LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Bill Status Report
07-30-2010 - 16:53:40


Track: PNA Watch List   

HB 223   Baker, M
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary & Judicial Procedure) providing for action for release of confidential birth information.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0228 
Bill History: 02-02-09 H Filed
02-03-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

HB 560   Beyer
Amends Title 37 (Historical & Museums) further providing for documents.
Companions: HB 2608 (Refiled from 07R Session)
Position: Support
Printer Number(s): P0609 
Bill History: 02-18-09 H Filed
02-23-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

HB 605   Kauffman
Amends the Right-to-Know Law, providing for requests for public records of the Department of Corrections; and further providing for extension of time.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0661 
Bill History: 02-23-09 H Filed
02-24-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

HB 607   Kauffman
Amends The Second Class Township Code, further providing for competitive bidding of contracts.
Companions: HB 456 (Refiled from 07R Session)
Position: Neutral
Remarks: The bill is drawn to include compromise language negotiated by PNA in 2005; other 'bid-limit' and telephonic quotes bills at higher levels do not reflect that language.
Printer Number(s): P0663 
Bill History: 02-23-09 H Filed
02-24-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Local Government

HB 677   Scavello
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices) adding a definition of "community paper of mass dissemination"; further providing for legal advertising.
Companions: HB 1876 (Identical)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0750 
Bill History: 04-21-09 H Tabled in Committee for Public hearing to b...House Judiciary
05-14-09 H Hearing set for 10:00 a.m., Room G-50, Irvi...House Judiciary
05-14-09 H Public hearing held in committee House Judiciary

HB 704   Sturla
Amends Public School Code, in reimbursement, further providing for definitions; & providing for special education funding for student achievement & instruction for eligible students & for accountability to Commonwealth taxpayers.
Companions: SB 940 (Identical)
Position: Neutral
Remarks: Potential School Code vehicle for mandate waiver reenactment- monitor.
Printer Number(s): P1651  P2375  P3778  P3963 
Bill History: 06-23-10 H Rep. Eachus motions to Proceed to final consideration of HB fdocs/billinfo/bill_votes.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=00704" target="Email">(Vote: Y:172/N: 26)
704 fdocs/billinfo/bill_votes.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=00704" target="Email">(Vote: Y:172/N: 26)
06-23-10 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:173/N: 25)
06-24-10 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Education

HB 712   Taylor, J
Act providing for the creation of land banks for the conversion of vacant or tax-delinquent properties into productive use.
Companions: HB 1774 (Refiled from 07R Session)
SB 1187 (Identical)
Position: Amend-Monitor
Printer Number(s): P0791  P3953  P4003 
Bill History: 06-29-10 H Third consideration
06-29-10 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:190/N: 8)
07-01-10 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Urban Affairs and Housing

HB 795   McIlvaine Smith
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices), in legal advertising, further providing for additional publication in legal journals; and providing for electronic publication of legal advertising.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0911 
Bill History: 07-08-09 H Passed over in committee House Commerce
07-17-09 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m., Room 205, Ryan O...House Commerce
07-16-09 H Removed from meeting agenda for 7/17/09 House Commerce

HB 880   Cutler
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers) further providing for executive sessions.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0993 
Bill History: 03-11-09 H Filed
03-11-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

HB 1193   Swanger
Amends the Right-to-Know Law further providing for exceptions for public records.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1421 
Bill History: 04-02-09 H Filed
04-03-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

HB 1324   Josephs
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers) further providing for open meetings, for executive sessions, for General Assembly meetings covered and for penalty; and making a related repeal.
Position: Monitor-Opposed
Remarks: House amendments added a "security" exemption objectionable to PNA, rendering the increased fine of dubious value.
Printer Number(s): P1584  P1829  P3320  P3376 
Bill History: 03-16-10 H Third consideration
03-16-10 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:172/N: 24)
03-18-10 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate State Government

HB 1416   Evans, D
Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative & Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt & the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010.
Position: Neutral
Printer Number(s): P1738  P2433  P2487  P2772 
Bill History: 10-09-09 G In the hands of the Governor
10-19-09 G Last day for Governor's action
10-09-09 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 10A)

