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5/13/08 - Senate Approves Sen. Robbins' Science in Motion
Bill
5/9/08 - H2O PA Plan Would Fund Critical Infrastructure Needs
5/8/08 - Senate Approves Baker Bill to Improve Review of Child Deaths
5/8/08 - Sen. White Urges BNYM to Honor Commitment
5/8/08 - Senators Unveil Foreclosure Relief and
Affordable Housing Initiative
5/7/08 - Committee Approves Browne Bill to Open
Spending Records
5/7/08 - Senate/House Panel to Hear Testimony on Restructuring PA's Emergency
Response System
5/6/08 - Greenleaf Bill to Strengthen State’s Puppy Lemon Law Clears Committee
5/6/08 - Rhoades Co-Chairs General Assembly Coal Conference
5/6/08 - Bill Allowing Children of Military Personnel to Enroll in PA Cyber
Schools Approved by Committee
5/6/08 - Senator Brubaker Holds Agriculture Committee Meeting
5/2/08 - Senate Approves Earll Bill Consolidating Collection of Earned Income
Taxes at County Level
4/30/08 - Senate Approves Sen. Pileggi's Legislation to Create a Do-Not-Call
List for Political Robo-Calls
4/30/08 - Senate Passes Folmer's Measure Protecting Child Custody Rights of
Deployed Servicemen
4/29/08 - Committee Holds Public Hearing on DPW Pharmaceutical Carve-Out
Proposal
4/29/08 - Measures to Resolve Disputes over Coal Bed Methane Wells, Encourage
Brownfield Redevelopment Agreements Approved by Committee
4/24/08 - Committee to Hold Hearing on DPW Pharmaceutical Carve-Out Proposal
4/23/08 - Sen. Browne Bill Would
Open Spending Records to Public
4/16/08 - Statement of Senator Roger A. Madigan Regarding Gov. Rendell’s Release
of Proposed Terms and Conditions for the Lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
4/15/08 - Senate Appropriations Committee To Hold Public Hearing On Proposed
Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage
4/14/08 - Second Hearing on Health Centers and Care for Low-Income and Uninsured
Pennsylvanians
4/10/08 - Senate Committees Consider Regional Planning,
Services
4/10/08 - Piccola to Unveil Legislation Banning Lobbyist-Paid Gifts &
Hospitality
4/9/08 -
Senate Approves Scarnati Legislation To Deny Public Benefits
to Illegal Aliens
4/9/08 - Committee Exploring Health Centers and Care for Low-Income and
Uninsured Pennsylvanians
4/9/08 -
Senate Approves Regola's Oath of Office Bill
4/9/08 - Finance Committee Approves Tax Credits for Volunteers
4/9/08 -
Corman's Constitutional Change That Alters Lieutenant
Governor Succession Rule Clears Senate
4/9/08 - Pennsylvania Senate Adopts Resolution Encouraging
Pennsylvanians to Participate in the ICE Campaign
4/9/08 -
Rafferty Introduces Bills to Reform Nominating Process For
Various State Boards and Commissions
4/9/08 - Senator Corman: Affordability in Health Care is Key to Greater Access
4/8/08 - Senate Approves Pippy Bill Creating Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement
System
4/8/08 - Senate Approves Sen. Regola's Veterans' Measure
4/8/08 - Senate Labor and Industry Committee Forwards Important Building Code
Reform
4/8/08 - Senate Approves McIlhinney Bill to Aid Social Workers
4/8/08 - Pennsylvania Senate Passes Legislation to Reform State Conservation
Districts
4/8/08 - Joint Hearing on
Multi-Municipal Planning and Shared Services to be Held in
Greensburg
4/8/08 - Senator Orie Leads Harrisburg Rally Calling for Equal Pay for Women
4/7/08 - Senate Panel to Hear Testimony on Bill Authorizing Public-Private
Transportation Partnerships in PA
4/4/08 - Committee to Hold Hearing on Health Centers and Care for Low-Income and
Uninsured Pennsylvanians
4/1/08 -
Sen. Regola's Veterans' Measure Clears Committee
3/31/08 -
Piccola Calls for Gaming Reform
3/28/08 - Senate Republicans Urge House to Consider One-Year Extension to MCare
Abatement Program
