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12/19/08 - Senate Republicans Urge PSERS to Return Bonuses Awarded to Staff
12/9/08 - Scarnati Announces March 3 Date for 29th
Senatorial District Special Election
12/8/08 - Erickson To Convene Work Group To Review
Permitting Process
12/5/08 - Piccola to Reintroduce Office of Safe School
Legislation in Response to Auditor General Report
12/4/08 - Scarnati Announces Senate Republican Committee
Chairs
12/4/08 - Piccola's Statement on Senate Education
Committee Appointment
12/4/08 - Scarnati Appoints Browne as Caucus
Administrator
12/4/08 - Senator Pippy Named to Leadership Post
12/4/08 - Senator Wonderling Named Chairman of Senate
Transportation Committee
12/3/08 - Scarnati Sworn In as Lieutenant Governor
12/3/08 - Senate Republican Leaders to Return COLA
11/20/08 - Scarnati Re-elected to Top Leadership Post
11/20/08 - Senate Republicans Elect Leadership Team for
New Session
11/20/08 - Senator Pileggi Re-Elected Majority Leader
11/20/08 - Senator Orie Re-Elected Senate Majority Whip
11/20/08 - Waugh Re-Elected Majority Caucus Chairman
11/20/08 - Senator Robbins Re-Elected to Senate Leadership
Position
11/20/08 - Republicans Name Corman as Senate
Appropriations Chair
11/20/08 - Senator White's Statement on Blues
Recommendations
11/20/08 - Senate Game and Fisheries Committee Examines
Hunting License Fee Increases
11/20/08 - Report Confirms High Costs for Chesapeake
Upgrades, Vance Says
11/19/08 - Committee to Finalize "Blues" Recommendations
11/17/08 - Senate Republican Transportation Summit Studies
Infrastructure, Funding Needs
11/17/08 - Senate Game and Fisheries Committee to Hold
Hearing on Hunting License Fees
11/17/08 - Senate Majority Policy
Committee to Hold Hearing on Marcellus Shale Tuesday, November 18
11/13/08 - Scarnati to be Next Lieutenant Governor
11/13/08 - Senator Brubaker Introduces Legislation to
Prevent Mortgage Fraud
11/12/08 - Senate Republican Caucus to Host Transportation Funding Summit
11/12/08 - Senate Majority Policy Committee to Hold Hearing on Marcellus Shale
11/10/08 - State Urged to Support Local Procurement
Measures
11/5/08 - Brubaker Unveils Legislation to Promote Agritainment
11/5/08 - Voters Elect Five New Members to the Senate
Republican Caucus
10/31/08 - Piccola, Gordner and Earll to file "Friend of
the Court Brief" in Support of AFSCME Lawsuit against Furloughs
10/30/08 - Panel to Hold Hearing on Electric Procurement
10/18/08 - Statement from Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and Senate
Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi Regarding Senator James J. Rhoades
10/15/08 - Orie Calls on Gov. Rendell to Halt Wasteful
Spending on Controversial Program
10/9/08 - General Assembly Makes Improvements to State
Dog Law
10/9/08 - Baker's Child Protection
Legislation Signed Into Law
10/8/08 - Folmer
Bill Protecting Deployed Servicemen’s Child Custody Rights Heads to Rendell’s Desk
10/8/08 - Senate Sends Another Rhoades Bill Limiting
Local Government Appeals to the Governor
10/8/08 - Tomlinson's Home Repair Fraud Legislation Goes
to Governor
10/8/08 - Sen. Browne's "Anti-idling" Legislation Heads
to Governor
10/8/08 - Piccola Lauds Senate's Passage of Energy
Measure
10/8/08 - Pippy Bill
Creating Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement System to be Signed Into Law
10/8/08 - Senators Hail Legislature’s Passage of Bill to Crack Down on Cop
Killers
10/7/08 - Senator Orie Leads Rally to Promote Awareness of Domestic
Violence
10/6/08 - Sen. Orie to Hold News Conference to Focus Greater Awareness on
Domestic Violence
10/2/08 - Second Hearing on Merger Recommendations on
Tuesday
9/30/08 - Regola Bill Would End Conflicts of Interest
9/29/08 - Pippy's PA Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Act
Moves Forward
9/25/08 - Senator Wonderling Legislation to Protects Online Auctions From
Government Redtape Approved by Senate
9/25/08 - Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Amends
and Passes HB2525
9/24/08 - Senate Passes Bipartisan
