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.
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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 House Consumer Affairs Committee held a public hearing on Act 129, or HB 2200, of 2008. The committee heard from the PUC, Consumer Advocate, PECO, UGI Gas, Energy Association and American Council for Energy Efficient Economy. For the most part the testifiers agreed implementation of the act is going well, however concerns were raised about the need to step up consumer education and the costs to utilities. Look for the complete story in the Capitol Toolbox this afternoon. Posted by Kim | Tags: disadvantaged businesses, drilling, electricity | Category: House Commerce, House Consumer Affairs, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Comments are closed | Share:
The committee met to consider one bill. SB 170 was unanimously reported as committed. The House Consumer Affairs Committee met to consider two bills. HR 311 was reported as committed and HB 1431 was reported with an amendment to update it to conform with federal law. There was little to no discussion on both bills. Look for the complete story in the Capitol Toolbox later this morning. Posted by Kim | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Commerce, House Consumer Affairs | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Consumer Affairs Committee met to consider six bills. HB 453 and HB 650 were referred to the Urban Affairs Committee; HB 194 and HB 1128 were reported as committed; and HB 1342 and HB 744 were reported as amended. Rep. Petrarca briefly debated HB 744, which authorizes a DSIC for natural gas and transfers ownership of lateral lines to the utility, among other items, raising concerns that the transfer of ownership constitutes a taking without compensation. Look for the complete story in the Capitol Toolbox later this afternoon. Posted by Kim | Tags: DSIC, libraries, natural gas, stapleton, wastewater | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Commerce, House Consumer Affairs | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Consumer Affairs Committee met this morning to discuss legislation that proposes, among other items, to authorize natural gas companies to charge a distribution systems improvement charge (DSIC) to accelerate infrastructure replacement. The committee heard testimony from the Energy Association, natural gas companies and AFL-CIO in support of the legislation highlighting the benefits consumers will reap; however industrial users, the consumer advocate and other testifiers spoke against the need for an additional charge when utilities are already required to make these upgrades. Posted by Kim | Tags: DSIC, libraries, natural gas | Category: House Commerce, House Consumer Affairs, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | 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:
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