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Status of Legislation 2003-2004 REP. ELLEN M. BARD |
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BILL # |
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Judicial Bills / Protecting Pennsylvanians |
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| HB751 | Amends Meghan's Law, further providing for neighbor notification of the current residence of sexual offenders. | Referred to Judiciary, 3/6/03 |
| HB752 | Provides for minimum sentencing for offenses committed with firearms. | Referred to Judiciary, 3/6/03 |
| HB753 | Requires a separation of 1,000 feet between Adult Uses (i.e. adult bookstore, theatre, paraphernalia) and protected uses (i.e. school, parks, preschool) | Referred to Local Government Committee, 3/6/03 |
| HB754 | Providing for Liability Limits | Referred to Judiciary Committee, 3/6/03 |
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Education |
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| HB1228 | An Act amending the Public School Code, providing for purchase of supplies. | Referred to Education Committee, 4/24/03 |
| HB1625 | Providing for contributions by the Commonwealth, for payments by employers, for duties of employers and for payments to school entities by the Commonwealth for the Pennyslvania State Employment Retirement System. | Referred to Education Committee, 6/16/03 |
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Environmental, Energy and Open Space |
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| HB120 | Providing for alternative fuels definitions, for the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Fund, for reports and for appropriations to the DEP; providing for allocation from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund and for the Alternative Fuel Production Grant Program; and providing for a moratorium on alternative fuels tax. | Referred to Environmental resources and Energy Committee, 2/10/03 |
| HB121 | Authorizes tax credits for qualified alternative fuel producers; establishing the Alternative Fuel and Energy Infrastructure Improvement Fund: and making an appropriation | Passed the House June 21, 2004 Referred to Senate Environmental Committee |
| HB123 | Authorizes and directs the DEP to implement a zero-emission vehicle program | Referred to Environmental resources and Energy Committee, 2/10/03 |
| HB172 | Requires the Department of General Services to establish energy profiles for certain State Buildings. |
Reported out of Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, 6/30/03. Adopted ACT47 of 2003 |
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Medical Liability |
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HB20 |
Requires health insurers to disclose fee schedules and all rules and algorithms relating thereto; requiring health insurers to provide full payment to physicians when more than one surgical procedure is performed on the patient by the same physician during one continuous operating procedure; and providing for causes of action and for penalties. | Referred to Insurance Committee, 2/12/03 |
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HB21 |
Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) act, provides for medical professional liability insurance, for the MCARE fund and for extended claims; provides for filing of rates; and further provides for actuarial data. | Referred to Insurance Committee, 2/12/03 |
| HB22 | Provides for the establishment and operation of medical professional liability pretrial review screening panels. | Referred to Insurance Committee, 2/12/03 |
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HB23 |
Creates a Medical Professional Liability Court |
Referred to Judiciary Committee, 2/24/03 |
| HB599 | Known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act, provides for the MCARE Fund | Referred to Insurance Committee, 3/3/03 |
| HB980 | Provides for Medical Professional liability insurance, for the retirement of the MCARE Fund | Referred to Insurance Committee, 4/29/03 |
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HB981 |
Raises the Cigarette tax by 75 cents per pack |
Referred to Finance Committee, 4/29/03 |
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HR57 |
A Concurrent Resolution declaring a state of major emergency over the health care crisis. |
Referred to Rules, 2/12/03 |
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HB2394 |
Lowers the total mandated medical liability insurance requirement for physicians from $1,000,000 to $500,000 beginning in 2005. This legislation will also eliminate the liability coverage provided by the MCARE Fund on December 31, 2004 |
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HB730 |
Senior Citizens Rebate and Assistance Act, raising the property tax and rent rebate to $1,000 |
Referred to Finance Committee on 3/6/03 |
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HB731 |
Provides for a homestead exclusion for older Pennsylvanians and provides for a voter referendum |
Referred to Finance Committee on 3/6/03 |
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HB732 |
Provides for a homestead exclusion for certain older Pennsylvanians |
Referred to Finance Committee on 3/6/03 |
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HB733 |
Provides a local tax exemption for Pennsylvania residents 85 years and older |
Referred to Finance Committee on 3/6/03 |
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Protecting Open Space |
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| HB165 | Provides for the acquisition of property by the Commonwealth and local government units to mitigate flood hazards | Passed House (196-0), 5/12/03 Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee |
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HB166 |
Authorizes the incurring of indebtedness, with the approval of the electors, of $150,000,000 to provide additional funding for the preservation of land for open space uses and for the mitigation of flood hazards. |
Passed Local Government Committee, 4/7/03,
Laid on the Table |
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Worker's Compensation |
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| HB750 | Provides for compensation for certain injuries suffered by off-duty law enforcement officers | Referred to Labor Relations, 3/6/03 |
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Local Government Commission Bills |
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| HB1230 | Provides for form of permanent recordation and for copies of destroyed records | Referred to Judiciary Committee, 4/24/03 |
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HB1716 |
Further providing for basic and continuing education programs for tax collectors |
Passed House Dec. 9, 2003 Referred to Senate Finance Committee, Dec. 24,2003 |