Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Bill Calendars

House (September 29): House Bill 48 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) setting standards for drinking water well construction; Senate Bill 307 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing for an independent counsel for the Environmental Quality Board.   <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (September 28): <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House:   <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider the nomination of Andrew Place for the Public Utility Commission.  <>  Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Other: Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee hearing on the environmental benefits of natural gas vehicles. Finleyville Community Center, 3547 Marion Ave., Finleyville, Washington County

Bills Pending In Key Committees

Here are links to key Standing Committees in the House and Senate and the bills pending in each--

House

Appropriations

Education

Environmental Resources and Energy

Consumer Affairs

Gaming Oversight

Human Services

Judiciary

Liquor Control

Transportation

Links for all other Standing House Committees

Senate

Appropriations

Environmental Resources and Energy

Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Community, Economic and Recreational Development

Education

Judiciary

Law and Justice

Public Health and Welfare

Transportation

Links for all other Standing Senate Committees

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced this week--

Local Water Withdrawals: Senate Bill 992 (Dinniman-D-Chester), Senate Bill 993 (Dinniman-D-Chester), Senate Bill 994 (Dinniman-D-Chester) authorizing consideration of local water withdrawal regulation in Delaware and Susquehanna River Basin Commission reviews.

AEPS Landfill Gas: Senate Bill 1009 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) refining the definition of landfill gas in the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard to authorizing the use of net metering at municipally-owned landfills.

Killing Oil & Gas Regulations: Senate Bill 1011 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) prohibiting the Environmental Quality Board from finalizing and adopting certain conventional oil and gas drilling regulations.

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

Senate

September 28, 29, 30

October 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28

November 16, 17, 18

December 7, 8, 9

House

September 28 (Non-Voting), 29, 30

October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28

November 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 (Non-Voting)

December 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Governor’s Schedule

Gov. Tom Wolf's work calendar will be posted each Friday and his public schedule for the day will be posted each morning.   Click Here to view Gov. Wolf’s Weekly Calendar and Public Appearances.

9/28/2015