| Administrative Code
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| 362 |
Amends the Administrative Code providing
for staffing levels and limitations on inmate capacity at State
correctional institutions. |
| 416 |
Amends Administrative Code establishing
Office of Women's Health within Dept. of Health. |
| 547 |
Amends Administrative Code for powers &
duties of Dept. of Aging relating to Statewide elderly volunteer
programs involving work with children. |
| 1264 |
Amends the Administrative Code further
providing for disposition of useless records, for microfilming records,
for electronic records and for filing and recording systems. |
| Agriculture |
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| 865 |
Amends Title 3 (Agriculture) to commission the Dept. of
Agriculture to establish, administer, and enforce a domestic animal
premises registration program, and requiring all locations where
domestic animals are kept to be registered with the Commonwealth. |
| Alcohol | Back to
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| 188 |
Amends the Liquor Code providing for the
sale of malt or brewed beverages by manufacturers, importing
distributors, or agents of the same between noon and 5:00pm. |
| 413 |
Provides for Commonwealth support for
Mental Health & Mental Retardation staff member Loan Forgiveness Program
& an Alcohol & Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program for
residents who apply their degrees to these fields. |
| 597 |
Amends the liquor Code further providing
for moneys paid into State Stores Fund for use of the Commonwealth. |
| 780 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
relating to the purchase or consumption of alcohol by adding that
persons who seek medical attention on behalf of another person and meet
certain criteria would be immune from prosecution for consumption. |
| 781 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
providing for the offense of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or
brewed beverages to minors resulting in injury or death. |
| 848 |
Amends the Liquor Code by stating that home
delivery of alcohol purchased via the Internet, mail order, or telephone
cannot occur without first confirming that delivery of the product is
made to an adult. |
| 1041 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) by
adding that an underage individual may purchase liquor or malt beverages
if he or she is part of a full-time municipal police department in PA. |
| 1042 |
Amends Title 75 by adding that whenever a
motor vehicle accident occurs resulting in death or life-threatening
injury, the driver of the vehicle must submit to testing to determine if
he or she is impaired by alcohol or another substance. |
| 1062 |
Amends the Liquor Code requiring the Bureau
of Alcohol Education to report to the General Assembly on alcohol
drinking and high risk college alcohol drinking in PA. |
| 1262 |
Amends Title 30 (Fish) further providing
for chemical testing to determine amounts of alcohol & controlled
substances, and for operating watercraft under the influence; and for
aggravated assault by watercraft under the influence. |
| Amusements, Sports and Gaming
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| 765 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) by adding that
the prohibition on political contributions applies to a national
political committee or a national or State organization if the
contribution was accepted by a public official or executive-level
employee of PA. |
| 846 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) reenacting
provisions relating to transfers from the State Gaming Fund for
compulsive problem gambling, the Volunteer Fire Company Grant Program,
and local law enforcement grants. |
| 862 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) prohibiting
public officials from having financial interest relating to slot
machines or horse racing; and making a conforming amendment. |
| 1048 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) by requiring
the State Treasurer to transfer the unallocated funding balance of the
State Gaming Fund to the Dept. of Education for special education costs. |
| 1199 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) providing
personnel policies relating to employment with the Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Board. |
| 1230 |
Removes the language in the gambling law
that requires casinos to purchase equipment from licensed suppliers,
allowing them to purchase directly from the manufacturer. |
| Banks, Securities, and Loans
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| 178 |
Establishes Identity Theft Advisory Board
and makes appropriation for Office of Identity Theft Victim Support in
PA Commission on Crime & Delinquency. |
| 300 |
Authorizes the establishment and
maintenance of health saving accounts, exempts contributions from
taxation; imposes restrictions on health savings accounts. |
| 587 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses) further
providing for theft by deception, allowing the securing execution of
documents by deception to be graded as a felony of the second degree
where it is committed by a person who has placed himself in a position
of trust to a victim 65 years of age or older. |
| 670 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further
providing for the definition of "small businesses"; for credit for
research & development expenses for carryover, carryback, refund,
assignment of credit, limitations for time & credit termination. |
| 957 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
providing for the offense of robbery on the premises of a financial
institution. |
| Business and Manufacturing
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| 12 |
Act providing for home energy assistance to
certain persons through the payment of matching funds to the hardship
funds of home energy providers. |
| 24 |
Amends Tax Reform Code by creating
Volunteer Medical Services Tax Credit Act to authorize tax credit for
volunteer EMS personnel for purposes of personal income tax. |
| 84 |
Requires Insurance Dept. to develop various
standardized basic health insurance plans that insurers many offer
individuals & small employers; provides for the filing of rates by
insurers & for disclosure statement. |
| 85 |
Act authorizing privately established and
operated health insurance purchasing cooperatives and providing for
their regulation through the Insurance Department. |
| 116 |
Amends the Second Class County Code further
providing for hotel room rental by defining "convention center hotel"
and, in the even that such a hotel is developed, providing for revenues
equal to the amount of excise tax imposed to be distributed by the
county according to certain criteria. |
| 120 |
An Act mandating health insurance coverage
for colorectal cancer prevention and early detection. |
| 136 |
Amends Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death
Benefits Act further providing for eligibility for benefits for members
of certain ambulance services or rescue squads. |
| 137 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes & Offenses) & 23
(Domestic Relations) regulating dissemination of criminal history record
info & info re prospective child-care personnel. |
| 140 |
Act relating to crane operator licensure;
creating the State Board of Crane Operators within the Department of
Labor and Industry. |
| 159 |
Amends Emergency and Law Enforcement
Personnel Death Benefits Act further providing for death benefit
eligibility and for definitions. |
| 160 |
Amends Workers' Compensation Act Further
defining "occupational disease," "personal injury" & "injury arising in
the course of employment". |
| 188 |
Amends the Liquor Code providing for the
sale of malt or brewed beverages by manufacturers, importing
distributors, or agents of the same between noon and 5:00pm. |
| 202 |
Amends Automobile Lemon Law providing for
short title and definitions; expands to include motorboats. |
| 300 |
Authorizes the establishment and
maintenance of health saving accounts, exempts contributions from
taxation; imposes restrictions on health savings accounts. |
| 301 |
Amends Title 74 (Transportation) and 75
(Vehicles) providing for allocation of dedicated funding to public
transportation systems. |
| 343 |
Provides prevention, detection, treatment,
and follow-up cases of hepatitis B among State and local law enforcement
officers, firefighters, paramedics, et al. |
| 364 |
Establishes Landslide Insurance &
Assistance Program w/in PEMA. |
| 366 |
Amends Tax Reform Code further providing
for exemptions from realty transfer tax. |
| 380 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code providing
apportionment of business income. |
| 398 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
adding a life insurance coverage provision for active duty members and
increasing the amount of allowable life insurance coverage. |
| 434 |
Amends Tax Reform Code providing tax
credits for redevelopment or investment of a brownfield. |
| 450 |
Act prohibiting price gouging during a
state of disaster emergency declared by the Governor, with the Bureau of
Consumer Protection in the Attorney General's office having
investigative authority. |
| 452 |
Amends Professional Nursing Law providing
definitions and certified registered nurse anesthetist for certified
registered nurse anesthetist qualifications. |
| 459 |
Amends County Pension Law authorizing
benefit for health care costs incurred by retired employees under
certain circumstances. |
| 461 |
Requires health care entities and health
care professionals to notify Bureau of Professional and Occupational
Affairs of certain health care professional conduct. |
| 515 |
Prohibits sale or issuance of certain gift
certificates with expiration dates and imposition of transaction,
service or convenience fees. |
| 518 |
Amends Unfair Insurance Practices Act
providing definitions for unfair acts and for exclusions. |
| 522 |
Amends Title 24 (Education) provides
definition of "eligible annuitants" and for health insurance premium
assistance. |
| 545 |
Authorizes establishment of land bank
programs & affordable housing programs. |
| 548 |
Amends Tax Reform Code for definition of
"sale at retail." |
| 561 |
Amends the Disease Prevention and Control
Law to allow an HIV test to be performed on a prisoner found guilty of
assault or aggravated harassment if requested by the victim. |
| 571 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further
providing for sales and use tax definitions, exclusions, personal income
tax & classes of personal income defin., realty transfer tax exclusions,
& tax credits on historic commercial sites. |
| 587 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses) further
providing for theft by deception, allowing the securing execution of
documents by deception to be graded as a felony of the second degree
where it is committed by a person who has placed himself in a position
of trust to a victim 65 years of age or older. |
| 597 |
Amends the liquor Code further providing
for moneys paid into State Stores Fund for use of the Commonwealth. |
| 604 |
Amends the Insurance Company Law further
providing for prompt payment to health care providers of clean claims. |
| 635 |
Amends the Insurance Company Law mandating
health insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening. |
| 639 |
Amends the Real Estate Tax Sale Law further
providing for property subject to or exempt from claim & for content for
claims entered; & providing for public record lists & for report of
nonpayment of taxes. |
| 640 |
Amends the Municipal Claim & Tax Lien Law
providing for donation of property in lieu of taxes; further providing
for claims of taxes, water rents or rates & lighting, power & sewer
rates, contents of claims & property public record. |
| 656 |
Act providing for dispute resolution
procedures relating to residential construction defects between
contractors and homeowners or members of associations. |
| 659 |
Act providing for grants to the performing
arts; and conferring functions on the Department of Community and
Economic Development, the Department of Revenue and the Office of the
Budget. |
| 670 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further
providing for the definition of "small businesses"; for credit for
research & development expenses for carryover, carryback, refund,
assignment of credit, limitations for time & credit termination. |
| 671 |
Act imposing restrictions relating to
premium rates for small employer group health benefit plans; for
coverage availability; standards to assure fair marketing; for powers &
duties of Insurance Commissioner, & making repeals. |
| 692 |
Act prohibiting mandatory overtime and
excessive duty hours of certain health care workers; and prescribing
penalties. |
| 696 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code providing
for payment policies for hospital inpatient and outpatient services; and
establishing the State Health Payment Review Board. |
| 699 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code establishing
criteria for prior authorization governing access to medications. |
| 700 |
Act establishing One PA, a program to
consolidate procedures and requirements for the administration of all
PA-funded, PA-administered and PA-supported drug programs and for
reimbursement for pharmacy services. |
| 711 |
Provides for the protection of consumers
from having spyware deceptively installed on their computers, for
criminal and civil enforcement. |
| 717 |
Act providing for prohibition of levy or
collection of tax on homestead property, for Homestead Property Tax
Elimination Fund, imposition of sales & use tax, increase in personal
income tax & for Property Tax Relief Fund, & a repeal. |
| 722 |
Amends the Storage Tank and Spill
Prevention Act further providing for the expiration of the additional
allocation. |
| 733 |
Amends the Pennsylvania Occupational
Disease Act by adding that every person qualified for additional
compensation would be paid further compensation of $25 per month during
the period of disability. |
| 747 |
Act providing for the availability of and
access to comprehensive burn center care; and imposing powers and duties
upon the Department of Public Welfare. |
| 771 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs)
providing life insurance premium assistance to eligible veterans and
active duty members of the armed forces and for an Operation Iraqi
Freedom death benefit. |
| 780 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
relating to the purchase or consumption of alcohol by adding that
persons who seek medical attention on behalf of another person and meet
certain criteria would be immune from prosecution for consumption. |
| 781 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
providing for the offense of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or
brewed beverages to minors resulting in injury or death. |
| 786 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, providing for a
sales and use tax discount for motor vehicle registered dealers. |
| 792 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes & Offenses) & 23
(Domestic Relations) further providing for persons not to possess, use,
manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licensing,
definitions, jurisdiction, & law enforcement responsibilities. |
| 793 |
Amends the Senior Citizens Rebate &
Assistance Act further defining "rent rebate in lieu of property taxes"'
and further providing for property tax, rent rebate & inflation cost and
for funds of payment of claims. |
| 794 |
Act providing for the Commonwealth pharmacy
program procedures and policies, requiring an program that requires a
manufacturer to remit a rebate as a condition of participation must have
a clearly defined remittance procedure. The Governor's Office of
Administration would have oversight. |
| 795 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further
providing for the manner of making election for purposes of the personal
income tax imposed on PA S corporations. |
| 796 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code by granting
sales and use tax exemptions for personal property used directly to
facilitate reading and communicating for the blind or visually impaired. |
| 800 |
Act providing for the establishment,
implementation & administration of a comprehensive retiree
welfare-to-work mentoring program for certain individuals; & imposing
additional powers & duties on the Department of Aging. |
| 802 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further
providing for a phase-out of the corporate net income tax. |
| 807 |
Act providing for a program for the
purchase of certain types of environmental liability insurance and for
subsidies for the costs of premiums. |
| 808 |
Act providing for long-term patient access
to pharmaceuticals; and conferring powers and duties on the State Board
of Pharmacy. |
| 819 |
Amends the Newborn Child Testing Act by
requiring newborns to be tested for at least 29 enumerated genetic
diseases. $2,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of Health to
carry out the purpose of this act. |
| 846 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) reenacting
provisions relating to transfers from the State Gaming Fund for
compulsive problem gambling, the Volunteer Fire Company Grant Program,
and local law enforcement grants. |
| 848 |
Amends the Liquor Code by stating that home
delivery of alcohol purchased via the Internet, mail order, or telephone
cannot occur without first confirming that delivery of the product is
made to an adult. |
| 854 |
Amends the Health Savings Account Act by
excluding from taxation contributions to a health savings account by a
beneficiary or employer. |
| 862 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) prohibiting
public officials from having financial interest relating to slot
machines or horse racing; and making a conforming amendment. |
| 869 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
requiring health insurance coverage to continue for National Guard
members who are called to active duty while still a full time student
