IRRC Approves Board Fee Reg The Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) met on August 24 to consider several regulations. Chairman George Bedwick and Commissioners Russell Faber, Murray Ufberg, and Dennis […]
Summary of Legislation | July 2017
Senate Passes Series of “Code” Bills Needed to Fund FY 2017-18 Budget, After House Effort Fails The Senate resumed session on July 26 and 27. They addressed five budget implementation […]
Summary of Legislation | June 2017
House Passes Registration Law Update Bill The state House advanced HB 1106, Rep. Joe Emrick’s legislation to update definitions of the practices engineering and land surveying, in the PA registration […]
Summary of Legislation | May 2017
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Approves McDonnell Nomination; Full Senate Concurs The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met May 9 to consider the nomination of Patrick McDonnell […]
Summary of Legislation | April 2017
House Passes “First Step” Budget Bill The state House took the first big step toward an on-time budget for fiscal year 2017-18 by amending and passing HB 218, which is […]
Summary of Legislation | March 2017
Registration Board Moving Toward Full Complement In recent months, the State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists has been working shorthanded. The Board is comprised of 13 […]
Summary of Legislation | January 2017
Mustio Takes the Reins of House Professional Licensure Committee Allegheny County Rep. Mark Mustio has been appointed to serve as Majority Chairman of the Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee for […]
Summary of Legislation | December 2016
2015-16 Session Ends Quietly, Bills for Next Session Already Being Circulated The often turbulent 2015-16 legislative session, marked by the longest budget stalemate in history, ended officially on November 30, […]
Summary of Legislation | November 2016
2016 PA Election Summary: Republican Majorities Grow in House and Senate; Dems Win Row Offices, Lose President and US Senate Races Pennsylvania saw mixed results in the statewide elections with […]
Summary of Legislation | October 2016
House and Senate Wrap Up Legislative Business, Head Home to Campaign In a typical whirlwind end of session flurry, the General Assembly passed numerous bills on a variety of subjects, […]