3/20/08 - Senator Pileggi: State Should Report Personal Information Breaches
Within One Week
3/18/08 - Senator Eichelberger Introduces 'Child Rapist and
Sexual Predator Detection Act'
3/18/08 - Baker and Waugh Push Tax Credit Bills To Help Volunteer Firefighters
and EMS Workers
3/18/08 - Uninsured Pennsylvanians: Sen. Corman Discusses the Rendell
Administration’s Plan
3/18/08 - Statement of Senator Bob Regola Urging Passage of Lame Duck Session
Amendment
3/17/08 - Senator White Comments on House Democrat Health Care Plan
3/12/08 - Senate Game and Fisheries Committee Examines Deer Management Issues
3/11/08 -
Senate Approves Mortgage Reform Bills
3/11/08 -
Senator Regola Introduces Two Tax Cut Measures
3/4/08 - Senate Appropriations Committee Adds Special Budget Hearing
2/19/08 - Senate Policy Committee to Hold February 21st Hearing on Chesapeake
Bay Tributary Strategy
2/14/08 - One Year After St. Valentine's Day Storm Baker Continues to Push for
Solutions to Emergency Preparedness Problems
2/12/08
- PA Senate Approves Greenleaf Bill to Expand State
Intermediate Punishment Program
2/12/08 - Committee Approves Bills to Expand Military License Sales
2/12/08 - Senate Approves Robbins' Bill Banning Gun Seizures
2/12/08 - Sen. Pileggi's Open Records Bill Sent to Governor
2/12/08 - Senate Panel Endorses Scarnati's Illegal Alien Bill
2/12/08 - Good News on the Horizon for Do Not Call List Subscribers
2/12/08 - Rhoades Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Blight
2/11/08 - Appropriations Committee Approves Mortgage Reform Bills
2/11/08 - Finance Committee OKs Statewide Police Pension Plan
2/11/08 -
Senate Approves Comprehensive Mine Safety Bill
2/11/08 -
Committee Approves Tourist Industry Relief Bill
2/8/08 - Rhoades Announces Measures to Combat Blight
2/6/08
- Senator Wonderling Introduces Legislation to Privatize
Wine and Spirit Stores
2/6/08 - Piccola to Unveil Package Addressing Major Gaming Law Revisions
2/6/08 -
Senate Approves Sen. Browne "Anti-Idling" Legislation
2/4/08 - Senate Approves Piccola Bill Prohibiting Furlough of Commonwealth
Employees
1/31/08 -
Capital Blue Cross: Merger Would End Most Competition
1/30/08 - Senator Pileggi's Open
Records Bill Approved by Senate; Returns to House for
Concurrence
1/30/08 -
Committee Approves Sen. Browne's "Anti-Idling" Legislation
1/29/08 - Senator Pileggi's
Legislation to Add Political Robo-Calls to Do-Not-Call List
Approved by Committee
1/28/08 -
Let's Give Pennsylvania's Military Personnel a Break
1/22/08 - A
Sensible Plan on Alternative Energy and Bio-Fuels
1/17/08 -
Committee Approves Economic Stimulus Bill
1/16/08 -
Rhoades Introduces Measure to Hold the Line on Rising
Tuition Costs
1/16/08 -
Senate Recognizes Jeannette Jayhawks
1/15/08 -
White: Historic Mine Safety Legislation Approved by
Committee - First Comprehensive Update of Mine Safety Law in
Nearly 50 Years
1/15/08 -
Rhoades to Introduce Legislation Limiting Local Government
Assessment Appeals
1/14/08 - Rhoades Introduces the Pennsylvania Home Heating Rebate Program for
Senior Citizens
1/14/08 - Regola Reintroducing Bill Targeting Child Molesters
1/11/08 -
Vance Proposes Third-Party Study of Chesapeake Bay Tributary
Strategy Costs
1/10/08 - Rhoades Introduces Freeze on Home Heating Fuel Cost
1/8/08 - Comprehensive Update of Mine Safety Laws Goes Before Senate
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
1/1/08 - Clock Strikes Twelve for MCARE Abatement
12/20/07 - Senators Madigan, White Praise EPA Decision to Deny California
Vehicle Emissions Waiver
12/18/07 -
Senate Passes Baker Legislation to Secure Emergency
Responder Status for Local Emergency Coordinators
12/13/07 - Op-Ed by Senator Jeffrey E. Piccola: Paving the Way for Reform
12/13/07 -
Senate Approves "Biodiesel Study and Production Incentive
