Warren and Pickett, who serve as the majority and minority chairs, respectively, of the House Insurance Committee, championed these bills to align Pennsylvania law with modern terminology they say reflects dignity and respect for individuals with disabilities.
Senate passes lifesaving, bipartisan breast cancer imaging legislation
Senate Bill 88 – which would eliminate costs for diagnostic breast imaging – is one step closer to law.
Davis bill to address flood risk for property owners passes House
Should Davis’s legislation pass the state Senate and get signed by Governor Josh Shapiro, municipalities will be required to notify residents when changes to flood plain classifications occur.
Jamie Walker: Enact the Save Women’s Sports Act
This commonsense measure is intended to keep girls’ school sports safe, fair, and entirely female.
Farry chairs first voting meeting of Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee
Created earlier this session, the committee is tasked with exploring forward-thinking policy solutions to improve the efficiency, resilience and effectiveness of Pennsylvania’s institutions.
Senate Finance Committee advances Farry’s Commuter Tax Fairness Act
The bill would make the Philadelphia’s City Wage Tax more equitable for non-residents and ensure that earned income tax dollars are returned to the municipalities where these non-residents live, not where they work.
Senate committee votes to expand on Act 1 to provide no-cost diagnostic breast imaging
The legislation would allow an individual who finds an abnormality on a supplemental screening which is currently covered to also get a diagnostic screening at no cost.
Coleman’s bill to spur innovation passes Senate committee
Under the legislation, entrepreneurs would be able to submit applications to temporarily waive or suspend certain laws or regulations to develop and market new products or services.
Farry bill protecting senior prescription assistance passes Senate
Farry’s bill would extend the practice of excluding Social Security cost-of-living adjustments when calculating income eligibility for the PACE and PACENET programs.