LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Bill Status Report
07-03-2009 - 16:57:50


Track: PNA Watch List   

HB 23   O'Brien, M
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) in general provisions, providing for binding ballot question; and, in licenses, further providing for location of Category 2 slot machine license.
Position: Neutral
Printer Number(s): P0022 
Bill History: 01-12-09 H Filed
01-26-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Gaming Oversight

HB 72   Marsico
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses) providing for applicability to providers outside PA; & further providing for investigative disclosure or use of contents of wire, electronic or oral communications or derivative evidence.
Position: Neutral
Printer Number(s): P0054 
Bill History: 07-06-09 H Set on the House Voting Schedule
07-06-09 H Set on the House Calendar
07-06-09 H Set on the House Voting Schedule

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.
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 712   Taylor, J
Act providing for the conversion of vacant or tax-delinquent properties into productive use.
Companions: HB 1774 (Refiled from 07R Session)
Position: Amend-Monitor
Printer Number(s): P0791 
Bill History: 04-22-09 H Passed over in committee House Urban Affairs
05-28-09 H Hearing set for 1:30 p.m., PA Convention Ce...House Urban Affairs
05-28-09 H Public hearing held in committee House Urban Affairs

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: 06-23-09 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m., Room G-50, Irvis...House Commerce
06-16-09 H Discussed in Committee House Commerce
06-18-09 H Removed from agenda for 6/23/09 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) in open meetings, further providing for penalty.
Position: Monitor-Support
Remarks: State Gov. Committee amended the bill to remove language pertaining to 'safety and security' objectionable to PNA; the sponsor hopes to craft related language "acceptable to all parties" for consideration by the House. PNA objects to such in absence of other needed improvements in the Open Meetings Law.
Printer Number(s): P1584  P1829 
Bill History: 05-12-09 H Removed from the table
05-12-09 H Rereferred to House Appropriations
07-06-09 H Set on the House Voting Schedule

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 
Bill History: 05-21-09 H Discussed in public hearing on FY 2009-10 b...House Appropriations
06-10-09 H Discussed at hearing on PA hospital financi...Senate Democratic Policy Committee
06-25-09 H Resolution to discharge committee

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 
Bill History: 06-10-09 H Filed
06-12-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

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: 06-30-09 H Reported as committed from House Judiciary
06-30-09 H First consideration
06-30-09 H Rereferred to House Rules

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 
Bill History: 06-17-09 S First consideration
06-22-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar
06-22-09 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations

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 
Bill History: 07-02-09 S Reported as committed from Senate State Government
07-02-09 S First consideration
07-06-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar

SB 235   Wozniak
Amends the Flood Control Law, providing for purpose & definitions; for plans, proceedings, for powers & duties of Dept. of Environmental Protection, for eminent domain, flood control works & financing, & editorial changes.
Companions: SB 1408 (Refiled from 07R Session)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0240 
Bill History: 06-16-09 S First consideration
06-30-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar
06-30-09 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations

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 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 621   Folmer
Act relating to compliance with the Federal REAL ID Act of 2005.
Companions: SB 1220 (Refiled from 07R Session)
Position: Amend-Monitor
Printer Number(s): P0710  P1212 
Bill History: 06-23-09 S Over in Senate
06-24-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar
06-24-09 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations

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: 06-26-09 H Discussed in teleconfernece by PA School Funding Campaign
06-29-09 H Discussed in Governor's press conference
06-30-09 H Discussed at public hearing on PA State Pol...Senate Law and Justice

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: Monitor-Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1140  P1242 
Bill History: 07-01-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar
07-01-09 S Second consideration
07-06-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar

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 
Bill History: 05-27-09 S Filed
05-27-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Education

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: 06-29-09 S Voted favorably from committee as amended Senate Appropriations
06-29-09 S Reported as amended Senate Appropriations
07-06-09 S Set on the Senate Calendar


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