and covered under their parents' health insurance. Coverage must be
extended for the duration of the member's service on active duty. |
| 892 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, further
providing for the imposition rate of the sales and use tax, expanding
the sales and use tax to include certain services and reducing the rate
of tax from 6% to 5.7%. |
| 894 |
Amends the Controlled Substance, Drug,
Device & Cosmetic Act, providing for the posting of certain information
relating clinical trials sponsored by drug manufacturers on a publicly
accessible registry and providing for prohibited acts and penalties. |
| 917 |
Amends the Real Estate Appraisers
Certification Act further providing for application and qualifications. |
| 919 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to provide
for payments on behalf of eligible persons for consultations using
interactive video teleconferencing. Reimbursement would be on a
fee-for-service basis. |
| 925 |
Amends the PA Cancer Control, Prevention
and Research Act extending the sunset date of the act from June 30, 2006
to June 30, 2016. |
| 930 |
Act entitled the Free Enterprise and
Taxpayer Protection Act prohibiting government competition with private
enterprises. |
| 934 |
Act establishing the Medical Safety
Automation Account; and providing grants to implement medical safety
automation systems. |
| 957 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
providing for the offense of robbery on the premises of a financial
institution. |
| 971 |
Amends the Fireworks Law to permit
municipalities to prohibit the sale of ground and hand held sparklers,
novelties and toy caps. |
| 972 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to extend
the abatement program under the Health Care Provider Retention Program
through 2006. |
| 992 |
Act certifying the Patient Safety Authority
as the sole public entity eligible to be certified as a patient safety
organization pursuant to the Public Health Service Act. |
| 1021 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to prohibit
DPW from implementing a premium program for families of disabled
children. |
| 1037 |
Establishes the Natural Gas and Electric
Assistance Fund, which would consist of sales tax revenue attributable
to the increase in natural gas commodity charges from Sept. 2005 to June
2006. Money in the fund would be distributed to customers who have been
or who face termination of service. |
| 1041 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) by
adding that an underage individual may purchase liquor or malt beverages
if he or she is part of a full-time municipal police department in PA. |
| 1048 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) by requiring
the State Treasurer to transfer the unallocated funding balance of the
State Gaming Fund to the Dept. of Education for special education costs. |
| 1056 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) to protect
individuals with Class C licenses who drive commercial vehicles at the
direction of emergency management personnel during a declared emergency. |
| 1087 |
Amends the Public School Code increasing
the maximum amount of educational improvement tax credits to $64 million
(up from $44 million). |
| 1092 |
Amends the PA Bituminous Coal Mine Act
defining "mine safety reserve", providing for emergency equipment, and
further providing for explosion or accident, investigation by department
and inquests and for criminal penalties. |
| 1104 |
Amends the Underground Utility Line
Protection Law providing for the One Call System and repealing portions
of the Propane and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act relating to companies
exempt from the Underground Utility Line Protection Law. |
| 1112 |
Amends the Telemarketer Registration Act to
allow businesses to be protected from unwanted telephone solicitation
calls under the Act. |
| 1171 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) further
providing for bus company reimbursement for motor fuel tax. |
| 1199 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) providing
personnel policies relating to employment with the Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Board. |
| 1225 |
Changes the corporate net income tax
structure and removes the cap on net operating losses. |
| 1230 |
Removes the language in the gambling law
that requires casinos to purchase equipment from licensed suppliers,
allowing them to purchase directly from the manufacturer. |
| 1242 |
Amends the Port of Pittsburgh Commission
Act to include Blair County in the territory encompassed by the Port of
Pittsburgh Commission. |
| 1270 |
Establishes the HEAT ON Act, further
providing for LIHEAP eligibility, the allocation of LIHEAP funds and
resources, and for compliance and fraud prevention measures. |
| Community and Economic Development
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| 659 |
Act providing for grants to the performing
arts; and conferring functions on the Department of Community and
Economic Development, the Department of Revenue and the Office of the
Budget. |
| 1232 |
Establishes the Historic Preservation
Incentive Grant Program for historic commercial and residential sites. |
| Constitutional Amendments
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| 11 |
Amends Commonwealth Constitution for a
length of session limitation. |
| 194 |
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the PA Constitution by adding that any person who is a citizen and
resident of PA and volunteers and serves at least 100 hours annually for
at least two years consecutively as a volunteer firefighter or emergency
medical technician would be exempt from the payment of 15% of any real
property taxes. |
| 444 |
Joint Resolution amending Constitution of
PA for exemptions and special provisions relating to taxation. |
| 579 |
Joint resolution amending the PA
Constitution to reduce the size of the legislature to 40 senatorial and
121 representative districts. |
| 674 |
Amends the PA Election Code further
defining "independent expenditure" & political action cmte"; adding
definitions, providing for cmte organization, contributions &
expenditures & their limitations; & for computer database. |
| 718 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to
the PA Constitution by changing the uniformity of taxation clause to
permit the General Assembly to prohibit the taxing of homesteads. |
| 795 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further
providing for the manner of making election for purposes of the personal
income tax imposed on PA S corporations. |
| 890 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of PA, reducing the size of the General Assembly to 121
House districts (from 203) and 30 Senatorial districts (from 50). |
| 974 |
Amends the PA Constitution to require that
a two-thirds vote is necessary when increasing the compensation of
members of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches. |
| 1084 |
Amends the Constitution to add that, to be
considered valid in PA, a marriage must consist of one man and one
woman. |
| 1097 |
Amends the PA Constitution to eliminate
"lame duck" Session, held after a November election. |
| 1098 |
Amends the PA Constitution, providing for a
Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Bureau. |
| 1195 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to
the PA Constitution that would permit the General Assembly to monitor
and regulate attorneys that lobby the General Assembly and the executive
branch on behalf of clients. |
| 1271 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to
the PA Constitution authorizing the use of the indirect initiative and
referendum as powers reserved to the people. |
| Construction and Materials
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| 656 |
Act providing for dispute resolution
procedures relating to residential construction defects between
contractors and homeowners or members of associations. |
| Consumer Protection |
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| 81 |
Amends the Mobile Home Park Rights Act by
changing references to "mobile home parks" to "manufactured home
communities" and providing that any rent increase to a senior resident
may not exceed the annual Social Security cost of living adjustment for
that year. |
| 140 |
Act relating to crane operator licensure;
creating the State Board of Crane Operators within the Department of
Labor and Industry. |
| 177 |
Establishes Bureau of Privacy Protection
within Office of Attorney General. |
| 202 |
Amends Automobile Lemon Law providing for
short title and definitions; expands to include motorboats. |
| 450 |
Act prohibiting price gouging during a
state of disaster emergency declared by the Governor, with the Bureau of
Consumer Protection in the Attorney General's office having
investigative authority. |
| 452 |
Amends Professional Nursing Law providing
definitions and certified registered nurse anesthetist for certified
registered nurse anesthetist qualifications. |
| 461 |
Requires health care entities and health
care professionals to notify Bureau of Professional and Occupational
Affairs of certain health care professional conduct. |
| 515 |
Prohibits sale or issuance of certain gift
certificates with expiration dates and imposition of transaction,
service or convenience fees. |
| 601 |
Act relating to confidentiality of Social
Security numbers. |
| 656 |
Act providing for dispute resolution
procedures relating to residential construction defects between
contractors and homeowners or members of associations. |
| 711 |
Provides for the protection of consumers
from having spyware deceptively installed on their computers, for
criminal and civil enforcement. |
| 917 |
Amends the Real Estate Appraisers
Certification Act further providing for application and qualifications. |
| 1104 |
Amends the Underground Utility Line
Protection Law providing for the One Call System and repealing portions
of the Propane and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act relating to companies
exempt from the Underground Utility Line Protection Law. |
| 1112 |
Amends the Telemarketer Registration Act to
allow businesses to be protected from unwanted telephone solicitation
calls under the Act. |
| 1242 |
Amends the Port of Pittsburgh Commission
Act to include Blair County in the territory encompassed by the Port of
Pittsburgh Commission. |
| County Affairs | Back to
Top |
| 116 |
Amends the Second Class County Code further
providing for hotel room rental by defining "convention center hotel"
and, in the even that such a hotel is developed, providing for revenues
equal to the amount of excise tax imposed to be distributed by the
county according to certain criteria. |
| 255 |
Eliminates county boards of assistance. |
| 405 |
Amends Second Class County Code increasing
amount of tax relief provided to senior citizens. |
| 446 |
Amends PA Election Code for delivering of
mailing ballots, for notice to county board of elections and for voting
absentee electors. |
| 459 |
Amends County Pension Law authorizing
benefit for health care costs incurred by retired employees under
certain circumstances. |
| 657 |
Act establishing a civil procedure for the
involuntary out-patient commitment of sexually violent predators with
the installation of a permanent tracking device upon their person. |
| 726 |
Amends the Second Class County Code further
providing for assessment limits on counties of the second class
(Allegheny County). |
| 818 |
Amends the Second Class County Code
providing for an exemption from increases in school property taxes for
eligible taxpayers in Allegheny County because of age, disability,
marital status, and income. |
| 864 |
Act requiring the official POW/MIA flag to
be displayed at the principal county office building in each county and
at all State government buildings. |
| 1078 |
Amends the Second Class County Code
providing for the definition of "longtime owner occupant" for the
purposes of tax relief and disbursements. |
| 1079 |
Amends the Second Class County Code by
adding corrections officers at a county juvenile detention facility to
the list of eligibles for retirement allowances. |
| Courts and Civil Matters |
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| 332 |
Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations)
further providing for foreign decree of adoption to by filed with the
clerk of the orphans' court in the county of the parents' residence. |
| 386 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for burglary. |
| 657 |
Act establishing a civil procedure for the
involuntary out-patient commitment of sexually violent predators with
the installation of a permanent tracking device upon their person. |
| 669 |
Amends Titles 2 (Administrative Law &
Procedure) & 42 (Judiciary & Judicial Procedure) providing for court and
administrative proceeding interpreters; and repealing related
provisions. |
| 690 |
Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations)
further providing for contempt for violation of order or agreement. |
| 748 |
Act establishing the Judicial Education
Program in Domestic Violence; and requiring judges to attend and
successfully complete the program. |
| 759 |
Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations)
further providing the decree of court and for defined benefit retirement
plans. |
| 792 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes & Offenses) & 23
(Domestic Relations) further providing for persons not to possess, use,
manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licensing,
definitions, jurisdiction, & law enforcement responsibilities. |
| Domestic Animals
| Back to Top |
| 865 |
Amends Title 3 (Agriculture) to commission
the Dept. of Agriculture to establish, administer, and enforce a
domestic animal premises registration program, and requiring all
locations where domestic animals are kept to be registered with the
Commonwealth. |
| Early Childhood
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| 302 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for offense of dealing in infant children. |
| 980 |
Establishes Early Childhood Education Fund
to increase the number of eligible children served by Head Start and
other similar early childhood programs; and to increase the hours and
days of operation of the Head Start program to a full day and a full
year. |
| Elections | Back to
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| 203 |
Amends the PA Election Code by making
changes to dates and deadlines for absentee ballots. |
| 209 |
Amends the PA Election Code by adding that
an absentee ballot may be returned in person by either the elector or an
immediate family member of the elector. |
| 351 |
Directs Dept. of State to develop and
implement uniform voting procedures. |
| 446 |
Amends PA Election Code for delivering of
mailing ballots, for notice to county board of elections and for voting
absentee electors. |
| 977 |
Amends the PA Election Code providing for
election day procedures and a voter-verified permanent paper record. |
| 984 |
Amends Title 25 (Elections) providing for
voter registration and voting via the Internet for military electors. |
| 1271 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to
the PA Constitution authorizing the use of the indirect initiative and
referendum as powers reserved to the people. |
| Eminent Domain and Land Conveyance
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| 881 |
Amends Title 26 (Eminent Domain) providing
for limitations on the use of eminent domain. |
| 897 |
Amends Title 26 (Eminent Domain) to provide
a complete procedure and law for governing all condemnations of property
for public purposes and assessment of damages. |
| 1098 |
Amends the PA Constitution, providing for a
Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Bureau. |
| Energy Resources and Chemicals
| Back to Top |
| 12 |
Act providing for home energy assistance to
certain persons through the payment of matching funds to the hardship
funds of home energy providers. |
| 1270 |
Establishes the HEAT ON Act, further
providing for LIHEAP eligibility, the allocation of LIHEAP funds and
resources, and for compliance and fraud prevention measures. |
| Environment and Pollution
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| 12 |
Act providing for home energy assistance to certain
persons through the payment of matching funds to the hardship funds of
home energy providers. |
| 364 |
Establishes Landslide Insurance & Assistance Prg w/in
PEMA. |
| 409 |
Amends Tax Reform Code for alternative energy expense
tax credit. |
| 410 |
Amends Environmental Education Act establishing PA
Center for Environmental Education & PA Center for Environmental
Education Board. |
| 433 |
Amends Tax Reform Code for environmental remediation tax
credit. |
| 722 |
Amends the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act further
providing for the expiration of the additional allocation. |
| 807 |
Act providing for a program for the purchase of certain
types of environmental liability insurance and for subsidies for the
costs of premiums. |
| 855 |
Amends an act providing for municipalities and municipal
authorities to expend public funds for private lateral sewer lines
connected to public sewer systems when such activity will benefit the
public health, when they have been ordered to do so by a public health
or environmental agency, or when private laterals have been shown as
significant contributors to the wet weather overflow problem and sewer
system capacity and are determined to be a cost-effective component of
the solution. |
| 868 |
Amends the Forest Reserves Municipal Financial Relief
Law, increasing the annual charge paid by the state to political
subdivisions maintaining forest reserves within their borders from $.40
per acre to $1.20 per acre. |
| 971 |
Amends the Fireworks Law to permit municipalities to
prohibit the sale of ground and hand held sparklers, novelties and toy
caps. |
| 1037 |
Establishes the Natural Gas and Electric Assistance
Fund, which would consist of sales tax revenue attributable to the
increase in natural gas commodity charges from Sept. 2005 to June 2006.