Act"
12/12/07
- Senator Rafferty's Underage Drinking Enforcement
Legislation Headed to Governor
12/12/07 - Senate Passes White’s $650
Million Alternative Energy Investment Act
12/12/07 -
Baker’s Bill to Improve Veterans’ Outreach Programs Becomes
Law
12/12/07
- Tomlinson’s Alternative Fuels Bill Approved by Senate
During Special Session
12/12/07 - Senator Pileggi's Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act
Funding Legislation Sent to Governor
12/11/07 - Senate Again Approves Bill Extending MCARE
12/11/07- Senate Passes Gordner Measure To Protect Computer Users
12/11/07 -
Senator Pileggi Comments on Status of Senate Bill 1
12/11/07 -
Senate Panel Approves Orie Legislation to Establish
Specialized Courts in PA
12/5/07 - Senate Passes Measure to Update Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards
12/5/07 - Committee Approves Mortgage Reform Bills
12/4/07 - Statement of Senator Don White: Raiding the MCARE Fund is not a
"Healthy" Answer
12/4/07 - Armstrong Disagrees With Rendell Plan To Hold Up Medical Relief
12/3/07 - Senate Endorses Orie Legislation to Prohibit Using Names, Images of
Fallen Soldiers for Commercial Profit
11/28/07 - Senator Pileggi's Open Records Bill Approved by
Senate; SB 1 Moves to House for Consideration
11/28/07 - Sen. White's Statement on Recall of Gas Tax Hike Proposal
11/27/07 - Committee Moves Eight Special Session Energy Bills Forward
11/27/07
- Scarnati: Suspend Cross Border Trucking Project
11/21/07 - Baker Bill to Improve Veterans' Outreach Programs Headed to Governor
11/20/07 - Scarnati: Prayer Will Continue to be Held on Senate Session Days
11/20/07 - Senate Approves Erickson's "PA Climate Change Act"
11/20/07 - Eight Bills to be Considered by Senate Special Session Committee on
Energy Policies
11/20/07 - Pennsylvania Must Fund Hazardous Sites Cleanup
11/19/07 - Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Public Hearing
on Behavioral Health Treatment Courts
11/16/07 - Senator Baker Ready to Push for Witt Plan to Strengthen State's
Preparedness
11/15/07 - Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Behavioral
Health Treatment Courts
11/14/07 - Senator Pileggi's Open
Records Bill Unanimously Approved by Senate Appropriations Committee
11/14/07 - Hearing Held on Alternative Energy Investment Act
11/14/07 - Piccola Bill Prohibiting Furlough of State Employees Endorsed by
Committee
11/13/07 -
Sen. Orie's Bill Would Make PA One of First States To
Implement National Adam Walsh Child Safety Act
11/8/07 - Senator Robbins Proposes E-notices for Local Governments
11/5/07 - PA Must Change State Employee Pension System
11/5/07 - Senate Committee to Hold Hearing in Pittsburgh on Distressed Pa
Cities, Act 47
11/1/07 -
Orie Announces Legislation to Improve Monitoring,
Accountability of DCED Grants and Loans
10/31/07 - Browne Wants Registration Requirement For Candidates
10/31/07 - Senator Regola Introducing Voter ID Bill
10/30/07 - Pileggi-White Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Funding Legislation Passes
Senate
10/30/07 - Senate Committees Hold Hearing to Follow Up on Witt Report, Ensure
Improved State Emergency Preparedness
10/30/07
- Committee Questions Highmark, IBC on Merger
10/30/07 -
Senate Approves Senator White's Bill Extending MCARE
10/29/07 -
Senate Approves White's Capital Punishment Bill
10/29/07 - Senator Pileggi's Open Records Bill Advances
10/29/07 - Media Advisory - Highmark/Independence Blue
Cross Officials to Detail Merger Proposal Before Committee
10/29/07-
Media Advisory - Senate Committees to Assess Emergency
Preparedness and Roadway Response Capabilities
10/24/07 -
Senate Adopts Hydrocephalus Awareness Resolution
10/24/07 -
Senate Committee Approves Funding for Hazardous Sites
Cleanup Act