Legislation Limiting Local Government Appeals
9/24/08 - Local Government Committee Approves Several
Measures
9/24/08 - Senate Acts to Help Uninsured Pennsylvanians
9/24/08 - Senate Committee Approves Bill to Prevent
Blight
9/23/08 - Regola's Booking Center Proposal Heads to
Governor
9/22/08 - Committee Acts to Help Uninsured Pennsylvanians
9/22/08 - Senate Approves Bill to Promote Cooperative
Efforts
9/22/08 - White Urges Action on Coal Bed Methane Well Dispute Act
9/22/08 - Senator McIlhinney Legislation Would Prevent Discrimination Against
Military
9/18/2008 - McIlhinney to Announce Bill Allowing Military Uniforms In Schools
9/18/08 - Committee Sets Hearings on Merger Recommendations
9/18/08 - Committee Approves Erickson’s Community-Based Health Care Program
9/18/08 - Pippy Bill Providing Honor Guards at National Cemetery of the
Alleghenies Heads to Governor for Enactment
9/17/08 - Senate Panel Endorses Piccola Measure Addressing Loophole in State's
Wiretap Law
9/16/08 - Senate Republicans Call for House Action on
Reform Measures
9/15/08 - Senate Republicans to Hold Press Conference
9/3/08 - Joint Senate Hearing in Pittsburgh on Municipal Pensions
8/26/08 - Piccola, Marsico Introduce Legislation
Establishing Timeline for Future Budgets
8/14/08 - Senator Orie Urges Gaming Board to Reopen Bidding Process for
Pittsburgh Casino Project
8/14/08 - Regola Wants Expanded Tax Break for Disabled Vets
8/12/08 - Orie, Fumo Propose Revisions to Gaming Act
8/8/08 - Orie Calls for Gaming Hearings to be held in Pittsburgh with Regard to
the PITG Casino Bailout
7/30/08 - Senator Brubaker Released From Hospital Following Surgery
7/22/08 - Orie Joins Auditor General to Call for GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders
7/16/08 - Statement from Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and Senate
Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi regarding the proposed Special Session:
7/16/08 - Senator Rhoades Statement on Governor's Veto of SB 1247
7/16/08 - Piccola Leads Call for Special Session on Ethics Reform
7/16/08 - Senator Regola Proposes Inheritance Tax Repeal
7/15/08 - Letter from Senate Leaders to House Majority Leader
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25) and Senate Majority Leader
Dominic Pileggi (R-9) urged House Majority Leader H. William DeWeese to take
immediate action on seven reform-focused bills languishing in the House.
7/11/08 - Statement from Senator Scarnati Regarding Senator Regola
7/10/08 - Tomlinson's Alternative Fuels Bill Signed into Law
7/10/08 - Testimony of Senator Don White Before the State Insurance
Department/Blues Merger
7/9/08 - Governor Signs House Bill 1150
7/7/08 - Regola's Oath of Office Bill Sent to Governor
7/4/08 - Senate Approves Final 2008-09 Budget Bill
7/4/08 - Senator Gib Armstrong: The Necessity of State Borrowing
7/4/08 - Senate Approves Tax Credit for Volunteer
Responders
7/4/08 - Pippy Bill Expanding
Keystone Opportunity Zones to Become Law
7/4/08 - Corman's Legislation Reforming CPA Certification Clears House & Senate
7/4/08 - General Assembly Passes
$650 Million Alternative Energy Investment Act
7/3/08 - Orie: Senate Endorses Bill to Expand PA's Newborn Screening Program
7/3/08 - Senate Passes Orie Legislation to Eliminate ‘Pinstripe’ Patronage
7/3/08 - Sen. Wonderling Bill Prohibiting Government Intrusion Into VoIP Passes
Senate
7/2/08 - Sen. Orie Champions Approval of Landmark Legislation Providing for
Autism Insurance Coverage
7/2/08 - Blues Oversight Bill Headed to the Governor
6/30/08 - Senate Passes Folmer Bill Cracking Down on
Abuse of State Vehicle Usage
6/30/08 - Sen. Browne's Mortgage Reform Bills Headed to Governor
6/30/08 - Senate Again Passes Comprehensive Mine Safety Bill
6/30/08 - Scarnati Pleased with Budget Framework
6/29/08 - Sen. Orie Co-Chair of the Autism Caucus Votes for Landmark Legislation
providing for Autism Insurance Coverage
6/29/08 - Senate Approves Tomlinson Amendment To Cover Screening for Colorectal
Cancer
6/29/08 - Senate Approves House Bill 1150
6/28/08 - Senate Approves Legislation Protecting Prescription Benefits
