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Status of Legislation 2001-2002 REP. ELLEN BARD |
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BILL # |
DESCRIPTION |
STATUS |
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Anti-Drug, Townwatch & Firefighters |
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| HB59 | Civil Immunity for Antidrug and town-watch volunteers. | Approved by the Governor June 25, 2001. ACT 66 of 2001 |
| HB529 | Provides for the display of the PA Flag | Approved by the Governor on June 16, 2002. ACT 55 of 2002 |
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Education |
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| HB56 | Providing for purchase of supplies by School Districts | Re-referred to Rules, June 6, 2001 |
| HB951 | Basic Funding Legislation-Funding of growing school districts | Referred to Education, March 14, 2001 |
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Environmental, Energy and Open Space |
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| HB54 | Imposing fees on solid waste facilities within the county | Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy, Jan. 23, 2001 |
| HB1078 | Wind Energy Enterprise Zone Act | Referred to Consumer Affairs, March 20, 2001 |
| HR12 | Select Energy Committees | Reported as Committed |
| HR143 | A resolution designating April 22, 2001 as Earth Day | Adopted April 4, 2001 |
| HR224 | Select Energy Committees; establishes a working group to develop an energy strategy for Pennsylvania | Adopted June 5, 2001, (196-0) |
| HB1910 | Authorizes property acquisition for the purpose of flood hazard mitigation and open space preservation. | Referred to Local Government Committee Sept. 18, 2001 |
| HB1911 | Authorizes the incurrence of indebtedness, with the approval of electors, of $150,000,000 to provide addition funding for land preservation including the mitigation of flood hazards. | Referred to Local Government
Committee
Sept. 18, 2001 |
| HB2434 | Provides for wind energy enterprise designation to foster the development of wind energy generation sites | Referred to Consumer Affairs March 4, 2002 |
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Judicial |
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| HB57 | Penalty for False Reports to Law Enforcement | Passed Judiciary Committee, June 19, 2001
In Rules Committee, Oct. 16, 2002 |
| Amending Megan's Law; providing for neighbor notification of the current residence of sexual offenders |
Referred to Judiciary, June 13, 2001 |
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Illegal Use of Guns |
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| HB417 | Further providing for drug trafficking sentencing and penalties | Passed the House April 30, 2001
Referred to Senate Judiciary May 2, 2001 |
| HB882 | Parental Liability | Referred to Judiciary, March 12, 2001 |
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Older Pennsylvanians |
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| HB55 | Volunteer Credit Legislation - Older Pennsylvanians | Referred to Aging & Older Adult Services, Jan. 23, 2001 |
| HB755 | Providing for a homestead exclusion for older Pennsylvanians | Referred to Finance, Feb. 14, 2001 |
| HB756 | Providing for Local Tax Exemptions for older PA residents | Referred to Finance Feb. 14, 2001 |
| HB761 | Further providing for Property Tax and Rent Rebate | Referred to Finance Feb. 14, 2001 |
| HB1829 | Empowers school districts to eliminate part of the property tax placed on low-income senior citizens and provides for a resolution to place the issue on the ballot for voter referendum | Referred to Finance June 22, 2001 |
| HR163 | A resolution to recognize September 2001 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Adopted, June 12, 2001 (197-0) |
| A1615 to HB570 | Provides for a Property Tax and Rent Rebate to certain senior citizens | Passed House May 1, 2001
Referred to Senate Finance Committee May 11, 2001 |
| HR628 | Memorializing Congress to pass legislation permitting importation from Canada of approved prescription drugs | Referred to Inter-Governmental Affairs, June 25,2002 |
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Protection and Support of Younger Pennsylvanians |
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| HR69 | Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Month - May 2001 | Adopted, April 23, 2001 (197-1) |
| HB53 | Providing for improper exhibition of cigarette vending machines | Referred to Judiciary January 23, 2001 |
| HB2197 | Providing requirements of Separation Requirements 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, Dec. 3, 2001 |
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Tax Collectors and Auditors |
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| HB168 | Adoption of a program of Training and Qualification for Tax Collectors | Approved by the Governor June 22, 2001 ACT 25 of 2001 |
| HB169 | Adoption of a program of Training and Qualification for Auditors | Passed House, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, March 19, 2001 |
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Tax Reform |
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| HB757 | Inheritance Tax Exemption for Agricultural and Forest Reserve Property | Referred to Finance Feb. 14, 2001 |
| HB758 | Local Tax Enabling Act, further providing for the carry forward of losses | Referred to Finance Feb. 14, 2001 |
| HB759 | The Local Tax Enabling Act, further providing for the distribution of earned income tax receipts | Referred to Local Government Feb. 14, 2001 |
| HB2336 | Providing for taxation of transfers to members of the same family and for taxation of a qualified family-owned business interest. | Referred to Finance, Feb. 5, 2002 |
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Workman's Compensation |
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| HB60 | Providing for workman's comp to certain injuries to off duty policemen | Passed Labor Relations March 12, 2002
Laid on the Table, March 12, 2002 |
| HB760 | Providing further definitions of Workers Compensations | Referred to Labor Relations Feb. 14, 2001 |
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Public Health and Welfare |
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| HR172 | A Resolution designating the week of May 6 through 12, 2001, as "Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania. | Adopted May 1, 2001 (199-0) |
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Medical Malpractice |
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| HB2225 | Would reduce doctor's per occurrence requirement to $250,000 and aggregate to $750,000. | Referred to INSURANCE, Dec. 11, 2001 |
| HB2254 | Providing for a Medical Malpractice Court | Referred to JUDICIARY, Dec. 13, 2001 |