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LegislationBelow find legislation currently before the Pennsylvania General Assembly being monitored by PFMA. PFMA's position is provided in red where applicable.
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SB 721 - Establishing the WIC State Advisory Board, on which PFMA has two seats.
SB 656 - Establishes a gas-tax equivalent road user charge for passenger electric vehicles weighing more than 14,000 pounds, and repeals the at-home electricity reporting for passenger EVs. SB 45 - Updates the eligibility of human trafficking victims to receive services under the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Notification Act. HB 95 - Increases fines for littering and dumping. HB 1201 - Establishes the Consumer Data Privacy Act to give consumers rights when it comes to personal data and to require businesses to protect consumer privacy and limit consumer data collection. HB 1481 - Grants workers who are unemployed due to a labor dispute eligibility for unemployment compensation (UC) benefits. HB 1714 - Legislation reforming Pennsylvania's child labor laws. SB 152 - Repeals the state's Frozen Dessert Law. HB 157 - Legislation providing for Pennsylvania Preferred Organic Trademark. HB 1474 - Expands the C-PACE program by adding electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure as an eligible project type. See news article here. HB 1161 - State prohibition on flavored tobacco products. PFMA opposes this legislation. Scheduled consideration of the bill on 10/18 was canceled by the committee. SB 959 - Allow for the scheduling of controlled substances in Pennsylvania to automatically follow the federal government's Drug Enforcement Administration scheduling. HB 636 - Junk Fee Transparency legislation. HB 1354 - Amends the Child Labor Act to increase criminal fines (imposed after conviction of a summary offense) for violations. SB 577 - Amends the Construction Worker Misclassification Act to address worker misclassification and punish those who violate the act. HB 181 - The Family Care Act HB 299 - Establishes the Pennsylvania Occupational Safety and Health Review Board. SB 837 - The Small Convenience Retailers Protection Act would increase the minimum margin a retailer receives on the sale of cigarettes by reversing the 2016 increase to Cost of the Retailer. PFMA is neutral on this bill. HB 850 - Amends Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for waiver to purchase diapers or menstrual hygiene products. HB 1252 - Creates a grant program to provide financial support for municipalities in saturated licensed areas. HB 817 - Requires the State Board of Pharmacy to educate and recommend to pharmacies their ability to modify their registration with the DEA. HB 1096 - Allows hotel licensees issued before 1965 that meet the room exemption to apply for a conversion from a hotel license to a restaurant license for a fee of $30,000. Amendment - (language from HB 265 PN 228) – allows an amusement park to obtain a public venue license. HB 1304 - Increases the uniform 911 surcharge to $1.97 from $1.65, indexed with inflation each year, and extends the surcharge sunset date by five years to 2029. SB 198 & SB 199 - Legislation to improve the quality of permits issued and the process for appeals through the Environmental Hearing Board in Pennsylvania. HB 1500 - Minimum Wage Legislation HB 577 - Keystone Saves Program HB 1092 - Would establish a CDL reinstatement program for individuals who have served at least 10 years of a lifetime CDL ban. SB 688 - RTD Legislation HB 116 - Requires companies to provide a notification before each automatic renewal, to be transparent about renewal terms, and to allow subscribers to cancel subscription services exclusively online if they initially subscribed over the Internet. HB 198 - Establishes the Pennsylvania Distilled Spirits Industry Promotion Board. The Board will be comprised of appointees designated by the Governor and Legislature and will be charged with awarding $1 million in grants for the use of promotion, marketing and research based projects to which benefit the industry. SB 153 - Legislation authorizing milk hauling during travel restrictions. HB 930 - Expands Workers Compensation law to cover scars anywhere on the body, significantly lengthen the maximum benefit period from 275 to 400 weeks, and allow claimants to collect disability and disfigurement benefits simultaneously. |
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