10/24/07 - Senator White's Bill Extending MCARE Clears Committee
10/23/07 - Senator White's Bill Would Extend MCARE By One
Year
10/23/07 - Acting Insurance Commissioner Testifies on
Blues Merger
10/22/07 - Media Advisory: Acting Insurance Commissioner to testify before Senate
Banking and Insurance Committee
10/18/07 - Senator Rafferty Outraged Over Latest TCE Spill
10/17/07 - Senate Committee to Consider "PA Global Warming Act," HSCA Funding
10/17/07 - Senate Committee Advances
Alternative Energy Investment Act in Special Session
10/17/07 - Senators Tomlinson and Baker Chair Joint Hearing on Nuclear Energy
and Emergency Preparedness at Pennsylvania's Five Nuclear Plants
10/17/07 - Folmer Counters RendellCare with "Healthy
Pennsylvania"
10/17/07 - Senate Local Government Committee Report
10/17/07 - Senate Special Session Committee on Energy Policies Meeting
10/16/07 - Finance Committee Reports Three Bills
10/15/07 - Senate Policy Committee to Hold October 17 Public Hearing in Chester
County on Funding for Growing School Districts
10/5/07 - New Website Tracks Special Session on Energy Information
10/5/07 - Senator Pileggi Interviewed About Open Records
Legislation; Video Available on YouTube
10/3/07 - Senate Unanimously Endorses Baker Bill to Improve Veterans' Outreach
Programs
10/3/07 - Senate Approves Bill to Encourage Regional Fire Company Partnerships
10/2/07 - Senate Approves Senator Folmer's Bill Bringing More Accountability to
Department of Education
10/2/07 -
Senate Passes Gordner Resolution Recognizing Disabled
Workers
10/2/07 - Senate Floor Activity Now Broadcast On Internet
10/2/07 - Senator Rafferty's Oversight Legislation Moves Out of Committee
9/28/07 - Senate Hearing on Proposed Change to PA Mental Health Procedures Act
9/26/07 -
Senate Committee Acts on Sen Regola's Municipal Purchasing Package
9/26/07 - Rhoades Unveils the Property Tax Elimination Act
9/25/07 - Senate Approves Senator Browne's Sex Predator Bill
9/25/07 - Senate Panel Approves Baker Bill to Improve Veterans' Outreach and
Assistance
9/25/07 - Committee Approves Sen. Robbins' Bill to Help Firefighters
9/24/07 - Senator Wonderling Says Free Market Must Drive
Energy Policy
9/20/07 - Senate Committee Hearing on Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund
9/19/07 - Committee Holds Hearing on Alternative Fuel Mandates
9/19/07 - Committee Approves Senator Browne's Sex Predator Bill
9/19/07 - Senate Education Committee Approves
Measure; Resolution Urges Congress To Improve No Child Left Behind
9/18/07 - Banking Secretary Nominee Confirmed
9/17/07 - Orie Bill Would Prohibit Using Names, Images Of Fallen Soldiers for
Commercial Profit
9/14/07 - Senate Committee to Hold Hearing in Allentown on Fiscal Health of PA
Cities, Act 47
9/13/07 - Local Government Package Aims to Save Taxpayer Money
9/13/07 - Senators Pileggi, White Propose Funding for Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Act
9/12/07 -
Citizen Access Page: A Source for Open Government
9/11/07 - Senators Mary Jo White, Tomlinson to Introduce
"Alternative Energy Investment Act"
9/6/07 - $1 Million Hearts of Steel Fund Established at The Pittsburgh
Foundation
9/5/07 - Piccola Issues Statement Addressing Pennsylvania's Lobbying Disclosure
Law
9/5/07 - "Blues" Merger Must be Part of Fall Legislative Agenda
9/4/07 - Senator Jane Orie, Pittsburgh Foundation to Unveil Major New Fund to
Support Flight 93 Memorial
8/29/07
- Senator McIlhinney Expresses Dismay Over Decision to Shut
Down PICS
8/29/07 -
Piccola Issues Statement Regarding Governor's Agreement to
Three-Day Gun Sale Suspension
8/28/07 -
Banking and Insurance Committee to Hear Testimony on
Insurance Reimbursement Disparity in Pennsylvania
8/27/07 -
Orie Introduces Legislation to Require Federal Notification
