PA House Agenda for April 2 - 4

The following information is a rundown of what area lawmakers will discuss in Harrisburg this week. Bill numbers will be used to identify the legislation being considered either in committee or on the House floor. The bills, sponsors and summaries are posted below.

Tuesday, April 3

Committee Meetings/Hearings

AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES, 9:30 a.m., Room B-31, Main Capitol Building
Informational meeting with the Secretary of Aging, the Secretary of Revenue, and the Lottery Director to discuss the PA Lottery.

LABOR AND INDUSTRY, 9:30 a.m., Room 60, East Wing
SB 1141 (Sen. Charles McIlhinney, R-Bucks/Montgomery):  Defines “relocated manufactured home” and requires the Department of Community and Economic Development to promulgate regulations regarding installation and safety requirements for relocated manufactured homes.

TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 9:30 a.m., Room 39, East Wing
Informational meeting to hear a presentation from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

STATE GOVERNMENT, 10 a.m., Room 205, Ryan Office Building
HR 49 (Rep. RoseMarie Swanger, R-Lebanon):  Resolution re-affirming Pennsylvania’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

JUDICIARY, 10 a.m., Room G-50, Irvis Office Building
HB 1521 (Rep. Kate Harper, R-Montgomery):  Establishes the possession of a vehicle with false compartments with the intent to utilize the compartments for illegal purposes as a misdemeanor of the first degree; establishes the design and construction of such a vehicle compartment as a second-degree misdemeanor; and provides for license suspension upon conviction and forfeiture of the vehicle.
HB 2285 (Rep. Sheryl Delozier, R-Cumberland):  Increases the threshold for court approval of a custodial account of a minor from $25,000 to $50,000.
HB 1015 (Rep. Scott Perry, R-Cumberland/York):  Establishes the possession of a tobacco product by a minor as a summary offense, punishable by up to 75 hours of community service, completion of a tobacco use prevention/cessation program, a fine of up to $200, and/or a 30-day suspension of driving privileges.
SB 775 (Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-Chester/Delaware):  Comprehensive reform regarding the collection, analysis, and use of DNA samples in the PA State Police DNA identification system that includes expanding the list of eligible criminal offenses for which DNA testing is required and requiring the immediate expungement of the DNA records of exonerated individuals.

HEALTH, Call of the Chair, Room G-50, Irvis Office Building
HB 1948 (Rep. Tim Krieger, R-Westmoreland):  Creates the Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Management Program within the Department of Public Welfare to promulgate rules and regulations regarding acceptable purchases and to establish oversight in order to ensure proper use of the benefit program.
HR 523 (Rep. Karen Boback, R-Columbia/Luzerne/Wyoming):  Memorializes the Congress of the United States in its health care reform decisions to apply the American Cancer Society's guidelines for prostate cancer screening.

Session

On Tuesday the House will meet at 11 a.m. for legislative business.

Votes on Second Consideration

HB 1588 (Rep. Dan Moul, R-Adams/Franklin):  Allows Adams County to impose a maximum hotel room tax of 5 percent and provides for the distribution of revenue.

HB 1749 (Rep. Edward Staback, D-Lackawanna/Wayne):  Allows Lackawanna County to impose a maximum hotel room tax of 7 percent and alters the allocation of the tax revenue to provide at least 40 percent to the county’s designated tourist promotion agency and not more than 60 percent to the county.

HB 1478 (Rep. Curt Sonney, R-Erie):  Allows Erie County to impose a maximum hotel room tax of 7 percent.

HB 1839 (Rep. Rick Mirabito, D-Lycoming):  Bridge re-designation: the Lance Corporal Abram Howard Memorial Bridge.

HB 2244 (Rep. Sandra Major, R-Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming):  Creates the Watershed Disaster Reconstruction Act of 2012 to allocate $1.3 million to the governor for payment of the Commonwealth’s share necessary to secure federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service for stream restoration.

SB 375 (Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-Chester/Delaware):  Prohibits municipal authorities from making financial expenditures for any purpose other than a service or project directly related to the mission of the authority and establishes a cause of action in the court of common pleas for any ratepayer to the authority.

HR 223 (Rep. Dan Truitt, R-Chester):  Urges the U.S. Congress to reexamine the Federal Unemployment Tax Act as it relates to corporate officers.

Votes on Third Consideration

HB 3 (Rep. Rick Geist, R-Blair)
HB 153 (Rep. Sam Smith)
HB 1762 (Rep. Stephen Barrar)
HB 1891 (Rep. Ron Marsico)
HB 1898 (Rep. Gary Haluska)
HB 1906 (Rep. Mike Hanna)
HB 1908 (Rep. Nicholas Micozzie)
HB 1909 (Rep. Will Tallman)
HB 2116 (Rep. Will Tallman)
HB 2242 (Rep. Matt Baker)
HB 2243 (Rep. Scott Hutchinson)
SB 354 (Sen. Mike Folmer)
SB 539 (Sen. John Rafferty)
SB 817 (Sen. Lisa Baker)

Wednesday, April 4

Committee Meetings/Hearings

TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 9 a.m., Room B-31, Main Capitol Buildin
Public hearing on HB 2056 (Rep. Jerry Stern, R-Blair): Creates the Pennsylvania Tourism Commission as an independent state agency.

STATE GOVERNMENT, 9:30 a.m., Room G-50, Irvis Office Building
Informational meeting to hear presentations regarding the State Employees’ Retirement System and the Public School Employees’ Retirement System.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY and FINANCE, 10 a.m., Room 205, Ryan Office Building
Joint informational meeting to gain a perspective on the impact small streams may have in contributing to flooding conditions in the Commonwealth.

VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, 10 a.m., Room 60, East Wing
HR 542 (Rep. Matthew Smith, D-Allegheny):  Endorses the construction of an underground learning facility at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
HB 2168 (Rep. Nicholas Miccarelli, R-Delaware):  Increases the active duty pay for PA National Guard personnel from $75 per day to $100 per day.
HB 2199 (Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery):  Establishes driving past, around, or through a sign or traffic control device closing a road or highway due to either existing or potential hazardous conditions as a summary offense, punishable by not more than $500 if emergency response vehicles are utilized during the violation or the suspension of driving privileges if the vehicle becomes disabled.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, 10:30 a.m., Room 39, East Wing
SB 342 (Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, R-Bucks/Montgomery):  Increases the per diem allowance for members of the State Board of Occupational Therapy from $30 to $60; requires occupational therapists to maintain $1 million in professional liability insurance; and creates an impaired professionals program.
Reg. 16A-4933:  Expands the State Board of Medicine’s regulations relating to prescribing, administering and dispensing controlled substances to include butalbital, carisoprodol, and tramadol hydrochloride and agents in which these drugs are an active ingredient.

Session

On Wednesday the House will meet at 11 a.m. for legislative business.

Votes on Second Consideration

HB 2150 (Rep. Dave Reed)

Votes on Third Consideration

HB 1588 (Rep. Dan Moul)
HB 1749 (Rep. Edward Staback)
HB 1478 (Rep. Curt Sonney)
HB 1839 (Rep. Rick Mirabito)
HB 2244 (Rep. Sandra Major)
SB 375 (Sen. Dominic Pileggi)