Money in the fund would be distributed to customers who have been or who
face termination of service. |
| 1092 |
Amends the PA Bituminous Coal Mine Act defining "mine
safety reserve", providing for emergency equipment, and further
providing for explosion or accident, investigation by department and
inquests and for criminal penalties. |
| 1201 |
Act coordinating plans to reduce mercury emissions from
new & existing stationary sources; imposing duties on the Dept. of
Environmental Protection; and limiting certain powers of the
Environmental Quality Board. |
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| 67 |
Establishes motivational boot camp system
for juveniles. |
| 68 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary & Judicial
Procedure) authorizing disposition of delinquent children to
motivational boot camps. |
| 137 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes & Offenses) & 23
(Domestic Relations) regulating dissemination of criminal history record
info & info re prospective child-care personnel. |
| 302 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for offense of dealing in infant children. |
| 332 |
Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations)
further providing for foreign decree of adoption to by filed with the
clerk of the orphans' court in the county of the parents' residence. |
| 385 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for obscene and other sexual materials and
performances and for sexual abuse of children. |
| 547 |
Amends Administrative Code for powers &
duties of Dept. of Aging relating to Statewide elderly volunteer
programs involving work with children. |
| 605 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) further
providing for exemption for widow. |
| 690 |
Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations)
further providing for contempt for violation of order or agreement. |
| 748 |
Act establishing the Judicial Education
Program in Domestic Violence; and requiring judges to attend and
successfully complete the program. |
| 759 |
Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations)
further providing the decree of court and for defined benefit retirement
plans. |
| 781 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
providing for the offense of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or
brewed beverages to minors resulting in injury or death. |
| 819 |
Amends the Newborn Child Testing Act by
requiring newborns to be tested for at least 29 enumerated genetic
diseases. $2,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of Health to
carry out the purpose of this act. |
| 866 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for firearm licenses by stating that a license to
carry a firearm held by a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or the PA
National Guard on Federal active duty and deployed overseas that is
scheduled to expire during the period of deployment will be extended
until 90 days after the end of deployment. |
| 922 |
Amends the Children's Trust Fund Act
further providing for the Children's Trust Fund Board, for powers &
duties of the board relating to accepting Federal funds & for powers and
duties of the Department of Public Welfare |
| 980 |
Establishes Early Childhood Education Fund
to increase the number of eligible children served by Head Start and
other similar early childhood programs; and to increase the hours and
days of operation of the Head Start program to a full day and a full
year. |
| 1030 |
Amends the Second Class City Policemen
Relief Law, changing all references to "widow" to "surviving spouse" and
removing disqualification of pension benefits due to remarriage. |
| 1084 |
Amends the Constitution to add that, to be
considered valid in PA, a marriage must consist of one man and one
woman. |
| 1093 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
regarding endangerment of the welfare of children by holding employers
and supervisors liable for knowingly or recklessly endangering the
welfare of minors. |
| 1155 |
Act creating a statewide public awareness
education campaign to prevent the occurrence of injuries and deaths as a
result of shaken baby syndrome. |
| 1168 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) & 42
(Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), further providing for the offense of
neglect of care-dependent persons and for sentences for offenses against
elderly persons. |
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| 975 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, establishing
special tax provisions for poverty based on Federal earned income
credit. |
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| 4 |
Taxpayer Fairness Act - establishes
spending limitations on the Commonwealth and providing that any surplus
would be deposited into the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund. |
| 23 |
Amends Tax Reform Code of 1971 authorizing
tax credit for volunteer firefighters for purposes of personal income
tax. |
| 72 |
Exempts eligible taxpayers from school real
property tax increases. |
| 95 |
Act exempting volunteer fire, rescue and
ambulance companies from all State and local taxes. |
| 142 |
Amends Public School Code establishing
Community College Deferred Maintenance Fund. |
| 150 |
Provides State-funded tuition for high
school-college cooperative efforts, establishing Opportunities for
Educational Excellence Fund. |
| 165 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, making an
exception to the prohibition relating to the absorption of state sales
tax by the seller. |
| 166 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further defining
"taxable income" for purposes of corporate net income tax by adding that
the $2,000,000 limit on the net operating loss deduction in a taxable
year would not apply to the deduction of start-up period losses. |
| 167 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code authorizing the
offsetting of gains and losses among the various classes of income. |
| 246 |
Amends Tax Reform Code repealing provisions
barring taxpayers from receiving research & development tax credit for
PA qualified research & development expenses incurred in taxable years
ending after Dec 31, 2006. |
| 327 |
Amends Public School Code, reimbursing
school districts of certain mailing expenses. |
| 598 |
Act establishing the Armed Forces Loan
Forgiveness Program. |
| 606 |
Amends Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State
Government) prohibiting creation of local government policy employee
retirement systems and providing for mandatory membership of local
government police employees, and providing for supplemental local
government police benefit accumulation plans and for contributions and
guarantees. |
| 715 |
Amends the Capital Facilities Dept Enabling
Act by adding technology projects to the definition of "capital
projects". |
| 717 |
Act providing for prohibition of levy or
collection of tax on homestead property, for Homestead Property Tax
Elimination Fund, imposition of sales & use tax, increase in personal
income tax & for Property Tax Relief Fund, & a repeal. |
| 726 |
Amends the Second Class County Code further
providing for assessment limits on counties of the second class
(Allegheny County). |
| 728 |
Amends Title 24 (Education) further
providing the management of funds and accounts and for actuarial cost
method. |
| 730 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure) establishing the Criminal Justice System Enhancement Account;
providing for utilization of money in the account, and establishing a
criminal justice system enhancement fee. |
| 783 |
Act providing targeted assistance to urban
school districts to improve early learning and development so children
are better prepared to succeed in school. |
| 787 |
Amends the Public School Code, providing
for a quality instruction program; and making an appropriation. |
| 846 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) reenacting
provisions relating to transfers from the State Gaming Fund for
compulsive problem gambling, the Volunteer Fire Company Grant Program,
and local law enforcement grants. |
| 855 |
Amends an act providing for municipalities
and municipal authorities to expend public funds for private lateral
sewer lines connected to public sewer systems when such activity will
benefit the public health, when they have been ordered to do so by a
public health or environmental agency, or when private laterals have
been shown as significant contributors to the wet weather overflow
problem and sewer system capacity and are determined to be a
cost-effective component of the solution. |
| 867 |
Act appropriating $25,000,000 annually from
the State Gaming Fund to PEMA for the purpose of funding grants under
the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act. |
| 868 |
Amends the Forest Reserves Municipal
Financial Relief Law, increasing the annual charge paid by the state to
political subdivisions maintaining forest reserves within their borders
from $.40 per acre to $1.20 per acre. |
| 884 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to
the Pennsylvania Constitution, providing for spending limitations on the
State and for disposition of surplus funds. |
| 970 |
Act requiring DPW to transfer 7% of LIHEAP
funds to the Weatherization Assistance Program and providing for an
audit of the Weatherization Program. |
| 1043 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs)
providing a tuition waiver for children and spouses of deceased
soldiers. |
| 1078 |
Amends the Second Class County Code
providing for the definition of "longtime owner occupant" for the
purposes of tax relief and disbursements. |
| 1081 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
adding that a PA National Guard member discharged for medical disability
would be eligible for a public service education grant under certain
conditions. |
| 1148 |
Amends the Second Class City Policemen
Relief Law, further providing for benefits for pensioners, surviving
spouses, children and parents of police officers (updating language). |
| 1181 |
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers) to
require that statements of financial interest include a list of all
votes from which the person abstained due to financial interest if the
total financial interest exceeded $1300. |
| 1188 |
Amends the state Lottery Law further
providing for the PACE and PACENET programs and making changes related
to integration with Medicare Part D. |
| 1225 |
Changes the corporate net income tax
structure and removes the cap on net operating losses. |
| 1232 |
Establishes the Historic Preservation
Incentive Grant Program for historic commercial and residential sites. |
| 1236 |
Establishes a grant program for volunteer
emergency service organizations to provide incentives for partnerships. |
| 1251 |
Amends the Health Care Cost Containment Act
to provide for simplification of data collection and submission by
hospitals. |
| 1274 |
Amends the Public School Code providing for
a statewide costing-out study to arrive at the amount required per pupil
to provide students with the education necessary for them to meet the
state's academic standards. |
| Fire and Emergency Services
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| 23 |
Amends Tax Reform Code of 1971 authorizing
tax credit for volunteer firefighters for purposes of personal income
tax. |
| 24 |
Amends Tax Reform Code by creating
Volunteer Medical Services Tax Credit Act to authorize tax credit for
volunteer EMS personnel for purposes of personal income tax. |
| 92 |
Requires certain depts. & facilities of
Commonwealth to provide 911emergency services and make certain reports. |
| 93 |
Requires certain depts. & institutions of
Commonwealth to compile & disseminate reports on records for fire
safety.. |
| 94 |
Requires certain depts. & institutions of
Commonwealth to establish fire response plans & conduct fire drills |
| 95 |
Act exempting volunteer fire, rescue and
ambulance companies from all State and local taxes. |
| 97 |
Act establishing the Municipal Firefighter
Education and Training Program requiring all political subdivisions or
groups of political subdivisions to train all members of their fire
departments hired by them after the effective date of this act. Any
official of any political subdivision who orders, authorizes or pays a
salary to a person in violation of the act commits a summary offense and
would be sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or be imprisoned up to 30 days.
The State Fire Commissioner would provide grants as a reimbursement for
actual expenses incurred by political subdivisions for municipal
firefighters who have successfully completed the required basic course
of instruction. The General Assembly would annually appropriate
necessary money to the Office of the State Fire Commissioner. |
| 136 |
Amends Emergency and Law Enforcement
Personnel Death Benefits Act further providing for eligibility for
benefits for members of certain ambulance services or rescue squads. |
| 159 |
Amends Emergency and Law Enforcement
Personnel Death Benefits Act further providing for death benefit
eligibility and for definitions. |
| 161 |
Establishes Municipal Firefighter Education
& Training Program and prescribes penalties. |
| 343 |
Provides prevention, detection, treatment,
and follow-up cases of hepatitis B among State and local law enforcement
officers, firefighters, paramedics, et al. |
| 486 |
Provides grants to public schools to
purchase advanced emergency alerting devices. |
| 523 |
Amends Housing Finance Agency Law,
establishing Firefighter Mortgage Assistance Program. |
| 703 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) providing for
passing stopped authorized and emergency vehicles. |
| 747 |
Act providing for the availability of and
access to comprehensive burn center care; and imposing powers and duties
upon the Department of Public Welfare. |
| 846 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) reenacting
provisions relating to transfers from the State Gaming Fund for
compulsive problem gambling, the Volunteer Fire Company Grant Program,
and local law enforcement grants. |
| 859 |
Act providing that an authority must give
preference in public service appointment and promotion to a volunteer
firefighter who is eligible. |
| 867 |
Act appropriating $25,000,000 annually from
the State Gaming Fund to PEMA for the purpose of funding grants under
the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act. |
| 976 |
Act establishing a tuition credit of $2500
annually for four years to certain volunteer fire company members,
volunteer ambulance services & rescue squads and their dependent
children and spouses. |
| 1047 |
Exempts volunteer fire fighters from paying
the fee to obtain a criminal background check from the State Police. |
| 1092 |
Amends the PA Bituminous Coal Mine Act
defining "mine safety reserve", providing for emergency equipment, and
further providing for explosion or accident, investigation by department
and inquests and for criminal penalties. |
| 1236 |
Establishes a grant program for volunteer
emergency service organizations to provide incentives for partnerships. |
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| 1263 |
Permits abandoned or unclaimed property
held by rural electric cooperatives to be retained by the cooperative to
provide services to the community or low-income individuals |
| Health and Medical Practice
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| 24 |
Amends Tax Reform Code by creating
Volunteer Medical Services Tax Credit Act to authorize tax credit for
volunteer EMS personnel for purposes of personal income tax. |
| 83 |
Amends Tobacco Settlement Act adding
definitions, expanding adult basic coverage insurance, & providing
health insurance tax credit for small employers. |
| 84 |
Requires Insurance Dept. to develop various
standardized basic health insurance plans that insurers many offer
individuals & small employers; provides for the filing of rates by
insurers & for disclosure statement. |
| 85 |
Act authorizing privately established and
operated health insurance purchasing cooperatives and providing for
their regulation through the Insurance Department. |
| 120 |
An Act mandating health insurance coverage
for colorectal cancer prevention and early detection. |
| 122 |
Act providing for state assistance for
certain cancer screening and the creation of a Cancer Screening Fund,
with payments to be made for eligible claimants by the Department of
Health. |
| 300 |
Authorizes the establishment and
maintenance of health saving accounts, exempts contributions from
taxation; imposes restrictions on health savings accounts. |
| 343 |
Provides prevention, detection, treatment,
and follow-up cases of hepatitis B among State and local law enforcement
officers, firefighters, paramedics, et al. |
| 398 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
adding a life insurance coverage provision for active duty members and
increasing the amount of allowable life insurance coverage. |
| 413 |
Provides for Commonwealth support for
Mental Health & Mental Retardation staff member Loan Forgiveness Program
& an Alcohol & Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program for
residents who apply their degrees to these fields. |
| 416 |
Amends Administrative Code establishing
Office of Women's Health within Dept. of Health. |
