The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--

House

Statewide Construction Code: House Bill 409 (Evankovich-R-Allegheny) makes fundamental changes to the method of adopting updates to the Uniform Construction Code (sponsor summary) was reported out of the House Appropriations Committee and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Plastic Bags: House Bill 1071 (Farry-R-Bucks) prohibiting bans, fees, surcharges and taxes on recyclable plastic bags (sponsor summary) was reported out of the House Consumer Affairs Committee and is now on the House Calendar for action.

Underground Tank Insurance Fund Board: House Bill 290 (Metzgar-R-Bedford) changing the members of the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification (Insurance) Board to include legislative appointments was amended and reported out of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and Tabled.

Steel Slag: House Bill 938 (Evankovich-R-Allegheny) exempting steel slag from the definition of waste under Act 97 (sponsor summary) reported out of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and Tabled.

PA National Guard Environmental Award: House Resolution 84 (Ryan-R-Lebanon) congratulating the PA National Guard on winning 1st place in the 2016 Army National Guard Environmental Sustainability Awards Contest (sponsor summary) was adopted by the House.

Earth Week: House Resolution 172 (McCarter-D-Montgomery) designating the week of April 22-29 as Earth Week in Pennsylvania (sponsor summary) was adopted by the House.

Senate

Adding Gathering Lines To PA One Call: Senate Bill 242 (Baker-R-Luzerne) adds natural gas gathering lines to the PA One Call utility construction safety program so they can be identified and mapped for emergency services (sponsor summary) was reported from the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

Flood History: Senate Bill 50 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) further providing for notice of flood history in home sales disclosures (sponsor summary) was Tabled.

4/24/2017