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Weekly Wrap-Up in the #PAHouse week of april 9, 2018

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.

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