A look at how our state lawmakers voted on recent bills:

House Bill 274

An Act amending the act of Dec. 5, 1936, known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation and for ineligibility for compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence and further providing for rate and amount of compensation.

The bill amends the Unemployment Compensation Law to make it easier for domestic violence survivors to receive benefits if they are forced to quit working in situations where continued employment would jeopardize their safety. The bill would create an “express lane” for claimants impacted by domestic violence and allow a domestic violence survivor to confidentially submit reasonable evidence of recent domestic violence.

Vote: 42-5

Yes: Sens. David Argall, Rosemary Brown, Nick Miller

No: Sen. Jarrett Coleman

House Bill 1651

This bill amends Section 407 of the Second Class Township Code by clarifying that if a majority of seats on a township’s board of supervisors are vacant, the Court of Common Pleas shall fill the vacancies upon petition by either the remaining supervisors or 15 registered electors of the township. It amends Section 407 by providing for an expedited vacancy board process.

The proceedings may be ended within 15 days if the position of chairman is vacant, and the two remaining board members publicly vote to disband after providing their justification as to why they cannot fill a vacancy.

The vacancy board chair is prohibited from voting for themselves to fill any vacancy.

Vote: 45-2

Yes: Sens. David Argall, Rosemary Brown, Nick Miller

No: Sen. Jarrett Coleman

Senate Bill 1036

An Act amending Title 73 (Townships), consolidating the First Class Township Code; and making a repeal.

The bill repeals and codifies the First Class Township Code into Title 73 (Townships) while adding the following provisions: makes a vacancy by death in the office of commissioner effective on the date of the next meeting of the board of commissioners; makes commissioner compensation rules consistent with other municipal codes; adjusts the annual schedule for the completion and filing of audited financial reports; and requires sidewalk maintenance and repair to be made consistent with current practice.

Vote: 47-0

Yes: Sens. David Argall, Rosemary Brown, Jarrett Coleman, Nick Miller

Senate Bill 993

The bill calls for the Department of Military & Veterans Affairs to make a logo available to eligible veterans for use by their place of business. Veteran business owners will have the opportunity to donate to the Veterans Trust Fund that is used to support the projects of veterans’ service organizations and county veterans’ affairs offices. Fines for fraudulently using the logo will also be deposited in the Fund.

Vote: 47-0

Yes: Sens. David Argall, Rosemary Brown, Jarrett Coleman, Nick Miller