HB 1591   Baker, M
Amends the Right-to-Know Law further providing for the definition of "local agency."
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1972 
Bill History: 06-01-09 H Filed
06-02-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

HB 1667   Hanna
Amends the Right-to-Know Law, in procedure, further providing for exceptions for public records.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P2108  P2519 
Bill History: 09-11-09 H Set on the Tabled Calendar
09-11-09 H Removed from the table
09-11-09 H Rereferred to House Appropriations

HB 1756   Creighton
Amends Titles 15 (Corporations & Unincorporated Assns) & 54 (Names) defining "official notice"; requiring the Dept of State to est a website; further providing for the definitions, for ads & for fictitious name regis; & editorial change.
Companions: HB 1608 (Refiled from 07R Session)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P2233 
Bill History: 06-19-09 H Filed
06-22-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Commerce

HB 1757   Creighton
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices) providing for electronic publication of legal notices.
Companions: HB 1609 (Refiled from 07R Session)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P2234 
Bill History: 09-11-09 H Set on the Tabled Calendar
09-11-09 H Removed from the table
09-11-09 H Rereferred to House Appropriations

HB 1876   Hornaman
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices) further providing for level of advertising rates and for establishment and change of advertising rates; and providing for additional publication on Internet websites.
Companions: HB 677 (Identical)
Position: Our Package
Remarks: House Judiciary amendment to this bill consists of PNA negotiated compromise; bill tracking system 'identical' notation refers to the bill's first printer's number, only.
Printer Number(s): P2485  P2540  P2916 
Bill History: 11-17-09 H Third consideration
11-17-09 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:127/N: 62)
02-08-10 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate State Government

HB 1944   Roebuck
Amends the Public School Code providing for confidentiality of home addresses of school employees.
Companions: SB 993 (Identical)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P2598 
Bill History: 12-16-09 H Set on the Tabled Calendar
12-16-09 H Removed from the table
12-16-09 H Rereferred to House Appropriations

HB 1957   DePasquale
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) & 42 (Judiciary) further providing for harassment; and providing for peace orders.
Position: Amend-Opposed
Printer Number(s): P2689 
Bill History: 09-22-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Judiciary
02-24-10 H Meeting set for 11:00 a.m., Room G-50, Irvi...House Judiciary
02-24-10 H Public hearing held in committee House Judiciary

HB 1979   Benninghoff
Amends The County Code further providing for requests for examinations and reports and for official records of coroner.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P2660 
Bill History: 09-14-09 H Filed
09-14-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Local Government

HB 2082   Bishop
Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) extensively revising provisions on adoption; and making repeals.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P2897 
Bill History: 11-10-09 H Filed
11-12-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Children and Youth

HB 2279   Evans, D
Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative & Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, for public debt & the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.
Printer Number(s): P3259  P3277  P4032 
Bill History: 06-30-10 G In the hands of the Governor
07-10-10 G Last day for Governor's action
07-06-10 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 1A)

HB 2499   Miller
Amends the Public School Code, in education empowerment, further providing for mandate waiver program and for expiration.
Position: Opposed
Remarks: Over the last year PDE has permitted dozens of school districts to 'waive' publication of legal notices in newspapers, which PNA considers unlawful. The bill needs an amendment to specifically prohibit such actions.
Printer Number(s): P3771 
Bill History: 05-21-10 H Filed
05-21-10 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Education

HB 2519   Roebuck
Amends Public School Code providing for 2009 ARRA & certified safety committees; further providing for actual cost of tuition & maintenance of certain exceptional children in the 4 chartered schools for deaf & blind, etc. & making repeal.
Position: Neutral
Remarks: Potential vehicle for mandate waiver reenactment language.
Printer Number(s): P3751 
Bill History: 06-23-10 H Reported as committed from House Education
06-23-10 H First consideration
06-23-10 H Rereferred to House Rules

HB 2652   Adolph
Amends Right-to-Know Law further providing for definitions, for written requests and for fee limitations.
Position: Amend-Opposed
Printer Number(s): P4109 
Bill History: 07-14-10 H Filed
07-14-10 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

