Here are the Senate and House Calendars for the next voting session day and Committees scheduling action on bills of interest as well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Bill Calendars

NEW: Click Here for expected action on bills by the full House.

House (January 25 ): <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (January 25): <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meetings  This Week

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

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

Bills Pending In Key Committees

Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced last week--

Private Contractor Permit Reviews: Senate Bill 28 (Phillips-Hill-R-York)  that requires all state agencies to establish a new bureaucracy to require the review of permit applications by private contractors for applications that have been “delayed,” eliminating agency review of permit applications on behalf of the public and adding more state bureaucracy and cost on taxpayers.  Read more here.

Shielding Violator: Senate Bill 29 (Phillips-Hill-R-York) requires all state agencies to establish a new bureaucracy in the form of a Regulatory Compliance Officer with no oversight of any kind giving him the ability to issue an opinion on what any person’s obligations are under the laws administered by that state agency (within 20 business days) which can be used as a “complete defense” against any enforcement proceeding.  Part of Senate Republicans’ 2021 Environmental and Energy Agenda.  Read more here.

Killing Regs By Doing Nothing: Senate Bill 32 (Phillips-Hill-R-York) would require legislative approval of any economically significant final regulation or final-omitted regulation that has an impact of $1 million or more on a regulated community and other provisions.  Part of Senate Republicans’ 2021 Environmental and Energy Agenda.  Read more here.

House and Senate Co-Sponsorship Memos

House: Click Here for all new co-sponsorship memos

Senate: Click Here for all new co-sponsorship memos

Session Schedule [Updated]

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

Senate

January 25, 26, 27

February 1, 2, 3, 23, 24, 25

March 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24

April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28

May 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26

June 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30

House 

January 25, 26, 27

February 1, 2, 3

March 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24

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

May 3, 4, 5, 24, 25, 26

June 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30

September 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29

October 4, 5, 6, 25, 26, 27

November 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17

December 13, 14, 15

1/25/2021