LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Bill Status Report
01-27-2012 - 16:57:14


Track: PNA Watch List   

HB 15   Christiana
Act providing for the establishment of a searchable budget database-driven Internet website detailing certain information concerning taxpayer expenditures and investments.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P0012  P0143  P0531  P2167  P2223 
Bill History: 06-30-11 G In the hands of the Governor
07-10-11 G Last day for Governor's action
06-30-11 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 18 )

HB 108   Grell
Amends Title 62 (Procurement), in general provisions, providing for public access to procurement information.
Companions: HB 2169 (Refiled from 09R Session)
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P0060  P0308 
Bill History: 02-08-11 H Third consideration
02-08-11 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:197/N: 0)
02-09-11 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate State Government

HB 203   Scavello
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices) adding a definition of "community paper of mass dissemination"; and further providing for legal advertising.
Companions: HB 677 (Refiled from 09R Session)
HB 1876 (Refiled from 09R Session)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0155 
Bill History: 01-24-11 H Filed
01-25-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Commerce

HB 298   Godshall
Amends Title 20 (Decedents, Estates & Fiduciaries) providing for autopsies.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0251  P1815  P2704 
Bill History: 11-02-11 H 1 Floor amendment(s) adopted
11-02-11 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:195/N: 0)
11-10-11 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary

HB 364   Swanger
Amends the Right-to-Know Law further providing for exceptions for public records.
Companions: HB 1193 (Refiled from 09R Session)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0329 
Bill History: 01-31-11 H Filed
02-01-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

HB 403   DeLuca
Act providing for a sales and use tax on political advertisements.
Companions: HB 1360 (Refiled from 09R Session)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0369 
Bill History: 02-02-11 H Filed
02-02-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Finance

HB 485   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.
Companions: HB 605 (Refiled from 09R Session)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0440 
Bill History: 02-03-11 H Filed
02-04-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

HB 633   Creighton
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices) providing for electronic publication of legal notices.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0634 
Bill History: 05-19-11 H Hearing set for 11:00 a.m., Room 140 Main C...House Local Government
05-19-11 H Public hearing held in committee House Local Government
05-24-11 H Discussed in committee House Local Government

HB 646   Harper
Amends the act empowering the General Counsel or his designee to issue subpoenas for certain licensing board activities; providing for hearing examiners, etc. further providing for definitions & for civil penalties.
Position: Monitor-Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0647 
Bill History: 02-14-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Professional Licensure
05-03-11 H Hearing set for 10:00 a.m., Room G-50, Irvi...House Professional Licensure
05-03-11 H Public hearing held in committee House Professional Licensure

HB 666   Reichley
Amends the Unsolicited Telecommunication Advertisement Act further prohibiting unsolicited or misleading commercial or electronic mail messages and facsimiles.
Companions: HB 861 (Refiled from 09R Session)
Position: Neutral
Printer Number(s): P0666 
Bill History: 02-14-11 H Filed
02-14-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Consumer Affairs

HB 768   Conklin
Amends Oil & Gas Conservation Law further providing for drilling permits and for well spacing.
Companions: HB 2184 (Refiled from 09R Session)
Position: Support
Printer Number(s): P0790 
Bill History: 02-17-11 H Filed
02-23-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Environmental Resources and Energy

HB 927   Delozier
Act regulating child labor; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Education; imposing penalties; and making a repeal.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P0996 
Bill History: 03-04-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Labor and Industry
08-03-11 H Hearing set for 1:00 p.m., Room 205, Ryan O...House Labor and Industry
08-03-11 H Public hearing held in committee House Labor and Industry

HB 1071   Harper
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers), in open meetings, further providing for executive sessions.
Companions: HB 2757 (Refiled from 09R Session)
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1162 
Bill History: 03-15-11 H Filed
03-15-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

HB 1174   Hackett
Amends Title 35 (Health & Safety), in emergency telephone service, providing for prohibited release of information.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P1280 
Bill History: 06-26-11 H Third consideration
06-26-11 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:193/N: 0)
06-30-11 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Prepared.