SB 1   Browne
Act establishing the Legislative Fiscal Office and providing for its powers and duties; and making a related repeal.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P1043  P1303 
Bill History: 07-20-09 H Received in the House and referred to House Finance
02-16-10 H Discussed in budget hearing with Dept. of R...Senate Appropriations
Budget Office tions
03-08-10 H Discussed in Senate Government Management &...Other Meetings and Hearings
Commisssion hearing nd Hearings

SB 6   Brubaker
Act establishing the Pennsylvania Commission on Stimulus Accountability; and providing for review and monitoring of funding being disbursed or made available to PA under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P0682  P0940  P0995 
Bill History: 06-01-09 S Third consideration
06-01-09 S Final Passage (Vote: Y: 48/N: 0)
06-03-09 H Received in the House and referred to House State Government

SB 70   Piccola
Amends the Tax Reform Code, in sales and use tax, further providing for definitions and for exclusions from tax.
Position: Opposed
Remarks: The bill would subject the sale of newspapers to the PA Sales and Use Tax. PNA opposes.
Printer Number(s): P0058 
Bill History: 01-29-09 S Filed
01-29-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

SB 101   Smucker
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers) further providing for a penalty.
Position: Support
Printer Number(s): P0178 
Bill History: 06-01-09 S Third consideration
06-01-09 S Final Passage (Vote: Y: 48/N: 1)
06-03-09 H Received in the House and referred to House State Government

SB 107   Pileggi
Act requiring the posting of certain governmental salary information on the Internet.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P0081  P1304  P1314 
Bill History: 07-16-09 S Over in Senate
08-03-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar
08-03-09 S Laid on the table

SB 163   Tomlinson
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers), in open meetings, further providing for executive sessions.
Position: Amend-Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0133 
Bill History: 02-02-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Government
01-26-10 S Meeting set for 12:30 p.m., Room 8E-B, East...Senate State Government
01-26-10 S Passed over in committee Senate State Government

SB 211   Folmer
Amends the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act further providing for definitions, for prize limits, insured games, limited sales, for recordkeeping, location use for small games of chance, prize limitations and for advertising.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P0217  P0790  P1414 
Bill History: 09-24-09 S Second consideration
10-05-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar
10-05-09 S Laid on the table

SB 242   Tomlinson
Amends an act re confidentiality of Social Security numbers; and making a related repeal," further providing for title of act; extending privacy provisions to certain confidential individual info; & further providing for applicability.
Companions: SB 149 (Refiled from 07R Session)
Position: Amend-Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0247 
Bill History: 02-19-09 S Filed
02-19-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Communications and Technology

SB 250   Corman
Amends the Public School Code, in education empowerment, further providing for mandate waiver program and for expiration.
Companions: SB 1596 (Refiled from 07R Session)
Position: Opposed
Remarks: Bill needs an amendment to prohibit school districts from "waiving" public notices under Dept of Ed authority.
Printer Number(s): P0254  P2038 
Bill History: 06-08-10 S First consideration
06-28-10 S Set on the Senate Calendar
06-28-10 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations

SB 419   Robbins
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notice) further providing for additional publication in legal journals; and providing for electronic publication of legal advertising.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0420 
Bill History: 05-14-09 S Discussed in Committee House Judiciary
05-14-09 S Discussed in public hearing re legal advert...House Judiciary
06-09-09 S Discussed in public hearing House Commerce

SB 441   Vance
Amends Public School Code, in school districts, further providing for State report card; providing for value-added assessment system & for school report card; & in education empowerment further providing for boards of control & expiration.
Position: Neutral
Remarks: Potential vehicle for mandate waiver reenactment.
Printer Number(s): P0445  P1075  P1896  P1949  P2002 
Bill History: 05-26-10 H Rep. Grell & Rep. Delozier Motion to reconsider vote on fdocs/billinfo/bill_votes.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=00441" target="Email">(Vote: Y:192/N: 0)
concurrence in Senate Amendments to House Amendments as fdocs/billinfo/bill_votes.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=00441" target="Email">(Vote: Y:192/N: 0)
Amended fdocs/billinfo/bill_votes.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=00441" target="Email">(Vote: Y:192/N: 0)
05-26-10 H Concurred in Senate Amendments to House Amendments as fdocs/billinfo/bill_votes.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=00441" target="Email">(Vote: Y:151/N: 40)
Amended fdocs/billinfo/bill_votes.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=00441" target="Email">(Vote: Y:151/N: 40)
06-07-10 S Received as amended in Senate and rereferred Senate Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 637   Kasunic
Act providing for workplace health & safety standards for public employees; for powers & duties of Secretary of Labor & Industry; est. the PA Occupational Safety & Health Review Board; for workplace inspections; & for penalties.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P0692 
Bill History: 03-19-09 S Filed
03-19-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Labor and Industry