| 452 |
Amends Professional Nursing Law providing
definitions and certified registered nurse anesthetist for certified
registered nurse anesthetist qualifications. |
| 459 |
Amends County Pension Law authorizing
benefit for health care costs incurred by retired employees under
certain circumstances. |
| 461 |
Requires health care entities and health
care professionals to notify Bureau of Professional and Occupational
Affairs of certain health care professional conduct. |
| 522 |
Amends Title 24 (Education) provides
definition of "eligible annuitants" and for health insurance premium
assistance. |
| 561 |
Amends the Disease Prevention and Control
Law to allow an HIV test to be performed on a prisoner found guilty of
assault or aggravated harassment if requested by the victim. |
| 604 |
Amends the Insurance Company Law further
providing for prompt payment to health care providers of clean claims. |
| 635 |
Amends the Insurance Comapy Law mandating
health insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening. |
| 657 |
Act establishing a civil procedure for the
involuntary out-patient commitment of sexually violent predators with
the installation of a permanent tracking device upon their person. |
| 671 |
Act imposing restrictions relating to
premium rates for small employer group health benefit plans; for
coverage availability; standards to assure fair marketing; for powers &
duties of Insurance Commissioner, & making repeals. |
| 692 |
Act prohibiting mandatory overtime and
excessive duty hours of certain health care workers; and prescribing
penalties. |
| 696 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code providing
for payment policies for hospital inpatient and outpatient services; and
establishing the State Health Payment Review Board. |
| 699 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code establishing
criteria for prior authorization governing access to medications. |
| 700 |
Act establishing One PA, a program to
consolidate procedures and requirements for the administration of all
PA-funded, PA-administered and PA-supported drug programs and for
reimbursement for pharmacy services. |
| 733 |
Amends the Pennsylvania Occupational
Disease Act by adding that every person qualified for additional
compensation would be paid further compensation of $25 per month during
the period of disability. |
| 747 |
Act providing for the availability of and
access to comprehensive burn center care; and imposing powers and duties
upon the Department of Public Welfare. |
| 771 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs)
providing life insurance premium assistance to eligible veterans and
active duty members of the armed forces and for an Operation Iraqi
Freedom death benefit. |
| 794 |
Act providing for the Commonwealth pharmacy
program procedures and policies, requiring an program that requires a
manufacturer to remit a rebate as a condition of participation must have
a clearly defined remittance procedure. The Governor's Office of
Administration would have oversight. |
| 808 |
Act providing for long-term patient access
to pharmaceuticals; and conferring powers and duties on the State Board
of Pharmacy. |
| 819 |
Amends the Newborn Child Testing Act by
requiring newborns to be tested for at least 29 enumerated genetic
diseases. $2,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of Health to
carry out the purpose of this act. |
| 854 |
Amends the Health Savings Account Act by
excluding from taxation contributions to a health savings account by a
beneficiary or employer. |
| 869 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
requiring health insurance coverage to continue for National Guard
members who are called to active duty while still a full time student
and covered under their parents' health insurance. Coverage must be
extended for the duration of the member's service on active duty. |
| 894 |
Amends the Controlled Substance, Drug,
Device & Cosmetic Act, providing for the posting of certain information
relating clinical trials sponsored by drug manufacturers on a publicly
accessible registry and providing for prohibited acts and penalties. |
| 919 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to provide
for payments on behalf of eligible persons for consultations using
interactive video teleconferencing. Reimbursement would be on a
fee-for-service basis. |
| 925 |
Amends the PA Cancer Control, Prevention
and Research Act extending the sunset date of the act from June 30, 2006
to June 30, 2016. |
| 934 |
Act establishing the Medical Safety
Automation Account; and providing grants to implement medical safety
automation systems. |
| 939 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code providing for a
personal income tax credit for long-term care premiums paid by
individuals and defining "long-term care policy." |
| 972 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to extend
the abatement program under the Health Care Provider Retention Program
through 2006. |
| 992 |
Act certifying the Patient Safety Authority
as the sole public entity eligible to be certified as a patient safety
organization pursuant to the Public Health Service Act. |
| 1021 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to prohibit
DPW from implementing a premium program for families of disabled
children. |
| 1130 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to allow
hospitals that are currently participating in the PA Dept. of Health's
cardiac care demonstration project to continue to provide percutaneous
coronary intervention after the expiration of the project. |
| 1168 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) & 42
(Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), further providing for the offense of
neglect of care-dependent persons and for sentences for offenses against
elderly persons. |
| 1175 |
Act providing for a shared-ride program for
persons with disabilities; ensuring Statewide coverage; and making an
appropriation. |
| 1188 |
Amends the state Lottery Law further
providing for the PACE and PACENET programs and making changes related
to integration with Medicare Part D. |
| 1251 |
Amends the Health Care Cost Containment Act
to provide for simplification of data collection and submission by
hospitals. |
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| 142 |
Amends Public School Code establishing
Community College Deferred Maintenance Fund. |
| 150 |
Provides State-funded tuition for high
school-college cooperative efforts, establishing Opportunities for
Educational Excellence Fund. |
| 413 |
Provides for Commonwealth support for
Mental Health & Mental Retardation staff member Loan Forgiveness Program
& an Alcohol & Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program for
residents who apply their degrees to these fields. |
| 511 |
Amends the Job Enhancement Act further
providing for approved courses, for emerging technology companies, for
responsibility of approved educational institutions and for eligible
interns. |
| 598 |
Act establishing the Armed Forces Loan
Forgiveness Program. |
| 728 |
Amends Title 24 (Education) further
providing the management of funds and accounts and for actuarial cost
method. |
| 976 |
Act establishing a tuition credit of $2500
annually for four years to certain volunteer fire company members,
volunteer ambulance services & rescue squads and their dependent
children and spouses. |
| 1043 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs)
providing a tuition waiver for children and spouses of deceased
soldiers. |
| 1081 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
adding that a PA National Guard member discharged for medical disability
would be eligible for a public service education grant under certain
conditions. |
| 1288 |
Amends the Public School Code to include
institutions of higher education in the definition of school and to
include students (up to age 23) of these institutions in the definition
of school age. |
| 1289 |
Amends the Higher Education Equal
Opportunity Act to allow funds for the program to cover tutorial
services, tuition and textbook assistance, child care, and other costs
not currently covered by the funds. |
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| 295 |
Makes appropriation to Senator John Heinz
Pittsburgh Regional History Center. |
| 571 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further
providing for sales and use tax definitions, exclusions, personal income
tax & classes of personal income defin., realty transfer tax exclusions,
& tax credits on historic commercial sites. |
| 1232 |
Establishes the Historic Preservation
Incentive Grant Program for historic commercial and residential sites. |
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| 1088 |
Act designating the section of State Route
219 situated in Somerset County as the Flight 93 Memorial Highway. |
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| 83 |
Amends Tobacco Settlement Act adding
definitions, expanding adult basic coverage insurance, & providing
health insurance tax credit for small employers. |
| 84 |
Requires Insurance Dept. to develop various
standardized basic health insurance plans that insurers many offer
individuals & small employers; provides for the filing of rates by
insurers & for disclosure statement. |
| 85 |
Act authorizing privately established and
operated health insurance purchasing cooperatives and providing for
their regulation through the Insurance Department. |
| 120 |
An Act mandating health insurance coverage
for colorectal cancer prevention and early detection. |
| 122 |
Act providing for state assistance for
certain cancer screening and the creation of a Cancer Screening Fund,
with payments to be made for eligible claimants by the Department of
Health. |
| 136 |
Amends Emergency and Law Enforcement
Personnel Death Benefits Act further providing for eligibility for
benefits for members of certain ambulance services or rescue squads. |
| 364 |
Establishes Landslide Insurance &
Assistance Prg w/in PEMA. |
| 398 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
adding a life insurance coverage provision for active duty members and
increasing the amount of allowable life insurance coverage. |
| 518 |
Amends Unfair Insurance Practices Act
providing definitions for unfair acts and for exclusions. |
| 522 |
Amends Title 24 (Education) provides
definition of "eligible annuitants" and for health insurance premium
assistance. |
| 523 |
Amends Housing Finance Agency Law,
establishing Firefighter Mortgage Assistance Program. |
| 590 |
Amends the Police Officer, Firefighter,
Correction Employee & Nat'l Guard Member Child Beneficiary Education
Act, further providing for title of act, for short title, for
definitions, & for Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program. |
| 604 |
Amends the Insurance Company Law further
providing for prompt payment to health care providers of clean claims. |
| 635 |
Amends the Insurance Company Law mandating
health insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening. |
| 671 |
Act imposing restrictions relating to
premium rates for small employer group health benefit plans; for
coverage availability; standards to assure fair marketing; for powers &
duties of Insurance Commissioner, & making repeals. |
| 696 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code providing
for payment policies for hospital inpatient and outpatient services; and
establishing the State Health Payment Review Board. |
| 699 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code establishing
criteria for prior authorization governing access to medications. |
| 700 |
Act establishing One PA, a program to
consolidate procedures and requirements for the administration of all
PA-funded, PA-administered and PA-supported drug programs and for
reimbursement for pharmacy services. |
| 771 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs)
providing life insurance premium assistance to eligible veterans and
active duty members of the armed forces and for an Operation Iraqi
Freedom death benefit. |
| 807 |
Act providing for a program for the
purchase of certain types of environmental liability insurance and for
subsidies for the costs of premiums. |
| 808 |
Act providing for long-term patient access
to pharmaceuticals; and conferring powers and duties on the State Board
of Pharmacy. |
| 854 |
Amends the Health Savings Account Act by
excluding from taxation contributions to a health savings account by a
beneficiary or employer. |
| 869 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
requiring health insurance coverage to continue for National Guard
members who are called to active duty while still a full time student
and covered under their parents' health insurance. Coverage must be
extended for the duration of the member's service on active duty. |
| 939 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code providing for a
personal income tax credit for long-term care premiums paid by
individuals and defining "long-term care policy." |
| 1021 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to prohibit
DPW from implementing a premium program for families of disabled
children. |
| 1030 |
Amends the Second Class City Policemen
Relief Law, changing all references to "widow" to "surviving spouse" and
removing disqualification of pension benefits due to remarriage. |
| 1148 |
Amends the Second Class City Policemen
Relief Law, further providing for benefits for pensioners, surviving
spouses, children and parents of police officers (updating language). |
| Labor and Employment | Back
to Top |
| 16 |
Amends Public Employee Relations Act,
adding law enforcement officers of limited jurisdiction as additional
category of covered employee. |
| 159 |
Amends Emergency and Law Enforcement
Personnel Death Benefits Act further providing for death benefit
eligibility and for definitions. |
| 160 |
Amends Workers' Compensation Act Further
defining "occupational disease," "personal injury" & "injury arising in
the course of employment". |
| 219 |
Amends the Unemployment Compensation Law
providing for compensation rates in that no deductions would be made for
a pension paid under the Social Security Act if the pension is
contributed to by the individual in any amount. |
| 440 |
Amends the PA Human Relations Act
prohibiting discrimination based on marital or familial status. |
| 464 |
Amends Unemployment Compensation Law
providing limitation on fees. |
| 511 |
Amends the Job Enhancement Act further
providing for approved courses, for emerging technology companies, for
responsibility of approved educational institutions and for eligible
interns. |
| 692 |
Act prohibiting mandatory overtime and
excessive duty hours of certain health care workers; and prescribing
penalties. |
| 733 |
Amends the Pennsylvania Occupational
Disease Act by adding that every person qualified for additional
compensation would be paid further compensation of $25 per month during
the period of disability. |
| 759 |
Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations)
further providing the decree of court and for defined benefit retirement
plans. |
| 800 |
Act providing for the establishment,
implementation & administration of a comprehensive retiree
welfare-to-work mentoring program for certain individuals; & imposing
additional powers & duties on the Department of Aging. |
| 847 |
Act providing for the lifelong learning,
career planning, job training, job placement and other forms of
educational enrichment for persons with developmental disabilities, to
be established by DPW. |
| 859 |
Act providing that an authority must give
preference in public service appointment and promotion to a volunteer
firefighter who is eligible. |
| Land, Housing, and Real Estate
| Back to Top |
| 81 |
Amends the Mobile Home Park Rights Act by
changing references to "mobile home parks" to "manufactured home
communities" and providing that any rent increase to a senior resident
may not exceed the annual Social Security cost of living adjustment for
that year. |
| 189 |
Amends Housing Finance Agency Law,
providing for governing body of agency & for powers of agency. |
| 366 |
Amends Tax Reform Code further providing
for exemptions from realty transfer tax. |
| 434 |
Amends Tax Reform Code providing tax
credits for redevelopment or investment of a brownfield. |
| 440 |
Amends the PA Human Relations Act
prohibiting discrimination based on marital or familial status. |
| 523 |
Amends Housing Finance Agency Law,
establishing Firefighter Mortgage Assistance Program. |
| 539 |
Amends Title 34 (Game) providing offense of
trespass on private property while hunting and prescribed penalties. |
| 545 |
Authorizes establishment of land bank
programs & affordable housing programs. |
| 639 |
Amends the Real Estate Tax Sale Law further
providing for property subject to or exempt from claim & for content for
claims entered; & providing for public record lists & for report of
nonpayment of taxes. |
| 656 |
Act providing for dispute resolution
procedures relating to residential construction defects between
contractors and homeowners or members of associations. |
| 731 |
Act authorizing payment for school property
tax increases to certain claimants who occupied homesteads; and
providing for the powers and duties of the Department of Revenue. |
| 793 |
Amends the Senior Citizens Rebate &
Assistance Act further defining "rent rebate in lieu of property taxes"'