HB 1902   Ellis
Amends the Tax Reform Code further providing for report and public information and for tax credit; providing for annual report on tax credits; and repealing provisions relating to report to General Assembly.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P2584 
Bill History: 10-17-11 H Filed
10-19-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Finance

HB 2051   DePasquale
Amends the Right-to-Know Law further defining "Commonwealth agency."
Position: Support
Printer Number(s): P2824 
Bill History: 12-05-11 H Filed
12-06-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government
12-13-11 H Discussed in Press Conference

HB 2066   Benninghoff
Amends the Right-to-Know Law, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and repealing provisions relating to State-related institutions.
Companions: SB 1377 (Identical)
Position: Support
Printer Number(s): P2869 
Bill History: 12-12-11 H Filed
12-12-11 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government
12-13-11 H Discussed in Press Conference

HB 2115   Krieger
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers) further providing for public participation.
Position: Support
Printer Number(s): P2941 
Bill History: 01-05-12 H Filed
01-10-12 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Government

SB 209   White, M
Amends the Public School Code providing for disclosure by school entities of certain interscholastic athletic opportunity information.
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P0562 
Bill History: 02-17-11 S Filed
02-17-11 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Education

SB 247   Pileggi
Amends the Right-to-Know Law further providing for definitions; for PA Interscholastic Athletic Association; for access, requests, record, public record exceptions, for agency response & filings, & for the Office of Open Records.
Position: Amend-Monitor
Printer Number(s): P0229 
Bill History: 04-11-11 S Public hearing cancelled for 4/12/11 Senate State Government
05-03-11 S Hearing set for 10:30 a.m., Hearing Room 1,...Senate State Government
05-03-11 S Public hearing held in committee Senate State Government

SB 470   Argall
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices) further providing for the definition of "publication," for general administration of part, for distribution of publication expenses, for official codification created and for required contractual arrangements.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0465 
Bill History: 02-10-11 S Filed
02-10-11 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Government

SB 551   Erickson
Amends the Right-to-Know Law further providing for definitions, for written requests and for fee limitations.
Companions: HB 2652 (Refiled from 09R Session)
Position: Amend-Monitor
Printer Number(s): P0654 
Bill History: 02-25-11 S Filed
02-25-11 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Government
03-08-11 S Discussed at public hearing Senate State Government

SB 803   Piccola
Amends the Public School Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for publication of notices and proofs of publication.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0832 
Bill History: 04-05-11 S First consideration
04-13-11 S Set on the Senate Calendar
04-13-11 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations

SB 804   Robbins
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices) further providing for additional publication in legal journals; and providing for electronic publication of legal advertising.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0810 
Bill History: 03-08-11 S Filed
03-08-11 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Local Government
05-19-11 S Discussed in public hearing House Local Government

SB 805   Robbins
Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices) further providing for additional publication in legal journals; and providing for electronic publication of legal advertising.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0811 
Bill History: 03-08-11 S Filed
03-08-11 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Local Government
05-19-11 S Discussed in public hearing House Local Government

SB 814   Corman
Amends the Public School Code, in preliminary provisions, providing for mandate waiver program.
Position: Amend-Opposed
Remarks: THe bill reenacts the now-expired "mandate waiver program" under which PA Dept of Ed has allowed school districts to drop print publication of public notices. The bill needs an amendment to prohibit this practice, which PNA is seeking.
Printer Number(s): P0929  P0976 
Bill History: 04-05-11 S First consideration
04-13-11 S Set on the Senate Calendar
04-13-11 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations

SB 864   Costa, J
Amends the Right-to-Know Law further providing for exceptions for public records.
Position: Opposed
Printer Number(s): P0933 
Bill History: 03-28-11 S Filed
03-28-11 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Government

SB 1249   Pileggi
Act apportioning Commonwealth into congress. districts in conformity with constitutional requirements; providing for nom. & elect. of Congressmen; & requiring publication of notice of establishment of congress. districts following Fed census.
Companions: HB 5 (Identical)
Position: Monitor-Support
Printer Number(s): P1520  P1862  P1869 
Bill History: 12-22-11 G In the hands of the Governor
01-01-12 G Last day for Governor's action
12-22-11 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 131 )


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