The information you need to follow legislation in the House and Senate- starting with articles and NewsClips from last week--

Environment & Energy NewsClips--

-- PA Capital-Star: Pennsylvania Oil Lobby Keeps Abandoned Wells Unplugged

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Candidates For Governor Show Support For Fossil Fuels, Ignore Climate In Runup To Primary

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Court Battle Over PA RGGI Climate Rule Set To Begin

-- Scranton Times: Casey, Cartwright Team Up On Bipartisan Abandoned Mine Land O&M Costs Bill

-- Inside Climate News: Climate Change Takes Backseat To Jobs, Economic Development In Contested Pittsburgh Area Congressional Race

-- City & State PA: Green Party Candidates Seeking Spots On Ballot For Governor, Lt. Gov., U.S. Senator [Not On Primary Ballot]

Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week--

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week  [PaEN]

Bill Calendars

House (May 23): House Bill 1161 (Mizgorski-R- Allegheny) authorizing the establishment of a local solar energy subscriber program [not preferred by clean energy advocates Read more here];  House Bill 2069 (Cutler-R- Lancaster) Amend Article III, Section 9, to exempt the disapproval of a regulation by the General Assembly from the presentment requirement for the governor’s approval or disapproval [Read more here]; House Bill 2070 (Cutler- R-Lancaster) Amend Article IV, to add a new section providing that any executive order or proclamation issued by the governor, which purports to have the force of law, may not be in effect for more than 21 days, unless extended by concurrent resolution of the General Assembly [Read more here];  House Resolution 74 (Daley-D-Montgomery) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of wildlife conservation corridors  <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (May 23): Senate Resolution 229 (Dush-R-Jefferson, Yudichak-I-Luzerne, Flynn-D-Lackawanna) was introduced directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the economic, environmental and health impacts related to the development of a critical and rare earth mineral industry in Pennsylvania (sponsor summary). <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meetings 

House   

<>  Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate

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Bills Introduced

Geothermal Energy From Abandoned Mines: House Resolution 200 (Kaufer-R-Luzerne) directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of using geothermal energy technologies from abandoned mining locations (sponsor summary).

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.

Session Schedule

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

Senate

May 23, 24, 25

June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30

House

May 23, 24, 25

June 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30

September 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21

October 24, 25, 26

November 14, 15, 16

[Posted: May 15, 2022]

5/16/2022