and further providing for property tax, rent rebate & inflation cost and
for funds of payment of claims. |
| 818 |
Amends the Second Class County Code
providing for an exemption from increases in school property taxes for
eligible taxpayers in Allegheny County because of age, disability,
marital status, and income. |
| 917 |
Amends the Real Estate Appraisers
Certification Act further providing for application and qualifications. |
| 1158 |
Act providing a tax credit to encourage
property owners to include visitability design features on their
properties for those with mobility impairments. |
| Law and Justice/Judiciary |
Back to Top |
| 67 |
Establishes motivational boot camp system
for juveniles. |
| 68 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary & Judicial
Procedure) authorizing disposition of delinquent children to
motivational boot camps. |
| 110 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) by
stating that indecent assault committed when the complainant is less
than 13 years of age is a third degree felony (currently a first degree
misdemeanor) and all other incidents would be first degree misdemeanors
(currently second degree misdemeanors). |
| 137 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes & Offenses) & 23
(Domestic Relations) regulating dissemination of criminal history record
info & info re prospective child-care personnel. |
| 165 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, making an
exception to the prohibition relating to the absorption of state sales
tax by the seller. |
| 178 |
Establishes Identity Theft Advisory Board
and makes appropriation for Office of Identity Theft Victim Support in
PA Commission on Crime & Delinquency. |
| 188 |
Amends the Liquor Code providing for the
sale of malt or brewed beverages by manufacturers, importing
distributors, or agents of the same between noon and 5:00pm. |
| 302 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for offense of dealing in infant children. |
| 344 |
Establishes multijurisdictional law
enforcement drug task force for preventing entry of illegal drugs in PA. |
| 362 |
Amends the Administrative Code providing
for staffing levels and limitations on inmate capacity at State
correctional institutions. |
| 385 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for obscene and other sexual materials and
performances and for sexual abuse of children. |
| 386 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and
Offenses) further providing for burglary. |
| 407 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for aggravated assault. |
| 435 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary) reenacting
provisions relating to comparative negligence. |
| 539 |
Amends Title 34 (Game) providing offense of
trespass on private property while hunting and prescribed penalties. |
| 564 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary & Judicial
Procedure) providing exemptions from jury duty. |
| 584 |
Amends the Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
defining the offense of disarming a law enforcement officer; and
providing a penalty. |
| 587 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses) further
providing for theft by deception, allowing the securing execution of
documents by deception to be graded as a felony of the second degree
where it is committed by a person who has placed himself in a position
of trust to a victim 65 years of age or older. |
| 650 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for drug-free zones. |
| 657 |
Act establishing a civil procedure for the
involuntary out-patient commitment of sexually violent predators with
the installation of a permanent tracking device upon their person. |
| 669 |
Amends Titles 2 (Administrative Law &
Procedure) & 42 (Judiciary & Judicial Procedure) providing for court and
administrative proceeding interpreters; and repealing related
provisions. |
| 730 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure) establishing the Criminal Justice System Enhancement Account;
providing for utilization of money in the account, and establishing a
criminal justice system enhancement fee. |
| 748 |
Act establishing the Judicial Education
Program in Domestic Violence; and requiring judges to attend and
successfully complete the program. |
| 780 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
relating to the purchase or consumption of alcohol by adding that
persons who seek medical attention on behalf of another person and meet
certain criteria would be immune from prosecution for consumption. |
| 781 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
providing for the offense of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or
brewed beverages to minors resulting in injury or death. |
| 792 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes & Offenses) & 23
(Domestic Relations) further providing for persons not to possess, use,
manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licensing,
definitions, jurisdiction, & law enforcement responsibilities. |
| 866 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for firearm licenses by stating that a license to
carry a firearm held by a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or the PA
National Guard on Federal active duty and deployed overseas that is
scheduled to expire during the period of deployment will be extended
until 90 days after the end of deployment. |
| 894 |
Amends the Controlled Substance, Drug,
Device & Cosmetic Act, providing for the posting of certain information
relating clinical trials sponsored by drug manufacturers on a publicly
accessible registry and providing for prohibited acts and penalties. |
| 897 |
Amends Title 26 (Eminent Domain) to provide
a complete procedure and law for governing all condemnations of property
for public purposes and assessment of damages. |
| 899 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure) providing for immunity from civil damages for retired
physicians who are members of the Medical Reserve Corps and who render
care during an emergency. |
| 927 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary & Judicial
Procedure) eliminating the statue of limitations for certain civil
actions and sex offenses (part of Jessica's Law package). |
| 944 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) & 42
(Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) further providing for rape and
involuntary deviate sexual intercourse; providing loss of property
rights by certain offenders, providing for failure to comply with sexual
offender registration requirements, and providing for GPS tracking,
restricted travel, an alert system and for child protective zones (part
of Jessica's Law package). |
| 1061 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure) providing for the chemical treatment of certain sex
offenders. |
| 1070 |
Establishes a civil procedure for the
involuntary commitment of sexually dangerous persons. |
| 1093 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
regarding endangerment of the welfare of children by holding employers
and supervisors liable for knowingly or recklessly endangering the
welfare of minors. |
| 1108 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
relating to offenses of murder, manslaughter and assault against a
police officer, providing for the sentencing and the registration with
the PA State Police of these individuals. |
| 1138 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure) establishing a Statewide automated victim information and
notification (SAVIN) system |
| 1150 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
providing for the offense of protesting at a commemorative or funeral
service. |
| 1156 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
creating the offense of unlawful firearm recordkeeping and prescribing a
penalty. |
| 1168 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) & 42
(Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), further providing for the offense of
neglect of care-dependent persons and for sentences for offenses against
elderly persons. |
| 1195 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to
the PA Constitution that would permit the General Assembly to monitor
and regulate attorneys that lobby the General Assembly and the executive
branch on behalf of clients. |
| 1200 |
Amends the Lethal Weapons Training Act to
extend the period for which firearms certification is valid to 90 days
after deployment ends for U.S. Armed Forces and National Guard
personnel. |
| 1217 |
Adds Salvia Divinorum, a hallucinogen, to
the list of Schedule 1 controlled substances. |
| 1272 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for the offense of impersonating a public servant. |
| Law Enforcement/Firearms
| Back to Top |
| 16 |
Amends Public Employee Relations Act,
adding law enforcement officers of limited jurisdiction as additional
category of covered employee. |
| 159 |
Amends Emergency and Law Enforcement
Personnel Death Benefits Act further providing for death benefit
eligibility and for definitions. |
| 285 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) providing
conviction and point schedules & speed timing devices for State and
local powers. |
| 343 |
Provides prevention, detection, treatment,
and follow-up cases of hepatitis B among State and local law enforcement
officers, firefighters, paramedics, et al. |
| 394 |
Amends Municipal Police Pension Law
providing payments under existing pension plans for service increments
for police officers. |
| 584 |
Amends the Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
defining the offense of disarming a law enforcement officer; and
providing a penalty. |
| 590 |
Amends the Police Officer, Firefighter,
Correction Employee & Nat'l Guard Member Child Beneficiary Education
Act, further providing for title of act, for short title, for
definitions, & for Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program. |
| 606 |
Amends Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State
Government) prohibiting creation of local government policy employee
retirement systems and providing for mandatory membership of local
government police employees, and providing for supplemental local
government police benefit accumulation plans and for contributions and
guarantees. |
| 792 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes & Offenses) & 23
(Domestic Relations) further providing for persons not to possess, use,
manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licensing,
definitions, jurisdiction, & law enforcement responsibilities. |
| 1108 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
relating to offenses of murder, manslaughter and assault against a
police officer, providing for the sentencing and the registration with
the PA State Police of these individuals. |
| 1148 |
Amends the Second Class City Policemen
Relief Law, further providing for benefits for pensioners, surviving
spouses, children and parents of police officers (updating language). |
| 1156 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
creating the offense of unlawful firearm recordkeeping and prescribing a
penalty. |
| 1200 |
Amends the Lethal Weapons Training Act to
extend the period for which firearms certification is valid to 90 days
after deployment ends for U.S. Armed Forces and National Guard
personnel. |
| Lobbying
| Back to Top |
| 1 |
Act providing for lobbying registration,
regulation and disclosure; conferring powers and duties on the Dept. of
State, Attorney General, and State Ethics Commission; imposing
penalties, and establishing the Lobbying Accountability Fund |
| Military and Veterans Affairs
| Back to Top |
| 55 |
Amends State Lottery Law by defining
"income" for pharm. Assistance excluding certain veteran disability
payments. |
| 187 |
Provides bonus to PA residents who are US
Merchant Marine veterans who served during WWII |
| 293 |
Relieves members of Armed Forces from
filing tax return or tax payment until 180 days after date of that
employee's return to Pennsylvania. |
| 398 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
adding a life insurance coverage provision for active duty members and
increasing the amount of allowable life insurance coverage. |
| 455 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) for special
plates for recipients of Medal of Honor and Purple Heart. |
| 590 |
Amends the Police Officer, Firefighter,
Correction Employee & Nat'l Guard Member Child Beneficiary Education
Act, further providing for title of act, for short title, for
definitions, & for Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program. |
| 598 |
Act establishing the Armed Forces Loan
Forgiveness Program. |
| 605 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) further
providing for exemption for widow. |
| 680 |
Amends Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game)
providing for free resident fishing, hunting and fur taking licenses for
military personnel upon discharge from active duty. |
| 771 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs)
providing life insurance premium assistance to eligible veterans and
active duty members of the armed forces and for an Operation Iraqi
Freedom death benefit. |
| 864 |
Act requiring the official POW/MIA flag to
be displayed at the principal county office building in each county and
at all State government buildings. |
| 866 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
further providing for firearm licenses by stating that a license to
carry a firearm held by a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or the PA
National Guard on Federal active duty and deployed overseas that is
scheduled to expire during the period of deployment will be extended
until 90 days after the end of deployment. |
| 869 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
requiring health insurance coverage to continue for National Guard
members who are called to active duty while still a full time student
and covered under their parents' health insurance. Coverage must be
extended for the duration of the member's service on active duty. |
| 871 |
Act exempting military personnel from
occupational assessment, per capita, poll or other similar taxes. |
| 880 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code providing for a
tax credit for employers of members of a reserve component of the armed
forces. |
| 897 |
Amends Title 26 (Eminent Domain) to provide
a complete procedure and law for governing all condemnations of property
for public purposes and assessment of damages. |
| 899 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure) providing for immunity from civil damages for retired
physicians who are members of the Medical Reserve Corps and who render
care during an emergency. |
| 984 |
Amends Title 25 (Elections) providing for
voter registration and voting via the Internet for military electors. |
| 1043 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs)
providing a tuition waiver for children and spouses of deceased
soldiers. |
| 1081 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by
adding that a PA National Guard member discharged for medical disability
would be eligible for a public service education grant under certain
conditions. |
| 1111 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) providing for a
special registration plate for recipients of the Korean Defense Service
Medal. |
| 1150 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses)
providing for the offense of protesting at a commemorative or funeral
service. |
| 1200 |
Amends the Lethal Weapons Training Act to
extend the period for which firearms certification is valid to 90 days
after deployment ends for U.S. Armed Forces and National Guard
personnel. |
| 1266 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) providing additional
reasons for excused military leave from employment for Guard members and
reservists. |
| Municipalities/Cities/Urban Affairs
| Back to Top |
| 153 |
Amends Title 53 authorizing municipalities
to deny issuing permits, variances, licenses, or other approvals to
persons delinquent in tax payments or in violation of any maintenance or
safety codes. |
| 161 |
Establishes Municipal Firefighter Education
& Training Program and prescribes penalties. |
| 292 |
Amends Local Tax Enabling Act providing
collection of taxes, audits, income taxes, suits of tax collection,
penalties, and delinquent tax collection costs. |
| 394 |
Amends Municipal Police Pension Law
providing payments under existing pension plans for service increments
for police officers. |
| 606 |
Amends Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State
Government) prohibiting creation of local government policy employee
retirement systems and providing for mandatory membership of local
government police employees, and providing for supplemental local
government police benefit accumulation plans and for contributions and
guarantees. |
| 783 |
Act providing targeted assistance to urban
school districts to improve early learning and development so children
are better prepared to succeed in school. |
| 855 |
Amends an act providing for municipalities
and municipal authorities to expend public funds for private lateral
sewer lines connected to public sewer systems when such activity will
benefit the public health, when they have been ordered to do so by a
public health or environmental agency, or when private laterals have