When Illegal Immigrants Are Charged With Serious Crimes
8/17/07 - Senate Committees Review State Uniform
Construction Code
8/15/07 - Sen. Orie Introduces Bill to Implement Adam Walsh Child Protection Law
in PA
8/8/07 - Scarnati Sponsors Illegal Alien Bill
8/2/07 - Scarnati Sets Record Straight
8/1/07 - Hearings Set on Proposed Alternative Fuel
Mandate
7/31/07 - Senator White's DMVA Hall of Fame Induction Statement
7/26/07 - Senator White's "Goodwill" Bill Signed by Governor
7/25/07 - Vance's Assisted Living Legislation Becomes Law
7/25/07 - Regola Encouraged by Federal Action on Caller ID Fraud
7/20/07 - Erickson Bill to Reduce Healthcare-Associated
Infections Signed Into Law
7/20/07 - Committee to Hold Hearing on Election Issues
7/19/07
- Senate Committee to hold hearing in Philadelphia on Distressed PA cities, Act
47
7/19/07 - Madigan – Transportation Plan Provides $500
Million for Highways
7/18/07 - Regola Introduces Veterans'
Measure
7/18/07 -
Senator Pileggi: Right-to-Know Law is Top Fall Priority
7/16/07
- Baker Votes for State Budget With No Tax Increases,
Opposes Tolling of I-80 and Giveaways for Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh
7/16/07 - Senator Mary Jo White: Statement on Failure to
Fund Hazardous Sites Cleanup
7/16/07 - Statement by Senator Jeffrey Piccola on Budget
7/16/07 - Senate Approves Final 2007-08 Budget
7/16/07 - Legislation to Ease Barriers to Routine Dental
Care Heads to Governor, Vance Says
7/14/07 -
Erickson Bill to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections
Heads to Governor
7/13/07 - Vance Legislation to License Assisted Living
Facilities Sent to Governor
7/13/07
- Senator Baker: Senate Recognizes POW/MIA Program
7/12/07 -
Corman Announces Senate Action To Make More Government
Records Open to Public
7/11/07 -
Scarnati: Seven Up...Seven Down
7/10/07 - Piccola Amendment De-Linking Judicial Salaries
Adopted by House
7/10/07 -
Budget Agreement Includes None of Governor's Proposed Tax
Increases
7/09/07 - Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee
Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.
7/9/07 - Erickson: Rendell Energy Plan Should Not Delay Budget Passage
7/09/07 - House Democrats and Rendell Choose to Slap the
Face of Working Families
7/09/07 - Comment Period for "Blues" Subsidiaries Extended
7/08/07 - Banking and Insurance Committee Meeting for July 9
is Cancelled
7/07/07 - Commonwealth Court Schedules Hearing on Senate Subpoena Case for
Monday at 3:30 p.m.
7/07/07 - Scarnati to Rendell: Don't Furlough Workers
7/06/07 -
Statement of Senator Rhoades on the Commonwealth's Budget
7/05/07 - New Statute Extends Sunshine Law Coverage to Panel Overseeing Medicaid
Drugs
7/03/07 - Scarnati Fighting For the Same Worker Rendell is
Looking to Furlough
7/03/07 -
Senate Authorizes Budget Conference Committee; Announces
Budget-Related Public Hearings
6/30/07 -
Senate Republicans Renew Call for Bipartisan Agreement to
Complete Taxpayer-Friendly Budget
6/30/07 - Senate Approves Another "Blues Merger Oversight"
6/29/07 - Senate Approves Senator Regola's Reform Measure
6/28/07- Senate Votes to Protect Landowners From Liability
6/28/07 - Committee Approves Another "Blues Merger
Oversight"
6/28/07 - Baker Bill Will Improve Veterans' Outreach and
Assistance
6/27/07 -
Sen. Scarnati, Pileggi Call for Bipartisan Agreement to
Complete Taxpayer-Friendly Budget by June 30
6/27/07 - Governor Signs Regola's UCC Bill into Law
6/27/07 - Senator Wonderling Legislation to Create Cancer
Drug Repository Passes Senate
6/27/07 - Vance Legislation to Improve Access to Dental Care Passes Senate
6/26/07 - Senate Passes Vance Bill Addressing Inspection Backlog
6/26/07 - Senator White: Senate Approves Critical Funding for Hazardous Sites
