Nov. 16, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Marcy Toepel (R- Montgomery) has been elected to serve as Republican Caucus chairwoman of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2016-17 legislative session.
Nov. 16, 2016 /
HARRISBURG– State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today was re-elected by his peers in the House Republican Caucus to serve a second term as chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee for the upcoming 2017-18 session.
Nov. 16, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bryan Cutler (R-Peach Bottom) has been re-elected by his House Republican colleagues to serve as the Republican Caucus whip of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2017-18 legislative session.
Nov. 15, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) has been elected majority chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, which is charged with passing legislation related to state government spending and evaluating the fiscal impact of individual bills. During the 2015-16 session, Saylor served as majority chairman of the House Education Committee and was elected majority whip for the 2013-14 session, the highest-ranking position achieved by any York County Republican in state government.
Nov. 15, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) today was elected by his colleagues in the House Republican Caucus to serve as the new chairman of the Appropriations Committee and as a member of the Republican leadership team. The position had been held by Rep. Bill Adolph (R-Montgomery) since 2010. Adolph did not seek re-election and is retiring at the end of this legislative session.
Nov. 15, 2016 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Scott Petri (R-Bucks), majority chairman of the bipartisan House Ethics Committee, and Rep. Mark Longietti (D-Mercer), minority chairman, held a public meeting of the committee Monday to vote on proposed changes to House rules beginning with the next legislative session, which convenes in January.
Nov. 15, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kurt A. Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland) was elected to serve as the House Republican Caucus administrator for the 2017-18 legislative session. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Masser and his House colleagues voted for its leadership team for the upcoming session, which will officially begin on Dec. 1.
Nov. 15, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – For the second consecutive time, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) has been elected by her fellow House Republican members to serve as caucus secretary for the upcoming 2017-18 legislative term.
Nov. 15, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dave Reed (R-Indiana) today was once again elected by his colleagues in the House Republican Caucus to serve as majority leader of the House of Representatives for the upcoming legislative session. The session begins Dec. 1, and the Legislature will be sworn-in on Jan. 3.
Nov. 14, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks) and members of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee today held a ceremony in the Ryan Office Building Rotunda commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Civil Air Patrol.
Nov. 14, 2016 /
WHAT: Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will hold a joint public hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee to review emergency preparedness and response measures for natural gas/petroleum pipeline infrastructure across Pennsylvania.
Nov. 09, 2016 /
Majority climbs to 122 members for 2017-18 session
Nov. 04, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 245 which would make several important clarifications to the Local Tax Enabling Act (Act 32 of 2008) to prohibit local school districts and municipalities from imposing double taxation:
Nov. 04, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. James R. Santora (R-Delaware) and Nick Miccarelli (R-Delaware) this morning joined Gov. Tom Wolf at the bill signing for legislation that legalized Uber and Lyft services in Philadelphia and all of the Commonwealth. The two amended the bill’s language to include provisions for people with disabilities and shepherded the bill through the House.
Nov. 04, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation that was ushered through the House by Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon), chairman of the House Labor and Industry Committee, to further stabilize Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation Fund and permit thousands of cyclical workers to regain eligibility for unemployment compensation (UC) benefits.
Nov. 04, 2016 /
New law enables paramedics to assist police in DUI cases
Nov. 04, 2016 /
House Bill 2107 signed today by Gov. Tom Wolf
Nov. 03, 2016 /
Turzai’s historic legislation enables the sale of wine in grocery stores, allows for greater customer convenience
Nov. 03, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – A measure introduced by Rep. David Millard (R-Berwick) that would update Pennsylvania’s restrictions on all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) related to youth riders was signed into law today by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Nov. 03, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced today that his bill to combat truancy and school dropouts has been signed into law by the governor. House Bill 1907, now Act 138, substantially amends the states truancy laws and policies, which had not been fundamentally changed since the early 1990s.