been shown as significant contributors to the wet weather overflow
problem and sewer system capacity and are determined to be a
cost-effective component of the solution. |
| 868 |
Amends the Forest Reserves Municipal
Financial Relief Law, increasing the annual charge paid by the state to
political subdivisions maintaining forest reserves within their borders
from $.40 per acre to $1.20 per acre. |
| 983 |
Amends the Vital Statistics Law requiring
local registrars to submit death certificates for those 18 of age and
older to the county board of the county in which the person resided at
the time of death. |
| 1030 |
Amends the Second Class City Policemen
Relief Law, changing all references to "widow" to "surviving spouse" and
removing disqualification of pension benefits due to remarriage. |
| 1057 |
Act requiring state and local approval of
terminations or transfers of water or sewer service by municipal
authorities. |
| 1078 |
Amends the Second Class County Code
providing for the definition of "longtime owner occupant" for the
purposes of tax relief and disbursements. |
| 1148 |
Amends the Second Class City Policemen
Relief Law, further providing for benefits for pensioners, surviving
spouses, children and parents of police officers (updating language). |
| 1158 |
Act providing a tax credit to encourage
property owners to include visitability design features on their
properties for those with mobility impairments. |
| 1242 |
Amends the Port of Pittsburgh Commission
Act to include Blair County in the territory encompassed by the Port of
Pittsburgh Commission. |
| Parks, Game and Fish | Back to Top |
| 539 |
Amends Title 34 (Game) providing offense of trespass on
private property while hunting and prescribed penalties. |
| 593 |
Amends Title 34 (Game) by adding that a person who
qualifies for an adult nonresident hunting license or antlerless deer
license and who satisfies the section 2706 c requirements would be
charged the same license fee as a resident. |
| 861 |
Provides for the replacement of the system currently
utilized by the Fish and Boat and the Game Commission to track applicants
using their social security numbers. |
| 988 |
Amends Title 34 (Game) by adding that youth
participating in a Commission-sponsored program do not have to obtain
the required licenses. |
| 1262 |
Amends Title 30 (Fish) further providing for chemical
testing to determine amounts of alcohol & controlled substances, and for
operating watercraft under the influence; and for aggravated assault by
watercraft under the influence. |
| Public
Employees/Retirement | Back to
Top |
| 16 |
Amends Public Employee Relations Act, adding law
enforcement officers of limited jurisdiction as additional category of
covered employee. |
| 21 |
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers) defining
"executive-level State employee," "financial interest," "party officer"
& "public official" & providing restricted activities. |
| 347 |
Joint Resolution amending Constitution of PA authorizing
General Assembly to increase certain retirement benefits or pensions
under certain circumstances. |
| 394 |
Amends Municipal Police Pension Law providing payments
under existing pension plans for service increments for police officers. |
| 459 |
Amends County Pension Law authorizing benefit for health
care costs incurred by retired employees under certain circumstances. |
| 615 |
Amends Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government)
providing for permanent cost-of-living increases for retirees. |
| 859 |
Act providing that an authority must give preference in
public service appointment and promotion to a volunteer firefighter who
is eligible. |
| 983 |
Amends the Vital Statistics Law requiring local
registrars to submit death certificates for those 18 of age and older to
the county board of the county in which the person resided at the time
of death. |
| 989 |
Amends Title 71 (State Government) providing for
retention and reinstatement of service credits for public school
employees. |
| 1075 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) by making it a
felony of the third degree to impersonate a public servant with intent
to induce another person to submit to false authority. |
| 1079 |
Amends the Second Class County Code by adding
corrections officers at a county juvenile detention facility to the list
of eligibles for retirement allowances. |
| 1272 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) further providing
for the offense of impersonating a public servant. |
| School/Teachers/Public
Education | Back to
Top |
| 13 |
Amends the Public School Code providing for special
education services for nonpublic school students to be provided by the
intermediate unit where the nonpublic school is located. |
| 72 |
Exempts eligible taxpayers from school real property tax
increases. |
| 145 |
Amends Public School Code for school lunch and breakfast
reimbursement. |
| 147 |
Amends Public School Code for technical assistance. |
| 148 |
Amends Public School Code for continuing professional
development. |
| 150 |
Provides State-funded tuition for high school-college
cooperative efforts, establishing Opportunities for Educational
Excellence Fund. |
| 162 |
Amends Public School Code repealing religious garb or
other insignia prohibitions. |
| 297 |
Amends Public School Code, authorizing intermediate
units to establish pool of education advisors for certain school districts. |
| 327 |
Amends Public School Code, reimbursing school districts
of certain mailing expenses. |
| 384 |
Amends Title 24 (Education) providing definitions and
administrative board duties. |
| 417 |
Amends Public School Code providing reimbursable rental
for leases and reimbursable sinking fund charges on indebtedness. |
| 441 |
Amends Public School Code providing limitations on
educational improvement tax credits. |
| 456 |
Amends Public School Code providing assignment of
transfer students subject to suspension or expulsion. |
| 458 |
Amends Public School Code providing tuition charges for
pupils of other districts. |
| 486 |
Provides grants to public schools to purchase advanced
emergency alerting devices. |
| 507 |
Amends Public Reform Code for scholarship organization
educational improvement tax credit program. |
| 512 |
Amends Title 24 (Education) providing Public School
Employees' Retirement Board. |
| 517 |
Amends Public School Code for cost of tuition by adding
that in the case of payment for special education services relating to
the children of inmates, the department would pay an additional amount
for indirect or administrative expenses. |
| 522 |
Amends Title 24 (Education) provides definition of
"eligible annuitants" and for health insurance premium assistance. |
| 590 |
Amends the Police Officer, Firefighter, Correction
Employee & Nat'l Guard Member Child Beneficiary Education Act, further
providing for title of act, for short title, for definitions, & for
Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program. |
| 615 |
Amends Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government)
providing for permanent cost-of-living increases for retirees. |
| 651 |
Amends The Library Code further providing for waiver of
standards. |
| 652 |
Amends the Public School Code further providing for the
establishment of programs, for the Educational Assistance Program and
for the Educational Assistance Program and for accountability grants. |
| 686 |
Amends the Public School Code repealing provisions re
tuition costs & maintenance of certain exceptional children in approved
institutions & chartered schools for the education of the deaf & the blind; &
providing for cost of tuition. |
| 731 |
Act authorizing payment for school property tax
increases to certain claimants who occupied homesteads; and providing
for the powers and duties of the Department of Revenue. |
| 768 |
Amends the Public School Code further providing, in
charter schools for definitions, administration, establishment, for regional
schools, charters, school staff, funding tort liability, nonrenewal,
termination & desegregation orders. |
| 783 |
Act providing targeted assistance to urban school
districts to improve early learning and development so children are
better prepared to succeed in school. |
| 787 |
Amends the Public School Code, providing for a quality
instruction program; and making an appropriation. |
| 803 |
Amends the Public School Code further providing for
reimbursement on leases and debt by adjusting rental and sinking fund
charges to account for periodic scheduled payments with respect to the
bonds issued or other indebtedness incurred by the school district with
respect to such project. |
| 818 |
Amends the Second Class County Code providing for an
exemption from increases in school property taxes for eligible taxpayers
in Allegheny County because of age, disability, marital status, and
income. |
| 847 |
Act providing for the lifelong learning, career
planning, job training, job placement and other forms of educational
enrichment for persons with developmental disabilities, to be
established by DPW. |
| 891 |
Amends the Public School Code, further providing for tax
levies and information related to taxes. |
| 893 |
Amends the Public School Code to require school
districts to allow students with disabilities who have completed four or
more years of high school to participate in a graduation ceremony with
their classmates. |
| 980 |
Establishes Early Childhood Education Fund to increase
the number of eligible children served by Head Start and other similar
early childhood programs; and to increase the hours and days of
operation of the Head Start program to a full day and a full year. |
| 989 |
Amends Title 71 (State Government) providing for
retention and reinstatement of service credits for public school
employees. |
| 1009 |
Creates New Student Supplemental Assistance Account to
provide supplemental funding to school districts for the addition of new
students. |
| 1048 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) by requiring the State
Treasurer to transfer the unallocated funding balance of the State
Gaming Fund to the Dept. of Education for special education costs. |
| 1087 |
Amends the Public School Code increasing the maximum
amount of educational improvement tax credits to $64 million (up from
$44 million). |
| 1125 |
Amends the Public School Code providing for
extraordinary growth supplements to schools with a large number of new
students. |
| 1274 |
Amends the Public School Code providing for a statewide
costing-out study to arrive at the amount required per pupil to provide
students with the education necessary for them to meet the state's
academic standards. |
| 1288 |
Amends the Public School Code to include institutions of
higher education in the definition of school and to include students (up
to age 23) of these institutions in the definition of school age. |
| Social Security and Older
Adults | Back to Top |
| 55 |
Amends State Lottery Law by defining "income" for pharm.
Assistance excluding certain veteran disability payments. |
| 72 |
Exempts eligible taxpayers from school real property tax
increases. |
| 405 |
Amends Second Class County Code increasing amount of tax
relief provided to senior citizens. |
| 547 |
Amends Administrative Code for powers & duties of Dept.
of Aging relating to Statewide elderly volunteer programs involving work
with children. |
| 615 |
Amends Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government)
providing for permanent cost-of-living increases for retirees. |
| 759 |
Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) further providing
the decree of court and for defined benefit retirement plans. |
| 793 |
Amends the Senior Citizens Rebate & Assistance Act
further defining "rent rebate in lieu of property taxes"' and further
providing for property tax, rent rebate & inflation cost and for funds
of payment of claims. |
| 861 |
Provides for the replacement of the system currently
utilized by the Fish and Boat and the Game Commission to track applicants
using their social security numbers. |
| 938 |
Amends the Senior Citizens Rebate & Assistance Act by
removing veterans' disability payments from the definition of "income." |
| 1175 |
Act providing for a shared-ride program for persons with
disabilities; ensuring Statewide coverage; and making an appropriation. |
| 1188 |
Amends the state Lottery Law further providing for the
PACE and PACENET programs and making changes related to integration with
Medicare Part D. |
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| 1 |
Act providing for lobbying registration, regulation and
disclosure; conferring powers and duties on the Dept. of State, Attorney
General, and State Ethics Commission; imposing penalties, and
establishing the Lobbying Accountability Fund. |
| 4 |
Taxpayer Fairness Act - establishes spending limitations
on the Commonwealth and providing that any surplus would be deposited
into the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund. |
| 11 |
Amends Commonwealth Constitution for a length of session
limitation. |
| 13 |
Amends the Public School Code providing for special
education services for nonpublic school students to be provided by the
intermediate unit where the nonpublic school is located. |
| 21 |
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers) defining
"executive-level State employee," "financial interest," "party officer"
& "public official" & providing restricted activities. |
| 55 |
Amends State Lottery Law by defining "income" for pharm.
Assistance excluding certain veteran disability payments. |
| 61 |
Declares poem "Hail to Our PA" by Anna Helen McDonald as
State poem. |
| 67 |
Establishes motivational boot camp system for juveniles. |
| 92 |
Requires certain depts. & facilities of Commonwealth to
provide 911emergency services and make certain reports. |
| 93 |
Requires certain depts. & institutions of Commonwealth
to compile & disseminate reports on records for fire safety. |
| 94 |
Requires certain depts. & institutions of Commonwealth
to establish fire response plans & conduct fire drills. |
| 95 |
Act exempting volunteer fire, rescue and ambulance
companies from all State and local taxes. |
| 140 |
Act relating to crane operator licensure;
creating the State Board of Crane Operators within the Department of
Labor and Industry. |
| 150 |
Provides State-funded tuition for high school-college
cooperative efforts, establishing Opportunities for Educational
Excellence Fund. |
| 161 |
Establishes Municipal Firefighter Education & Training
Program and prescribes penalties. |
| 177 |
Establishes Bureau of Privacy Protection within Office
of Attorney General. |
| 187 |
Provides bonus to PA residents who are US Merchant
Marine veterans who served during WWII. |
| 203 |
Amends the PA Election Code by making changes to dates
and deadlines for absentee ballots. |
| 255 |
Eliminates county boards of assistance. |
| 285 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) providing conviction and
point schedules & speed timing devices for State and local powers. |
| 292 |
Amends Local Tax Enabling Act providing collection of
taxes, audits, income taxes, suits of tax collection, penalties, and
delinquent tax collection costs. |
| 295 |
Makes appropriation to Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh
Regional History Center. |
| 301 |
Amends Title 74 (Transportation) and 75 (Vehicles)
providing for allocation of dedicated funding to public transportation
systems. |
| 327 |
Amends Public School Code, reimbursing school districts
of certain mailing expenses. |
| 351 |
Directs Dept. of State to develop and implement uniform
voting procedures. |
| 405 |
Amends Second Class County Code increasing amount of tax
relief provided to senior citizens. |
| 409 |
Amends Tax Reform Code for alternative energy expense
tax credit. |
| 410 |
Amends Environmental Education Act establishing PA
Center for Environmental Education & PA Center for Environmental
Education Board. |
| 413 |
Provides for Commonwealth support for Mental Health &
Mental Retardation staff member Loan Forgiveness Program & an Alcohol &
Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program for residents who apply
their degrees to these fields. |
| 416 |
Amends Administrative Code establishing Office of
Women's Health within Dept. of Health. |
| 440 |
Amends the PA Human Relations Act prohibiting
discrimination based on marital or familial status. |
| 444 |
Joint Resolution amending Constitution of PA for
exemptions and special provisions relating to taxation. |
| 446 |
Amends PA Election Code for delivering of mailing
ballots, for notice to county board of elections and for voting absentee
electors. |
| 461 |
Requires health care entities and health care
professionals to notify Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
of certain health care professional conduct. |
| 507 |
Amends Public Reform Code for scholarship organization
educational improvement tax credit program. |
| 512 |
Amends Title 24 (Education) providing Public School
Employees' Retirement Board. |
| 515 |
Prohibits sale or issuance of certain gift certificates
with expiration dates and imposition of transaction, service or
convenience fees. |
| 523 |
Amends Housing Finance Agency Law, establishing
Firefighter Mortgage Assistance Program. |
| 545 |
Authorizes establishment of land bank programs &
affordable housing programs. |
| 547 |
Amends Administrative Code for powers & duties of Dept.