Cleanup
6/26/07 - Senate Approves Erickson Plan to Reduce Healthcare-Associated
Infections
6/26/07 - Senate Passes Corman Bill to Name Highway After
Former PennDOT Head Thomas D. Larson
6/26/07 - Senate Passes Bill to Name Highway After Landisburg Soldier Killed In
Iraq
6/25/07 - Any Transportation Fix Must Include Turnpike
Reform Say Scarnati and Orie
6/22/07 - Senators Scarnati and Pileggi Encouraged by House Action on
Transportation Funding
6/21/07 - Orie Introduces Legislation To Maximize Pennsylvania’s Use Of Tobacco Settlement
Funds
6/21/07 - Banking and Insurance Committee to Review
Competition in Health Insurance Market
6/21/07 - Senate Passes Erickson Bill to Ensure State
Regulations are Based on Reliable Data
6/20/07 - Scarnati: Senate Passes Responsible Budget
6/20/07 -
Senate Approves $27 Billion State Budget for FY 2007-08
6/20/07 - Senator Pileggi - Floor Remarks - Senate Budget
Passage
6/20/07 - Senator Armstrong - Floor Remarks - Senate Budget
Passage
6/20/07 - Statement from Senator Jake Corman On Senate
Passage of the 2007-2008 State Budget
6/20/07 - Committee OKs Small Games of Chance Prize Increase
6/20/07 - Senate Passes Tomlinson Bill Promoting
Veteran-Owned Businesses
6/20/07 - Senate Education Committee Hearing Examines School
Safety Issues
6/19/07 - Corman Bills Would Name Highway and State Building
After Thomas D. Larson
6/13/07 - Finance Committee Reports Four
Bills
6/13/07 - Committee Approves Erickson Plan to Reduce Health
Care-Associated Infections
6/13/07 - Fire & EMS Grants Bill Clears Senate
6/13/07 - No Tax, Low Spending State Budget Clears Senate Appropriations
Committee
6/13/07 - Senate Sends Regola's UCC Bill to Governor
6/13/07 - Senators Baker and Madigan: New 511 Traveler Information Service Would
Make Pennsylvania Roads Safer
6/13/07
- Senator Don White Issues Statement on Nomination of Joel
Ario for Insurance Commissioner
6/12/07 - Corman Bill Would Require VoIP providers to Forward 911 Fees to
Commonwealth
6/12/07 - Sen. Browne's EMS tax reform headed to Governor
6/12/07
- Vance Legislation Responding to DPW Inspection Backlog
Passes Committee
6/11/07
- Senate Committee Again Approves Legislation To Extend
Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Grants
6/08/07 - Erickson Announces Plan to Reduce Health
Care-Associated Infections
6/07/07 - Corman Bill Would Require Online Posting of State Government Contracts
6/06/07 - Sen. Rob Wonderling: Pennsylvania Senate
unanimously passes digital health care legislation
6/06/07 -Effort to Make Beer Buying More Consumer Friendly
Wins Committee Nod
6/06/07
- Committee Reports Taxpayer Protection Act
6/05/07 - Senate Adopts Legislation to Crack Down on Home Repair Con Artists
6/04/07 - Sen. Pileggi Pledges Open Records Expansion
5/31/07 - Senator White questions Fed approval of Blues merger
5/22/07 - Senate Sends Amended Blues Merger Bill Back to House
5/22/07- Sen. Pileggi's "Salary Information Act" Passes Senate
Unanimously, Moves to State House
5/21/07 - Letter to Budget Secretary Michael Masch regarding questions
about the administration’s arrangement with Morgan Stanley (PDF)
5/21/07 - Media Advisory - Wednesday -- Public Hearings on Act 47 to
Begin in Harrisburg
5/17/07 - Media Advisory - Joint Hearings Set on PA Energy Policy
5/17/07 - OP-ED: Act 1 Rejection Shows Need for New Approach to
Eliminate Property Taxes
5/14/07 - Comment Period Open for "Blues" For-profit Subsidiaries
5/08/07- Pippy Bill to Reduce Size of Legislature
Approved by Committee
5/08/07 - Senate Committees Review State Uniform Construction Code
5/08/07 - Committee Approves Senator Regola's Reform
Measure
5/07/07 - Rhoades Resolution Calls For Greater Federal
Funding For Special Education
