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 (March 22): House Bill 70 (Warren-D-Bucks) establishes Flood Insurance premium Assistance Task Force; House Bill 183 (Fee-R-Lancaster) authorize the use of Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Funds for use as farm succession planning grants; <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (March 23):  <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar. 

Committee Meetings  This Week

House: the Environmental Resources & Energy Committee information meeting on Hydrogen Power and Carbon Capture - Part 2; the Consumer Affairs Committee will hear testimony related to the 25th anniversary of the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act from the Retail Energy Suppliers Association, Vistra Energy and PPL Electric.  <>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule. 

Senate: the Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 251 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) which sets standards for the application of fertilizer to turf, provides for the certification of professional fertilizer applicators and for labeling and an education program.  <>  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--

Repeal Any Regulation: House Bill 950 (Metcalfe-R-Butler) would authorize the General Assembly to repeal any regulation in effect by passing a resolution, subject to the action of the Governor.

Clean Vehicle Infrastructure: Senate Bill 435 (Mensch-R-Montgomery) encouraging the development of clean transportation infrastructure to support electric, natural gas and hydrogen vehicles.  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

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

Senate [Updated]

Senate Budget Hearings Start March 8

March [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 

March 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

3/22/2021