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News
- Senate Approves Judy Ward’s Voter Verification Constitutional Amendment June 23, 2021
- Senate Special Committee Releases Report on Election Reforms June 14, 2021
- Sen. Brooks Bill to Re-Examine Costly Regulations Passes Senate May 26, 2021
- Senate President Pro Tempore Corman, Speaker Cutler Unveil New Transparency, Ethical Standards for Lobbyists May 17, 2021
- Langerholc Supports New Protections for Sexual Abuse Survivors Including Statute of Limitations Reforms November 20, 2019
- Senate Passes Statute of Limitations Child Sexual Abuse Reform Package November 20, 2019
- Bartolotta Touts Responsible Increase in Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage November 20, 2019
- Corman Votes to Make Online Training Available to Firefighters November 18, 2019
- Leaders Join Together to Accomplish Statute of Limitations Child Sexual Abuse Reform Package November 18, 2019
- DiSanto Nonprofit Security Grant Program Becomes Law November 7, 2019
- Mastriano: PA Senate GOP Action Leads to Roll-back of Federal Regulations Limiting Foster Care & Adoption Opportunities November 1, 2019
- Senate Committee Passes Langerholc’s Legislation To Return Johnstown Flood Tax Dollars to Area October 30, 2019
- Senate Unanimously Supports Martin Bill to Reauthorize PA Health Care Cost Containment Council October 30, 2019
- Corman: Senate Approves Comprehensive Modernizations to State Election Laws October 29, 2019
- Senate Votes to Expand PLCB Permits to Local Charitable Groups October 23, 2019
- Martin’s Ballot Modernization Bill Earns Senate Approval October 22, 2019
- Senate Approves Bill to Strengthen Oversight of Proposed Government Regulations October 22, 2019
- Scarnati Legislation to Repurpose PA’s Lieutenant Governor’s Residence for Veterans & Active Military Passes Committee September 24, 2019
- Martin and Argall Introduce Bill Creating Work Requirements for Able-Bodied Medicaid Recipients September 10, 2019
- Senate Republican Leaders Slam Gov. Wolf’s Veto of Bipartisan Election Code Bill July 5, 2019
- 28 Senators to Fetterman: Your Dereliction of Duty has Scarred the Institution of the Senate July 2, 2019
- Senate Sends Voting Machine Funding Legislation to the Governor’s Desk for Signature June 27, 2019
- General Assembly Passes Gordner Voting Machine Legislation June 27, 2019
- Senate Judiciary Committee Examines Probation and Parole Reform June 26, 2019
- Senate Approves Vehicle Emissions Testing Reform Package June 26, 2019
- Senate Approves Vogel Bill to Delay Costly Vehicle Inspection Mandate June 25, 2019
- Senate Approves Vogel Bill to Create Panel to Review, Update Election Laws June 25, 2019
- Senate Approves Stefano and Martin Election Cost Savings Measure June 25, 2019
- Committee Approves Bill to Create Panel to Review, Update Election Laws June 18, 2019
- Senate approves bill to extend prudent person investment standard for the State Treasurer June 12, 2019
- Senate Approves New Phase of Criminal Justice Reforms June 5, 2019
- Senate Panel Approves Legislation Setting Commonsense Spending Limits on State Government June 5, 2019
- Op-ed: Taxpayer Protection Act Sets PA Up for Further Economic Success June 3, 2019
- Bartolotta, Advocacy Groups to Speak Out in Favor of Taxpayer Protection Act May 31, 2019
- Scarnati Continues Push for Open Primaries in Pennsylvania May 16, 2019
- Scarnati Will Introduce Legislation to Sell PA’s Lieutenant Governor’s Residence May 9, 2019
- Senate Panel Approves Martin’s Election Cost-Savings Measure May 7, 2019
- Senate approves bill to reform how the lieutenant governor is elected April 29, 2019
- DiSanto Bill Stripping Public Pensions for Felonies Becomes Law March 28, 2019
- Aument Proposes Fair Judicial Districts Legislation April 9, 2018
- Baker Bill Would Aid Disabled Voters March 28, 2018
- Aument and Schwank Seek Tougher Penalties for SNAP Fraud March 27, 2018
- Senate approves lieutenant governor reform legislation March 20, 2018
- Senate State Government Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Redistricting Legislation March 20, 2018
- Senate Appropriations Committee approves lieutenant governor reform legislation March 19, 2018
- Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Public Hearings on Pending Criminal Justice Reforms March 14, 2018
- Martin Proposes Reforms to Property Tax Collection System February 15, 2018
- Folmer, Vulakovich Introduce Civil Service Reform February 12, 2018
- DiSanto Bill Expanding Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act Approved by Senate January 30, 2018
- Senate Declines to Take Action on Gov. Wolf’s Nominee to Head Labor & Industry January 30, 2018
- Wagner, DiSanto and Brooks Propose to Count, Cap, Cut State Regulations January 25, 2018
- Wagner Launches ‘Scissors Out’ Website to Identify Excessive Regulations January 3, 2018
Legislation
- Act 5 of 2017 (Corman) reforms state public pensions to save more than $5 billion and shield taxpayers from $20 billion or more in additional liabilities.
- Act 13 of 2017(Folmer) reforms state law regarding the seizure and forfeiture of property.
- Act 28 of 2017 (Gordner) stipulates that township supervisors shall not hold any other elective township office or appointed position in the township that is prohibited by state law.
- Act 29 of 2017 (Aument) creates an independent Office of Inspector General and gives Pennsylvania’s top fraud, waste and abuse investigator more authority.
- Senate Bill 6 (Regan) establishes the Public Assistance Integrity Act to eradicate waste, fraud, and abuse within the state Public Welfare Code.
- Senate Bill 166 (Eichelberger) prevents the taxpayer-funded collection of money for government union political activity.
- Senate Bill 169 (Laughlin) requires lobbyists to register and file reports electronically through a computerized system developed by the Pennsylvania Department of State.
- Senate Bill 170 (Rafferty) requires comprehensive reform measures at the Delaware River Port Authority.
- Senate Bill 181 (Mensch) implements Performance Based Budgeting to require justification of state government spending.
- Senate Bill 522 and Senate Bill 523 (Greenleaf) merge the Department of Corrections and the Board of Probation and Parole as the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
- Senate Bill 529 (Wagner) provides those with low-level, nonviolent criminal records a mechanism to have their record sealed from public view.
- Senate Bill 561 (DiSanto) requires the approval of the General Assembly and the Governor for all new regulations with an economic impact or cost exceeding $1 million to the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, and the private sector.
- House Bill 1285 proposes to amend the state constitution to increase the allowable homestead exclusion to 100 percent to effectively eliminate school property taxes.
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