of Aging relating to Statewide elderly volunteer programs involving work
with children. |
| 561 |
Amends the Disease Prevention and Control Law to allow
an HIV test to be performed on a prisoner found guilty of assault or
aggravated harassment if requested by the victim. |
| 571 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further providing for sales
and use tax definitions, exclusions, personal income tax & classes of
personal income definitions, realty transfer tax exclusions, & tax credits on
historic commercial sites.. |
| 579 |
Joint resolution amending the PA Constitution to reduce
the size of the legislature to 40 senatorial and 121 representative
districts. |
| 587 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses) further providing
for theft by deception, allowing the securing execution of documents by
deception to be graded as a felony of the second degree where it is
committed by a person who has placed himself in a position of trust to a
victim 65 years of age or older. |
| 593 |
Amends Title 34 (Game) by adding that a person who
qualifies for an adult nonresident hunting license or antlerless deer
license and who satisfies the section 2706 c requirements would be
charged the same license fee as a resident. |
| 597 |
Amends the liquor Code further providing for moneys paid
into State Stores Fund for use of the Commonwealth. |
| 598 |
Act establishing the Armed Forces Loan Forgiveness
Program. |
| 601 |
Act relating to confidentiality of Social Security
numbers. |
| 606 |
Amends Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government)
prohibiting creation of local government policy employee retirement
systems and providing for mandatory membership of local government
police employees, and providing for supplemental local government police
benefit accumulation plans and for contributions and guarantees. |
| 615 |
Amends Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government)
providing for permanent cost-of-living increases for retirees. |
| 658 |
Act making an appropriation to The Children's Hospital
of Pittsburgh for comprehensive patient care and general maintenance and
operation of the hospital. |
| 659 |
Act providing for grants to the performing arts; and
conferring functions on the Department of Community and Economic
Development, the Department of Revenue and the Office of the Budget. |
| 671 |
Act imposing restrictions relating to premium rates for
small employer group health benefit plans; for coverage availability;
standards to assure fair marketing; for powers & duties of Insurance
Commissioner, & making repeals. |
| 674 |
Amends the PA Election Code further defining
"independent expenditure" & political action committee"; adding definitions,
providing for committee organization, contributions & expenditures & their
limitations; & for computer database. |
| 677 |
Act designating a portion of State Route 322 in Delaware
County as the Senator Clarence D. Bell Memorial highway. |
| 680 |
Amends Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) providing for free
resident fishing, hunting and furtaking licenses for military personnel
upon discharge from active duty. |
| 696 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code providing for payment
policies for hospital inpatient and outpatient services; and
establishing the State Health Payment Review Board. |
| 700 |
Act establishing One PA, a program to consolidate
procedures and requirements for the administration of all PA-funded,
PA-administered and PA-supported drug programs and for reimbursement for
pharmacy services. |
| 704 |
Act selecting, designating and adopting anthracite or
"hard coal" as the official rock of the Commonwealth. |
| 709 |
Amends the Local Tax Collection Law further providing
for installment payment of taxes; and authorizing monthly installment
payment of school taxes. |
| 715 |
Amends the Capital Facilities Dept Enabling Act by
adding technology projects to the definition of "capital projects." |
| 718 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the PA
Constitution by changing the uniformity of taxation clause to permit the
General Assembly to prohibit the taxing of homesteads. |
| 730 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)
establishing the Criminal Justice System Enhancement Account; providing
for utilization of money in the account, and establishing a criminal
justice system enhancement fee. |
| 731 |
Act authorizing payment for school property tax
increases to certain claimants who occupied homesteads; and providing
for the powers and duties of the Department of Revenue. |
| 733 |
Amends the Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act by
adding that every person qualified for additional compensation would be
paid further compensation of $25 per month during the period of
disability. |
| 747 |
Act providing for the availability of and access to
comprehensive burn center care; and imposing powers and duties upon the
Department of Public Welfare. |
| 758 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) by adding that any United
States citizen or immigrant who applies for a learner's permit or a
driver's license and who is between 18 and 26 years old must comply with
Federal Selective Service requirements. |
| 765 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) by adding that the
prohibition on political contributions applies to a national political
committee or a national or State organization if the contribution was
accepted by a public official or executive-level employee of PA. |
| 794 |
Act providing for the Commonwealth pharmacy program
procedures and policies, requiring an program that requires a
manufacturer to remit a rebate as a condition of participation must have
a clearly defined remittance procedure. The Governor's Office of
Administration would have oversight. |
| 795 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further providing for the
manner of making election for purposes of the personal income tax
imposed on PA S corporations. |
| 800 |
Act providing for the establishment, implementation &
administration of a comprehensive retiree welfare-to-work mentoring
program for certain individuals; & imposing additional powers & duties
on the Department of Aging. |
| 808 |
Act providing for long-term patient access to
pharmaceuticals; and conferring powers and duties on the State Board of
Pharmacy. |
| 842 |
Amends the Regulatory Review Act by modifying the intent
to state that it is intended to improve State rulemaking by creating
procedures to analyze the possibility of taking more flexible regulatory
approaches for small businesses so as to protect those businesses. |
| 847 |
Act providing for the lifelong learning, career
planning, job training, job placement and other forms of educational
enrichment for persons with developmental disabilities, to be
established by DPW. |
| 855 |
Amends an act providing for municipalities and municipal
authorities to expend public funds for private lateral sewer lines
connected to public sewer systems when such activity will benefit the
public health, when they have been ordered to do so by a public health
or environmental agency, or when private laterals have been shown as
significant contributors to the wet weather overflow problem and sewer
system capacity and are determined to be a cost-effective component of
the solution. |
| 861 |
Provides for the replacement of the system currently
utilized by the Fish and Boat and the Game Commission to track applicants
using their social security numbers. |
| 862 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) prohibiting public officials
from having financial interest relating to slot machines or horse
racing; and making a conforming amendment. |
| 864 |
Act requiring the official POW/MIA flag to be displayed
at the principal county office building in each county and at all State
government buildings. |
| 867 |
Act appropriating $25,000,000 annually from the State
Gaming Fund to PEMA for the purpose of funding grants under the
Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act. |
| 868 |
Amends the Forest Reserves Municipal Financial Relief
Law, increasing the annual charge paid by the state to political
subdivisions maintaining forest reserves within their borders from $.40
per acre to $1.20 per acre. |
| 881 |
Amends Title 26 (Eminent Domain) providing for
limitations on the use of eminent domain. |
| 884 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the
Pennsylvania Constitution, providing for spending limitations on the
State and for disposition of surplus funds. |
| 890 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of PA, reducing the size of the General Assembly to 121
House districts (from 203) and 30 Senatorial districts (from 50). |
| 897 |
Amends Title 26 (Eminent Domain) to provide a complete
procedure and law for governing all condemnations of property for public
purposes and assessment of damages. |
| 925 |
Amends the PA Cancer Control, Prevention and Research
Act extending the sunset date of the act from June 30, 2006 to June 30,
2016. |
| 928 |
Amends Title 35 (Health and Safety) authorizing certain
donations by political subdivisions to other political subdivisions
where an emergency declaration has been issued. |
| 930 |
Act entitled the Free Enterprise and Taxpayer Protection
Act prohibiting government competition with private enterprises. |
| 934 |
Act establishing the Medical Safety Automation Account;
and providing grants to implement medical safety automation systems. |
| 938 |
Amends the Senior Citizens Rebate & Assistance Act by
removing veterans' disability payments from the definition of "income." |
| 939 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code providing for a personal
income tax credit for long-term care premiums paid by individuals and
defining "long-term care policy." |
| 970 |
Act requiring DPW to transfer 7% of LIHEAP funds to the
Weatherization Assistance Program and providing for an audit of the
Weatherization Program. |
| 972 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to extend the abatement
program under the Health Care Provider Retention Program through 2006. |
| 974 |
Amends the PA Constitution to require that a two-thirds
vote is necessary when increasing the compensation of members of the
legislative, executive, or judicial branches. |
| 976 |
Act establishing a tuition credit of $2500 annually for
four years to certain volunteer fire company members, volunteer
ambulance services & rescue squads and their dependent children and
spouses. |
| 977 |
Amends the PA Election Code providing for election day
procedures and a voter-verified permanent paper record. |
| 980 |
Establishes Early Childhood Education Fund to increase
the number of eligible children served by Head Start and other similar
early childhood programs; and to increase the hours and days of
operation of the Head Start program to a full day and a full year. |
| 983 |
Amends the Vital Statistics Law requiring local
registrars to submit death certificates for those 18 of age and older to
the county board of the county in which the person resided at the time
of death. |
| 984 |
Amends Title 25 (Elections) providing for voter
registration and voting via the Internet for military electors. |
| 988 |
Amends Title 34 (Game) by adding that youth
participating in a Commission-sponsored program do not have to obtain
the required licenses. |
| 989 |
Amends Title 71 (State Government) providing for
retention and reinstatement of service credits for public school
employees. |
| 992 |
Act certifying the Patient Safety Authority as the sole
public entity eligible to be certified as a patient safety organization
pursuant to the Public Health Service Act. |
| 1037 |
Establishes the Natural Gas and Electric Assistance
Fund, which would consist of sales tax revenue attributable to the
increase in natural gas commodity charges from Sept. 2005 to June 2006.
Money in the fund would be distributed to customers who have been or who
face termination of service. |
| 1048 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) by requiring the State
Treasurer to transfer the unallocated funding balance of the State
Gaming Fund to the Dept. of Education for special education costs. |
| 1057 |
Act requiring state and local approval of terminations
or transfers of water or sewer service by municipal authorities. |
| 1062 |
Amends the Liquor Code requiring the Bureau of Alcohol
Education to report to the General Assembly on alcohol drinking and high
risk college alcohol drinking in PA. |
| 1069 |
Establishes Innocence Commission to study the underlying
causes of wrongful convictions so that it may make recommendations
intended to reduce or eliminate future wrongful convictions. |
| 1081 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) by adding that a PA
National Guard member discharged for medical disability would be
eligible for a public service education grant under certain conditions. |
| 1084 |
Amends the Constitution to add that, to be considered
valid in PA, a marriage must consist of one man and one woman. |
| 1088 |
Act designating the section of State Route 219 situated
in Somerset County as the Flight 93 Memorial Highway. |
| 1097 |
Amends the PA Constitution to eliminate "lame duck"
Session, held after a November election. |
| 1098 |
Amends the PA Constitution, providing for a Legislative
and Congressional Reapportionment Bureau. |
| 1104 |
Amends the Underground Utility Line Protection Law
providing for the One Call System and repealing portions of the Propane
and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act relating to companies exempt from the
Underground Utility Line Protection Law. |
| 1108 |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) relating to
offenses of murder, manslaughter and assault against a police officer,
providing for the sentencing and the registration with the PA State
Police of these individuals. |
| 1111 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) providing for a special
registration plate for recipients of the Korean Defense Service Medal. |
| 1138 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)
establishing a Statewide automated victim information and notification
(SAVIN) system. |
| 1155 |
Act creating a statewide public awareness education
campaign to prevent the occurrence of injuries and deaths as a result of
shaken baby syndrome. |
| 1175 |
Act providing for a shared-ride program for persons with
disabilities; ensuring Statewide coverage; and making an appropriation. |
| 1181 |
Amends Title 65 (Public Officers) to require that
statements of financial interest include a list of all votes from which
the person abstained due to financial interest if the total financial
interest exceeded $1300. |
| 1188 |
Amends the state Lottery Law further providing for the
PACE and PACENET programs and making changes related to integration with
Medicare Part D. |
| 1195 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the PA
Constitution that would permit the General Assembly to monitor and
regulate attorneys that lobby the General Assembly and the executive
branch on behalf of clients. |
| 1199 |
Amends Title 4 (Amusements) providing personnel policies
relating to employment with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. |
| 1201 |
Act coordinating plans to reduce mercury emissions from
new & existing stationary sources; imposing duties on the Dept. of
Environmental Protection; and limiting certain powers of the
Environmental Quality Board. |
| 1230 |
Removes the language in the gambling law that requires
casinos to purchase equipment from licensed suppliers, allowing them to
purchase directly from the manufacturer. |
| 1232 |
Establishes the Historic Preservation Incentive Grant
Program for historic commercial and residential sites. |
| 1236 |
Establishes a grant program for volunteer emergency
service organizations to provide incentives for partnerships. |
| 1238 |
Amends the Regulatory Review Act regarding the
definitions of "regulation" and "waiver" to include actions relating to
Medical Assistance and waivers as defined under the Social Security Act. |
| 1250 |
Extends the sunset date for Personal Income Tax
check offs to 2012 (from 2007). |
| 1251 |
Amends the Health Care Cost Containment Act to provide
for simplification of data collection and submission by hospitals. |
| 1263 |
Permits abandoned or unclaimed property held by rural
electric cooperatives to be retained by the cooperative to provide
services to the community or low-income individuals. |
| 1264 |
Amends the Administrative Code further providing for
disposition of useless records, for microfilming records, for electronic
records and for filing and recording systems. |
| 1270 |
Establishes the HEAT ON Act, further providing for
LIHEAP eligibility, the allocation of LIHEAP funds and resources, and
for compliance and fraud prevention measures. |
| 1271 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the PA
Constitution authorizing the use of the indirect initiative and
referendum as powers reserved to the people. |
| 1274 |
Amends the Public School Code providing for a statewide
costing-out study to arrive at the amount required per pupil to provide
students with the education necessary for them to meet the state's
academic standards. |
| 1288 |
Amends the Public School Code to include institutions of
higher education in the definition of school and to include students (up
to age 23) of these institutions in the definition of school age. |
| 1289 |
Amends the Higher Education Equal Opportunity Act to
allow funds for the program to cover tutorial services, tuition and
textbook assistance, child care, and other costs not currently covered
by the funds. |
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| 55 |
Amends State Lottery Law by defining "income" for pharm.
