Full list of bills passed by the House of Representatives during the week of April 9, 2018
Bills heading to the Senate for consideration or concurrence:
• HB 331 (Rep. Stephen Bloom, R-Cumberland): Amends the Tax Reform Code to permit tax deferrals for certain like-kind exchanges. Vote: 188-2. HB 331 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 333 (Rep. Eric Nelson, R-Westmoreland): Amends the Tax Reform Code to permit an expense deduction for the cost of certain business property. Vote: 169-24. HB 333 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 456 (Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Allegheny): Establishes the Tattoo, Body-Piercing and Corrective Cosmetic Artists Act. Vote: 173-17. HB 456 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 479 (Rep. Paul Schemel, R-Franklin): Allows intergovernmental cooperation by resolution unless the authorizing statute requires an ordinance. Vote: 190-0. HB 479 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 480 (Rep. Paul Schemel, R-Franklin): Amends the Second Class Township Code to delete the phrase “by ordinance” from the provisions governing intergovernmental cooperation agreements. Vote: 190-0. HB 480 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 481 (Rep. Paul Schemel, R-Franklin): Amends the Third Class City Code to delete the phrase “by ordinance” from the provisions governing intergovernmental cooperation agreements. Vote: 190-0. HB 481 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 584 (Rep. Keith Gillespie, R-York): Establishes a microenterprises loan program. Vote: 189-5. HB 584 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 973 (Rep. Kurt Masser, R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland): Changes the frequency and location for meetings of a county jail board of inspectors in an eighth-class county. Vote: 190-0. HB 973 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 994 (Rep. Seth Grove, R-York): Amends the Tax Reform Code to clarify the imposition of the gross receipts tax with respect to mobile telecommunications. Vote: 195-0. HB 994 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 1343 (Rep. Harry Readshaw, D-Allegheny): Authorizes the state professional and occupational licensing boards to allow carryover of excess continuing education credits. Vote: 190-0. HB 1343 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 1419 (Rep. Sheryl Delozier, R-Cumberland): Amends the Crimes Code relating to the sealing of certain criminal history records. Vote: 188-2. HB 1419 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 1527 (Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery): Amends the Child Protective Services Law to specifically require mandated reporters to report suspected child abuse whenever they personally witness an abusive act to an identifiable child. Vote: 195-0. HB 1527 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 1699 (Rep. Jim Marshall, R-Beaver/Butler): Standardizes the current truck-trailer combination width for all trucks at 8 feet, 6 inches (102 inches), while allowing for exemptions for narrow roadways. Vote: 189-1. HB 1699 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 1851 (Rep. Tina Pickett, R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna): Requires the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to formalize its exam process with best practices. Vote: 194-0. HB 1851 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 1885 (Rep. Frank Ryan, R-Lebanon): Amends the Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries Code to allow the Register of Wills to require a personal representative to post additional security without court approval. Vote: 190-0. HB 1885 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 1886 (Rep. Frank Ryan, R-Lebanon): Amends the Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries Code to require the orphans’ court to identify and take appropriate enforcement action against guardians who are delinquent in filing required annual reports. Vote: 190-0. HB 1886 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 2034 (Rep. Jim Marshall, R-Beaver/Butler): Amends the Agricultural Liming Materials Act to include the chemical element molybdenum (Mo) in the labeling requirements for agricultural liming materials. Vote: 195-0. HB 2034 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 2049 (Rep. Dan Moul, R-Adams): Creates the Service Animal Integrity Act to address documentation requirements for service animals in housing, and to establish penalties for misrepresentation. Vote: 194-0. HB 2049 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 2067 (Rep. John Taylor, R-Philadelphia): Highway designation: Police Officer Isabel Nazario Memorial Highway. Vote: 196-0. HB 2067 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 2018 (Rep. Neal Goodman, D-Schuylkill): Highway designation: Francis V. “Angie” McAndrew Memorial Highway. Vote: 190-0. HB 2018 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 2096 (Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery/Philadelphia): Highway designation: Corporal Michael Dennis Cooke Memorial Highway. Vote: 190-0. HB 2096 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• HB 2124 (Rep. Christopher Quinn, R-Delaware): Requires institutions of higher education to send annual letters to students with information regarding their education loan debt. Vote: 190-0. HB 2124 now goes to the Senate for consideration.
• SB 837 (Sen. Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland): Highway designation: Specialist 4 William J. Kolenc Memorial Highway. Vote: 190-0. SB 837 now goes to the Senate for concurrence.
• SB 844 (Sen. Donald White, R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana/Westmoreland): Amends the child custody law to add an additional provision regarding when third parties may file an action for any form of legal or physical custody. Vote: 189-0. SB 844 now goes to the Senate for concurrence.
• SB 877 (Sen. Donald White, R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana/Westmoreland): Amends the Insurance Department Act to allow producers and insurers to offer or give to an insured or prospective insured a rebate or inducement at a value of $100 or less. Vote: 195-0. SB 877 now goes to the Senate for concurrence.
• SB 878 (Sen. Donald White, R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana/Westmoreland): Amends the Insurance Company Law to allow producers and insurers to offer or give to an insured or prospective insured a rebate or inducement at a value of $100 or less. Vote: 191-2. SB 878 now goes to the Senate for concurrence.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives returns to session on Monday, April 16, 2018. Watch proceedings live on PAHouseGOP.com.