6/27/08 - White and Orie Hail Support of Autism Speaks
for HB1150
6/27/08 - Senate Approves Coal Bed Methane Well Dispute Act
6/27/08 - House, Senate Approve Mortgage Reform Bills
6/27/08 - Senate Endorses Madigan Legislation Allowing For Transportation Public
Private Partnerships
6/27/08 - Local Legislators Introduce Raw Milk
Legislation
6/26/08 - Sen. Pileggi: Effort to Improve Protection of Personal Information
Passes Senate
6/26/08 - Finance Committee Again Approves Tax Stimulus Package
6/26/08 - Folmer's
Reform Agenda Advances
6/26/08 - Committee Approves Blues Merger Oversight Bill
6/26/08 - Piccola & Marsico to Unveil Legislation Establishing Timeline for
Future Budgets
6/25/08 - Committee Approves Bills to Close Property Tax Loophole
6/25/08 - Committee Approves Bill to Promote Cooperative Efforts
6/24/08 - Pennsylvania Senate Passes Brownfields
Legislation
6/23/08 - Senate Passes Senator Robbins' Heat On Act
6/19/08 - Regola/Pippy Bill Would Promote Cooperative Efforts
6/19/08 - Statement by Senate Appropriations Chairman Gib Armstrong on State
Education Funding
6/18/08 - Senate Passes 2008-09 Budget Bill
6/18/08 - Orie Continues Efforts to Eliminate Waste of Tax Revenues on
"Consultants"
6/18/08 - State Employees Should Not Be Used as Leverage in Budget Disputes
6/18/08 - Senate Passes Baker Bill to Aid In Clean-up of Waste Tire Piles
6/18/08 - Finance Committee Approves 100 Percent Tax Relief Bill
6/18/08 - Piccola and Payne Applaud Committee for Endorsing Family Day Care
Legislation, Improving Safety Measures
6/17/08 -
"Data Quality Act Needed by Pennsylvania" by state Sen. Ted Erickson
6/17/08 - Senate Approves Bills Addressing ADA Concerns
6/16/08 - Senate Approves Tax Stimulus Package
6/16/08 - Orie Introduces Legislation Designed to
Strengthen the Turnpike's Code of Ethics
6/13/08 - White Praises Senate Passage of Infrastructure
Funding Legislation
6/13/08 - Folmer Bill Cracks Down on Abuse of State Vehicle Usage
6/13/08 -
Committee to Hold Hearing on
Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act
6/12/08 - H2O PA Plan Passes Senate Unanimously
6/10/08 - Senate Republicans Announce Health Care Package
to Improve Access and Affordability
6/10/08 - Clean Indoor Air Act Passes Senate
6/10/08 - Senator Orie and Pro Football Hall of Fame Member Jim Kelly Call for
PA to Adopt Improved Newborn Screenings Bill
6/10/08 - Senate Panel Approves Madigan Bill to Authorize Public-Private
Partnerships for Transportation Projects
6/10/08 - Quietly Pursuing More Noise Walls
6/9/08 - Senate to Consider Tax Credits for Fire & EMS
Volunteers
6/9/08 - Committee to Hear Testimony on Administration’s Rationale Behind
Furloughs
6/6/08 - Senators to Outline Legislation That Will Provide Tax Credits to
Volunteer Firefighters, EMS Workers
6/3/08 - Senate Passes Erickson Bill to Stabilize Mental Health/Mental
Retardation Funding
6/2/08 - Finance Committee Approves Tax Stimulus Package
5/30/08 - Mobilizing to Ease the Tax Burden
5/29/08 - Senate Republicans: No Lame Duck Session in
2008
5/28/08 - Senate Journals Dating Back to 1993 Now Online
5/22/08 - Scarnati: New Transportation Plan
5/22/08 - Senator Baker Observes EMS Week, Proposes EMS Act Changes
5/20/08 - Senate Republicans Unveil Tax Stimulus Package
5/20/08 - Piccola & Payne Introduce Legislation to Improve Safety of Family Day
Care Homes
5/16/08 - Joint Senate/House Panel Receives Testimony on Restructuring
Pennsylvania's Emergency Response System
5/14/08 - Appellate Court Nominations Voted Down
5/14/08 - Committee Approves Bills Addressing ADA Concerns
5/14/08 - Governor Signs Legislation to Create Cancer
Drug Repository
5/13/08 - Senate Passes Pippy Bill Allowing Children of Military Personnel to
Enroll in PA Cyber Schools
5/13/08 - Committee Approves Foreclosure Relief and
Affordable Housing Initiative
5/13/08 - State Senate Approves Corman Legislation to Make Do Not Call
Registration Permanent
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
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