5/07/07 - Senate Approves Stiffer Penalties For Sunshine Law Violations
5/07/07 - Senate Approves Greenleaf Bill On
Child Testimony
5/07/07 - Senator Joe Scarnati Speaks at Police
Memorial Ceremony
5/04/07 - Regola: Hearing set on Uniform Construction Code
5/03/07 - Senate Approves Madigan Bill Allowing
Dogs During Fall Turkey Season
5/03/07 - Committee Approves House "Blues Merger" Bill
5/03/07 - Senator Pileggi Wins "Trailblazer Award" for Support of
Charter Schools
5/02/07 - Campus Safety Is Focus Of Senate Hearing
5/01/07 - Senate Education Committee Approves Annual Education Spending
Reports
5/01/07 - Banking and Insurance Committee to Consider HB 112
5/01/07 - Greenleaf Bills to Clarify and Consolidate
Laws Pass Senate
4/30/07 - Regola Introduces Measure to Repeal Building Code
4/27/07 - Hearing Set on Security at Pennsylvania Institutions of Higher
Learning
4/27/07 -
Senate Majority Policy Committee Holds Hearing on State Spending
Controls
4/26/07 - Senate to Receive Information Needed to Properly Review
Cabinet Nominees
4/25/07 - Letter to Governor re: Nominations of Michael DiBerardinis and
Kathleen McGinty
(PDF)
4/25/07 - Statement of Senator James
Rhoades at Conclusion of NCLB Hearing
4/25/07 - Senate Passes Senator Gordner's "Helmets to
Hardhats" Legislation to Benefit Veteran Service Men
and Women
4/25/07 - Pippy: Public Hearings on Act 47 to Begin May 23 in Harrisburg
4/24/07 - Senator White Hails
House Passage of Merger Bill
4/24/07 - Governor's Jobs Tax Needs "Act of Congress"
4/23/07- Piccola's School Violence Reporting Measure
Endorsed by the Senate
4/23/07 - Senate Policy Committee To Travel To Greensburg To Hear
Testimony On Taxpayer Protection Act
4/23/07 - Senate Committees to Hold Joint Hearing to Consider Governor's
Wage Tax Proposal
4/19/07 -
Senate Approves Pippy Bill Cracking Down on Fake Police Officers,
Veterans
4/18/07 - Senate Approves Corman's Long-Term Care Insurance Incentive
4/18/07 - Senate Local Gov. Committee Addresses Assessor Post
4/18/07 - Senator Wonderling Resolution to Investigate Department of
General Services Adopted by Senate
4/18/07 - Piccola Measure De-Linking State & Federal Judicial Salaries
Passes Senate
4/18/07 - Rafferty Requests the Senate Policy
Committee to Hold Hearings on PHEAA Expenses
4/18/07 - Regola: Senate Honors Entrepreneurial Spirit in PA
4/17/07 - Senate Approves Gordner Bills to Combat Methamphetamine
4/17/07 - Senate Education Committee Votes to Provide Flexibility for
Education Spending
4/16/07 - Senate Approves Regola's Booking Center Bill
4/11/07 -
Madigan: New Transportation Committee Website Keeps
Pennsylvanians Informed
4/09/07 -
State Senator Don White's Testimony Presented
to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
4/05/07 - Committee Approves Bills to Help Service Members
4/04/07 - Senator Regola: Taxpayer Protection Act Website Unveiled
4/03/07 - Senator White to Testify on Proposed Blue Merger
4/03/07 - Bills to Limit State Spending Introduced
3/30/07 -
Sen. Pileggi Introduces Bill Strengthening Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know
Law
3/29/07 - Senate Committees Plan Hearings to Follow Up
on Witt Report
3/29/07 -
Senator Browne Introduces "Anti-idling" Legislation
3/28/07 - Senate Approves Bill to Update PA's Ticket
Resale Law
3/28/07 - Finance Committee Approves Eminent Domain Measure
3/28/07 - Senate Approves Senator White's Merger Bill
3/28/07 - Senate Adopts Sen. Robbins' Local Government
Resolution
3/28/07 - Senator Brubaker Introduces Legislation to Help Commonwealth
Farmers Afford Improved Conservation Practices
3/27/07- Senate Approves Baker Bill to Require
Confirmation of PEMA Director
3/27/07 - Senate Approves Browne's
Bail Reform Bill
3/27/07 - Committee Endorses Senator Browne's Resolution
