category: House Children and Youth, House Commerce, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Comments are closed | Share:
House Commerce met this morning to hear from representatives of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. CEOs of the various institutes located throughout the state offered update on their work, and detailed some of their greater success stories. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Mike | Tags: ARRA, Ben Franklin Institutes | Category: House Children and Youth, House Commerce, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Comments are closed | Share:
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