SB 697   Orie
Act requiring reports by certain recipients of public funds for economic development; and providing for powers and duties of the Department of Community and Economic Development.
Position: Amend-Support
Printer Number(s): P0777 
Bill History: 03-27-09 S Filed
03-27-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Dev

SB 850   Corman
Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative & Judicial Departments, the public debt & the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.
Position: Neutral
Printer Number(s): P0953 
Bill History: 10-08-09 S Removed from the table
10-19-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar
10-19-09 S Laid on the table

SB 851   Pileggi
Amends the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act, providing for an exemption from the Right-to-Know Law.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1140  P1242 
Bill History: 07-07-09 S Third consideration
07-07-09 S Final Passage (Vote: Y: 47/N: 1)
07-09-09 H Received in the House and referred to House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Prepared.

SB 872   Baker, L
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary), in juvenile matters, further providing for conduct of hearings.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P1107 
Bill History: 06-05-09 S Filed
06-05-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Judiciary

SB 890   White, M
Amends the Public School Code providing for disclosure of secondary school athletics equity.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P1060  P2039 
Bill History: 06-08-10 S First consideration
06-21-10 S Set on the Senate Calendar
06-21-10 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations

SB 949   Baker, L
Act establishing a joint legislative, executive and judicial commission on juvenile justice.
Companions: HB 1648 (Identical)
Position: Support
Printer Number(s): P1141  P1228 
Bill History: 07-06-09 S Third consideration
07-06-09 S Final Passage (Vote: Y: 49/N: 0)
07-07-09 H Received in the House and referred to House Judiciary

SB 993   Piccola
Amends the Public School Code, providing for confidentiality of home addresses of school employees.
Companions: HB 1944 (Identical)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1252 
Bill History: 08-24-09 S Removed from the table
09-24-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar
09-24-09 S Laid on the table

SB 1042   Browne
Amends The Fiscal Code further providing for investment, State depositories, requisitions; audits & transfers, education tax credits, etc.; for PEMA, Judicial Computer System; State Gaming Fund, Tobacco Settlement Fund and the budget.
Position: Neutral
Remarks: The bill makes 3 changes with regard to public notices: raising the dollar amount below which Treasury need not advertise unclaimed property, but requiring public notices and advertising for Marcellus Shale auction and potential closing of State Police Barracks.
Printer Number(s): P1331  P1465  P2141 
Bill History: 07-03-10 G In the hands of the Governor
07-13-10 G Last day for Governor's action
07-06-10 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 46 )

SB 1048   Dinniman
Amends the Public School Code further providing for mandate waiver program.
Position: Amend-Monitor
Remarks: THe bills needs an amendment to specify that public notice may not be "waived" under the Mandate Waiver Program.
Printer Number(s): P1340 
Bill History: 07-23-09 S Filed
07-23-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Education

SB 1081   Mellow
Act providing for confidentiality of information for public officials and employees.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1404 
Bill History: 09-17-09 S Filed
09-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Government

SB 1091   Vance
Amends the County Code, in sheriff and coroner, further providing for official records of coroner.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1444 
Bill History: 01-27-10 S Third consideration
01-27-10 S Final Passage (Vote: Y: 47/N: 2)
01-29-10 H Received in the House and referred to House Local Government

SB 1266   Eichelberger
Act reenacting and amending The Third Class City Code.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1749 
Bill History: 03-10-10 S Filed
03-10-10 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Local Government


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