March 19

House of Representatives

House Bill 1889

Legislation that would allow for the modernization of light fuel oil deliveries by permitting electronic delivery tickets upon customer consent. This legislation would also allow a customer to continue to receive printed delivery tickets or return to printed delivery tickets after receiving electronic billing, without a fee being assessed.

Votes: 201 yes, 0 no, 1 Excused leave (LVE)

Yes: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

House Bill 1875

Amends the Public School Code of 1949 and provides for continuing professional development, access to advanced courses, and an 80% fee reduction for AP and International Baccalaureate (IB) students.

Votes: 144 yes, 57 no, 1 LVE

No: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako.

Yes: Ryan Mackenzie.

House Bill 974

Legislation amending the Right-To-Know Law to create a specific exception covering disability accommodations. The bill exempts reference notes and working papers prepared by or for a public official or public employee that are used to accommodate an individual’s disability.

Votes: 201 yes, 0 no, 1 LVE.

Yes: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

House Bill 502

Legislation to provide children of National Guard and Reserve members the same benefits currently offered exclusively to those of active duty military families.

Votes: 201 yes, 0 no, 1 LVE.

Yes: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

Senate

Senate Bill 1047

An Act designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 31 from the intersection with First Street to the intersection with Yoder Avenue in the Borough of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, as the Mayor Gerald D. Lucia Memorial Highway.

Votes: 49 yes, 0 no, 1 no vote

Yes: David Argall, Rosemary Brown, Nick Miller-Y

No vote: Jarrett Coleman.

Senate Bill 915

An amendment to Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes that addresses lost, stolen, damaged, or illegible registration plates.

The bill requires the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to reissue illegible veterans or military registration plates at no cost to the registrant.

Votes: 49 yes, 0 no, 1 no vote

Yes: David Argall, Rosemary Brown, Nick Miller-Y

No vote: Jarrett Coleman.

March 20

House of Representatives

House Bill 843

Bill would establish an advanced Urban Search and Rescue team in Allegheny County.

Votes: 201 yes, 0 no, 1 LVE.

Yes: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

House Bill 287

Bill would change Philadelphia’s eviction system by requiring that evictions be carried out by a public entity, receive oversight from a review board and involve accompanying behavioral health professionals.

Votes: 102 yes, 99 no, 1 LVE

No: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

Senate Bill 654

Legislation that will align the Commonwealth’s Personal Income Tax with the federal Internal Revenue Code for the purposes of calculating cost, and percent, depletion of mines, oil and gas wells, and other natural deposits.

Vote: 106 yes, 95 no, 1 LVE

No: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

Senate Bill 740

Bill will allow the board of supervisors for second class townships to increase the hourly pay rate of their township auditors. Townships would be granted the ability to increase the compensation of their auditors to an amount no greater than $18 per hour.

Votes: 199 yes, 2 no, 1 LVE

Yes: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

House Bill 1748

Bill would require construction labor brokers to register with the state Department of Labor and Industry before doing business in the Commonwealth. It would also require contractors who use a labor broker to check the broker’s registration status and prohibit them from doing business with an unregistered labor broker.

Votes: 117 yes, 84 no, 1 LVE

No: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

House Bill 1745

Offers an incentive for employers to support their employees’ aspirations for higher education by contributing to their 529 college savings accounts.

Votes: 201 yes, 0 no, 1 LVE.

Yes: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

House Bill 1399

Would require all law enforcement personnel statewide to have their badge, and all pertinent identifiable information visible at all times with no exceptions.

Votes: 201 yes, 0 no, 1 LVE.

Yes: Doyle Heffley, Jack Rader, Jamie Barton, Tim Twardzik, Zack Mako, Ryan Mackenzie.

Senate

Senate Bill 1111

Bill would extend Megan’s Law requirements to human traffickers

Votes: 49 yes, 0 no, 1 no vote

Yes: David Argall, Rosemary Brown, Nick Miller-Y

No vote: Jarrett Coleman.

Senate Bill 1054

Would require the Department of Health to coordinate with the Pennsylvania State Police to ensure real-time overdose reporting by EMS providers is incorporated into the statewide mapping system.

Votes: 49 yes, 0 no, 1 no vote

Yes: David Argall, Rosemary Brown, Nick Miller-Y

No vote: Jarrett Coleman.