HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate passed Republican-sponsored legislation Tuesday to prohibit transgender women from participating in women’s sports. The proposal, which passed 30-20, now heads to the House, where an identical bill was previously approved. One Democrat, Se...
2133 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL 1415No. Session of 2014 INTRODUCED BY EICHELBERGER, WHITE AND GORDNER, JUNE 12, 2014 REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, JUNE 12, 2014 AN ACT 1 Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.789, No.285), entitled, as 2 amended, "An act...
'No-homework' policy bill filed in Senate The measure, Senate Bill 651, was an initiative of Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who said the purpose of the legislation was to take aim at alternative energy suppliers who use "misleading sales pitches" to "lure consumers into high-priced ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to move up the state’s 2024 presidential primary election by three weeks, but disagreements have arisen with Republican senators who wanted an even earlier date. ...
“I would like to thank my 88-year-old constituent who brought this important issue to my attention. Thanks to the retired public school teacher and farmer living in Washington County, this bill was written and received Senate support,” Bartolotta said. “Thanks to him, families will hopeful...
“The reason we haven’t moved the bill is because we believe the governor already has that authority,”she said. The bill would also assign the authority to make an emergency declaration to the state’s secretary of health, she said. The committee has reservations about the“necessity of gi...
The bill would require federal detention for immigrants without legal status who are accused of theft, burglary and assaulting a law enforcement officer, among other things. It is named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant who has since ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) -- In an historic vote, a Pennsylvania state senate committee today gave its approval to a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. The bill is sponsored by state senator Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon County), who advocated tirelessly and passionately for it. ...
Disaster tax relief bill: The Senate passed a bill by voice vote late Wednesday that would provide tax relief to those impacted by wildfires, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment. The measure had already passed the House, so it now heads to President Jo...
John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who both plan to vote for the bill. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is also expected to vote to advance the bill, according to a person familiar with his plans. With four Democrats already supporting the legislation, Republicans need four ...