Assistance excluding certain veteran disability payments. |
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| 10 |
Amends Tax Reform Code by reducing the rate of the
personal income tax to 2.8%. |
| 23 |
Amends Tax Reform Code of 1971 authorizing tax credit
for volunteer firefighters for purposes of personal income tax. |
| 24 |
Amends Tax Reform Code by creating Volunteer Medical
Services Tax Credit Act to authorize tax credit for volunteer EMS
personnel for purposes of personal income tax. |
| 72 |
Exempts eligible taxpayers from school real property tax
increases. |
| 83 |
Amends Tobacco Settlement Act adding definitions,
expanding adult basic coverage insurance, & providing health insurance
tax credit for small employers. |
| 95 |
Act exempting volunteer fire, rescue and ambulance
companies from all State and local taxes. |
| 116 |
Amends the Second Class County Code further providing
for hotel room rental by defining "convention center hotel" and, in the
even that such a hotel is developed, providing for revenues equal to the
amount of excise tax imposed to be distributed by the county according
to certain criteria. |
| 153 |
Amends Title 53 authorizing municipalities to deny
issuing permits, variances, licenses, or other approvals to persons
delinquent in tax payments or in violation of any maintenance or safety
codes. |
| 165 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, making an exception to the
prohibition relating to the absorption of state sales tax by the seller. |
| 166 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further defining "taxable
income" for purposes of corporate net income tax by adding that the
$2,000,000 limit on the net operating loss deduction in a taxable year
would not apply to the deduction of start-up period losses. |
| 167 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code authorizing the offsetting of
gains and losses among the various classes of income. |
| 168 |
Act providing a tax credit of 10% percent of certain
charitable contributions, not to exceed $500 in any taxable year. |
| 169 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code decreasing the rates of
inheritance tax for family members. |
| 194 |
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the PA
Constitution by adding that any person who is a citizen and resident of
PA and volunteers and serves at least 100 hours annually for at least
two years consecutively as a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical
technician would be exempt from the payment of 15% of any real property
taxes. |
| 246 |
Amends Tax Reform Code repealing provisions barring
taxpayers from receiving research & development tax credit for PA
qualified research & development expenses incurred in taxable years
ending after Dec 31, 2006. |
| 250 |
Amends Tax Reform for capital stock & franchise tax
imposition by reducing the tax rate gradually to 1.0 mills by the end of
December 31, 2009. |
| 292 |
Amends Local Tax Enabling Act providing collection of
taxes, audits, income taxes, suits of tax collection, penalties, and
delinquent tax collection costs. |
| 293 |
Relieves members of Armed Forces from filing tax return
or tax payment until 180 days after date of that employee's return to
Pennsylvania. |
| 300 |
Authorizes the establishment and maintenance of health
saving accounts, exempts contributions from taxation; imposes
restrictions on health savings accounts. |
| 304 |
Amends Tax Reform Code for classes of income; replacing
"armed forces" with "uniformed services." |
| 366 |
Amends Tax Reform Code further providing for exemptions
from realty transfer tax. |
| 380 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code providing apportionment of
business income. |
| 405 |
Amends Second Class County Code increasing amount of tax
relief provided to senior citizens. |
| 409 |
Amends Tax Reform Code for alternative energy expense
tax credit. |
| 433 |
Amends Tax Reform Code for environmental remediation tax
credit |
| 434 |
Amends Tax Reform Code providing tax credits for
redevelopment or investment of a brownfield. |
| 441 |
Amends Public School Code providing limitations on
educational improvement tax credits. |
| 444 |
Joint Resolution amending Constitution of PA for
exemptions and special provisions relating to taxation. |
| 450 |
Act prohibiting price gouging during a state of disaster
emergency declared by the Governor, with the Bureau of Consumer
Protection in the Attorney General's office having investigative
authority. |
| 507 |
Amends Public Reform Code for scholarship organization
educational improvement tax credit program. |
| 545 |
Authorizes establishment of land bank programs &
affordable housing programs. |
| 548 |
Amends Tax Reform Code for definition of "sale at
retail." |
| 549 |
Provides tax credits for corporations donating services
and equipment to schools or colleges. |
| 571 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further providing for sales
and use tax definitions, exclusions, personal income tax & classes of
personal income definition, realty transfer tax exclusions, & tax credits on
historic commercial sites. |
| 582 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code providing for alternate
imposition of tax by adding that a car dealer that acquires a vehicle
for resale would be required to pay a 6% tax on the fair rental value of
that vehicle. |
| 605 |
Amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) further providing for
exemption for widow. |
| 639 |
Amends the Real Estate Tax Sale Law further providing
for property subject to or exempt from claim & for content for claims
entered; & providing for public record lists & for report of nonpayment
of taxes. |
| 640 |
Amends the Municipal Claim & Tax Lien Law providing for
donation of property in lieu of taxes; further providing for claims of
taxes, water rents or rates & lighting, power & sewer rates, contents of
claims & property public record. |
| 670 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further providing for the
definition of "small businesses"; for credit for research & development
expenses for carryover, carryback, refund, assignment of credit,
limitations for time & credit termination. |
| 683 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code defining, in personal income
tax, "disaster losses"; and providing for, in personal income tax,
classes of income. |
| 691 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code by stating that telegraph or
telephone messages transmitted in interstate commerce after December 31,
2003, and before January 1, 2006 would be subject to a tax of forty-five
mills with a surtax equal to five mills upon each dollar of gross
receipts. |
| 709 |
Amends the Local Tax Collection Law further providing
for installment payment of taxes; and authorizing monthly installment
payment of school taxes. |
| 717 |
Act providing for prohibition of levy or collection of
tax on homestead property, for Homestead Property Tax Elimination Fund,
imposition of sales & use tax, increase in personal income tax & for
Property Tax Relief Fund, & a repeal. |
| 718 |
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the PA
Constitution by changing the uniformity of taxation clause to permit the
General Assembly to prohibit the taxing of homesteads. |
| 731 |
Act authorizing payment for school property tax
increases to certain claimants who occupied homesteads; and providing
for the powers and duties of the Department of Revenue. |
| 760 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code by adding that no
underpayment would be deemed to exist with respect to an installment
otherwise due on or after the taxpayer's death or by the descendant's
estate for a period of two years after the descendant's death. |
| 786 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, providing for a sales and
use tax discount for motor vehicle registered dealers. |
| 793 |
Amends the Senior Citizens Rebate & Assistance Act
further defining "rent rebate in lieu of property taxes"' and further
providing for property tax, rent rebate & inflation cost and for funds
of payment of claims. |
| 795 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further providing for the
manner of making election for purposes of the personal income tax
imposed on PA S corporations. |
| 796 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code by granting sales and use tax
exemptions for personal property used directly to facilitate reading and
communicating for the blind or visually impaired. |
| 802 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code further providing for a
phase-out of the corporate net income tax. |
| 814 |
Act authorizing establishment and maintenance of
disability savings accounts; providing and exclusion from State income
tax; and imposing restrictions. |
| 828 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code by further providing for
classes of income for purposes of the personal income tax. |
| 833 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code by further defining, in
capital stock and franchise tax, "average net income" and "corporation";
and making a related repeal. |
| 854 |
Amends the Health Savings Account Act by excluding from
taxation contributions to a health savings account by a beneficiary or
employer. |
| 870 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, further defining
"compensation" to include income from the U.S. Government or the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for active State duty during an emergency
within or outside PA. |
| 871 |
Act exempting military personnel from occupational
assessment, per capita, poll or other similar taxes. |
| 880 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code providing for a tax credit
for employers of members of a reserve component of the armed forces. |
| 891 |
Amends the Public School Code, further providing for tax
levies and information related to taxes. |
| 892 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, further providing for the
imposition rate of the sales and use tax, expanding the sales and use
tax to include certain services and reducing the rate of tax from 6% to
5.7%. |
| 938 |
Amends the Senior Citizens Rebate & Assistance Act by
removing veterans' disability payments from the definition of "income." |
| 939 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code providing for a personal
income tax credit for long-term care premiums paid by individuals and
defining "long-term care policy." |
| 975 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, establishing special tax
provisions for poverty based on Federal earned income credit. |
| 1078 |
Amends the Second Class County Code providing for the
definition of "longtime owner occupant" for the purposes of tax relief
and disbursements. |
| 1087 |
Amends the Public School Code increasing the maximum
amount of educational improvement tax credits to $64 million (up from
$44 million). |
| 1088 |
Act designating the section of State Route 219 situated
in Somerset County as the Flight 93 Memorial Highway. |
| 1158 |
Act providing a tax credit to encourage property owners
to include visitability design features on their properties for those
with mobility impairments. |
| 1225 |
Changes the corporate net income tax structure and
removes the cap on net operating losses. |
| 1250 |
Extends the sunset date for Personal Income Tax
checkoffs to 2012 (from 2007). |
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| 711 |
Provides for the protection of consumers from
having
spyware deceptively installed on their computers, for criminal and civil
enforcement. |
| 944 |
Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) & 42 (Judiciary
and Judicial Procedure) further providing for rape and involuntary
deviate sexual intercourse; providing loss of property rights by certain
offenders, providing for failure to comply with sexual offender
registration requirements, and providing for GPS tracking, restricted
travel, an alert system and for child protective zones (part of
Jessica's Law package). |
| 984 |
Amends Title 25 (Elections) providing for voter
registration and voting via the Internet for military electors. |
| 1054 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)
providing that the Megan's Law website must include specific street
addresses for offenders and designate those who have victimized minors. |
| 1138 |
Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)
establishing a Statewide automated victim information and notification
(SAVIN) system. |
| Telecommunications | Back to Top |
| 691 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code by stating that telegraph or
telephone messages transmitted in interstate commerce after December 31,
2003, and before January 1, 2006 would be subject to a tax of forty-five
mills with a surtax equal to five mills upon each dollar of gross
receipts. |
| 1112 |
Amends the Telemarketer Registration Act to allow
businesses to be protected from unwanted telephone solicitation calls
under the Act. |
| Tobacco |
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| 83 |
Amends Tobacco Settlement Act adding definitions,
expanding adult basic coverage insurance, & providing health insurance
tax credit for small employers. |
| Transportation | Back
to Top |
| 140 |
Act relating to crane operator licensure;
creating the State Board of Crane Operators within the Department of
Labor and Industry. |
| 202 |
Amends Automobile Lemon Law providing for short title
and definitions; expands to include motorboats. |
| 285 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) providing conviction and
point schedules & speed timing devices for State and local powers. |
| 301 |
Amends Title 74 (Transportation) and 75 (Vehicles)
providing for allocation of dedicated funding to public transportation
systems. |
| 406 |
Designates SR 65 in vicinity of Leetsdale as James E.
Russo Highway. |
| 455 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) for special plates for
recipients of Medal of Honor and Purple Heart. |
| 677 |
Act designating a portion of State Route 322 in Delaware
County as the Senator Clarence D. Bell Memorial highway. |
| 703 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) providing for passing stopped
authorized and emergency vehicles. |
| 758 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) by adding that any United
States citizen or immigrant who applies for a learner's permit or a
driver's license and who is between 18 and 26 years old must comply with
Federal Selective Service requirements. |
| 786 |
Amends the Tax Reform Code, providing for a sales and
use tax discount for motor vehicle registered dealers. |
| 995 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) to provide for special event
passes for snowmobiles and ATVs belonging to non-residents. |
| 1042 |
Amends Title 75 by adding that whenever a motor vehicle
accident occurs resulting in death or life-threatening injury, the
driver of the vehicle must submit to testing to determine if he or she
is impaired by alcohol or another substance. |
| 1111 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) providing for a special
registration plate for recipients of the Korean Defense Service Medal. |
| 1169 |
Act designating a portion of State Route 279 in
Allegheny County as the State Police Cpl. Joseph R. Pokorny Memorial
Highway. |
| 1171 |
Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) further providing for bus
company reimbursement for motor fuel tax. |
| 1175 |
Act providing for a shared-ride program for persons with
disabilities; ensuring Statewide coverage; and making an appropriation. |
| Utilities | Back to Top |
| 1104 |
Amends the Underground Utility Line Protection Law
providing for the One Call System and repealing protions of the Propane
and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act relating to companies exempt from the
Underground Utility Line Protection Law. |
| Water |
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| 640 |
Amends the Municipal Claim & Tax Lien Law providing for
donation of property in lieu of taxes; further providing for claims of
taxes, water rents or rates & lighting, power & sewer rates, contents of
claims & property public record. |
| Welfare | Back to Top |
| 12 |
Act providing for home energy assistance to certain
persons through the payment of matching funds to the hardship funds of
home energy providers. |
| 255 |
Eliminates county boards of assistance. |
| 416 |
Amends Administrative Code establishing Office of
Women's Health within Dept. of Health. |
| 699 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code establishing criteria for
prior authorization governing access to medications. |
| 794 |
Act providing for the Commonwealth pharmacy program
procedures and policies, requiring an program that requires a
manufacturer to remit a rebate as a condition of participation must have
a clearly defined remittance procedure. The Governor's Office of
Administration would have oversight. |
| 800 |
Act providing for the establishment, implementation &
administration of a comprehensive retiree welfare-to-work mentoring
program for certain individuals; & imposing additional powers & duties
on the Department of Aging. |
| 819 |
Amends the Newborn Child Testing Act by requiring
newborns to be tested for at least 29 enumerated genetic diseases.
$2,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of Health to carry out the
purpose of this act. |
| 894 |
Amends the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device & Cosmetic
Act, providing for the posting of certain information relating clinical
trials sponsored by drug manufacturers on a publicly accessible registry
and providing for prohibited acts and penalties. |
| 919 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to provide for payments
on behalf of eligible persons for consultations using interactive video
teleconferencing. Reimbursement would be on a fee-for-service basis. |
| 922 |
Amends the Children's Trust Fund Act further providing
for the Children's Trust Fund Board, for powers & duties of the board
relating to accepting Federal funds & for powers and duties of the
Department of Public Welfare. |
| 934 |
Act establishing the Medical Safety Automation Account;
and providing grants to implement medical safety automation systems. |
| 972 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to extend the abatement
program under the Health Care Provider Retention Program through 2006. |
| 992 |
Act certifying the Patient Safety Authority as the sole
public entity eligible to be certified as a patient safety organization
pursuant to the Public Health Service Act. |
| 1021 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to prohibit DPW from
implementing a premium program for families of disabled children. |
| 1037 |
Establishes the Natural Gas and Electric Assistance
Fund, which would consist of sales tax revenue attributable to the
increase in natural gas commodity charges from Sept. 2005 to June 2006.
Money in the fund would be distributed to customers who have been or who
face termination of service. |
| 1130 |
Amends the Public Welfare Code to allow hospitals that
are currently participating in the PA Dept. of Health's cardiac care
demonstration project to continue to provide percutaneous coronary
intervention after the expiration of the project. |
| 1251 |
Amends the Health Care Cost Containment Act to provide
for simplification of data collection and submission by hospitals. |
| 1270 |
Establishes the HEAT ON Act, further providing for
LIHEAP eligibility, the allocation of LIHEAP funds and resources, and
for compliance and fraud prevention measures. |
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