3/26/07 - Senate Approves Greenleaf Sexual
Violence Victim Protection Legislation
3/26/07 - Pippy Announces Series of Committee Hearings on Act 47
3/26/07 - Senate Again Passes White Bill to Strengthen Pennsylvania
Center for Environmental Education
3/22/07 - Senator Rafferty Places Gaming Decision in Public's Hands
3/21/07 - Senators Rafferty and Orie Introduce Legislation to Tighten
PHEAA Board Practices
3/21/07 - Statement from Senator James J. Rhoades
3/21/07 - Senate Committee Approves Confirmation of Adjutant General
3/20/07 - Education Committee Acts to Require Crime Reporting
3/20/07 - Committee Approves Browne's Bail Reform Bill
3/20/07 - Senate Approves Bill to Cut Building Code Mandate
3/19/07 -
Regola: Senate Recognizes Pennsylvania Land Surveyors
3/16/07 - Call to Action on Caller ID "Spoofing"
3/14/07 - State Senate Passes Rhoades Measures
3/14/07 - Senate Adopts Robbins' Youth Art Month
Resolution
3/13/07 - Senate Policy Committees Hold Public Hearing
on 2008 Presidential Primary Date Change
3/13/07 - Committee Approves Corman's Long-Term Care Insurance Incentive
3/13/07 - Senate Committee Approves Regola's Construction Code
Change
3/13/07 -Senate Law and Justice Committee to Hear Testimony On How to
Prevent High Risk and Underage Drinking
3/12/07 - Greenleaf Bullying Prevention Bill Approved by Senate
3/9/07 - Senate Committee to Consider Bills, Nomination of DCNR
Secretary DiBerardinis
3/6/07 - Regola Bill to Cut Unneeded Building Code
Mandate
2/28/07 - Senator Gib Armstrong: Governor Overstates
Effect of Federal Funding on State Budget Woes
2/22/07 - Senate Committees Seek Answers on State's
Winter Storm Response
2/21/07 - Building a Vision for Rural Pennsylvania Kicks Off Listening
Sessions
2/21/07 - Orie Again Introduces Legislation to Reform Pennsylvania's
Medical Liability System
2/16/07 - Senate Committees to Hold Public
Hearing on State's Storm Response
2/13/07 - Senate Approves Extension of Fire & EMS Grants
2/12/07 - EMS Tax Reform Bill Approved
2/12/07 - Eichelberger Gives Lincoln Day Speech
2/06/07 - Governor's Budget Includes $2.5 Billion in
Tax Hikes
2/06/07 - Armstrong: Substantial Tax Hikes and
Spending Increases Are Wrong for Taxpayers and the
Economy
2/05/07 - Senate GOP Pushes Cut in Legislative Surplus; Excess
Funds Directed to Property Tax Relief
2/05/07 - Appropriations Committee Moves Two Important Bills
2/01/07 - Senate Law & Justice Committee to Hold a Public Hearing on
Beer Sales in Supermarkets and Gas Stations
1/31/07 - Finance Committee Approves EMS Tax Reform Measure
1/31/07 - Greenleaf Smokefree Workplace Bill Approved
by Committee
1/31/07 - Public's Call for Reform Heard Loud and
Clear by Pennsylvania Senate Republicans
Op-Ed by Senator Pileggi (PDF)
1/30/07 -Piccola to Unveil Proposal Addressing the
Future of Pennsylvania's Farm Show Complex
1/30/07 - Senate Committee Approves Legislation To
Extend Volunteer Fire, Ambulance Grants
1/30/07 - Senate Committee Acts on Regola's Fire & EMS
Bill
1/29/07 - Senators Want to Set Limits on State
Spending
1/25/07 -
Armstrong: State Contract Costs Compound State Spending Problems
1/22/07 - Sen. Dominic Pileggi's Comments to the
Pennsylvania Press Club
1/17/07
- Statement of Sen. Don White (R-41) Regarding Governor's Health Care
Initiative
1/2/07 - PA
Senate Implements Seven Reform Measures Aimed at Opening Legislative
Process to Public
1/2/07 - PA Senate Opens New Session with Swearing-In Ceremonies
1/2/07 -
Remarks of President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati
1/2/07
- Remarks of Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi for Nomination of Scarnati
as President Pro Tempore
1/2/07
- Sen. Dominic Pileggi's Floor Remarks on Rules Changes
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