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SB 51 - freeze property tax increases for seniors age 65 and older View Text Version SB 52  - exempt surviving spouse of veteran killed or missing in action from paying local school property taxes  View Text Version SB 75 - amends the Public Officials Act; prohibits public officials & members of their families from having financial interest in licensed gambling facilities  View Text Version SR 7 – amends the Senate Rules and prohibits Senators and members of their immediate families from having financial interest in licensed gambling facilities Became ACT 135 of 2006 View Text Version SB 159 - increases death benefits for firefighters, law enforcement, National Guard and EMS; add fatal heart attacks and strokes to “died in the performance of duties” provision  View Text Version SB 160 - adds cancer to current definition of “occupational diseases” for firefighters  View Text Version                     SB 161 - establishes Municipal Firefighter Education and Training Program  View Text Version SB 244  - would educate 11th and 12th grade students about the importance of donating blood in their health classes  View Text Version SR 19 - would encourage schools to instruct students on needs for blood donation and importance of volunteering in blood donation programs  View Text Version SB 245 - adds special investigator of 3rd class housing authority to definition of police officer  View Text Version SB 283 - would reduce OPT/EMS tax from $52 to $10 in all  but 2nd class counties  View Text Version SB 284 - would require taxing authorities to exempt people with annual income of $12,000 or less from paying the OPT/EMS tax (under current law, exemption is optional)  View Text Version (See SB 157, Vetoed) SB 360 - would require health insurance coverage for infertility treatment  View Text Version SB 411 - would allow eligible persons to register and vote on the same day View Text Version SB 412 - would establish "Statement of Voter's Rights" and would permit independent voters to vote in primary elections View Text Version SR 43 - directs the Joint State Government Commission to study the high cost of prescription drugs View Text Version SB 461 – the Cullen Bill; would require health care entities to report employee records to State Dept.; provides civil immunity to “whistleblowers”; mandates more detailed background checks. View Text Version SB 572 - allows residents of school districts to opt into Act 72 via referendum View Text Version SB 583 - Title 18 - prohibits persons convicted of arson from working for fire companies Reported 10/25/05 - passed Senate 11/1/05 View Text Version SB 584 - Title 18 - criminalizes the practice of disarming a police officer.  PASSED SENATE  June 8, 2005 - ACT 30 of 2005 signed on July 5, 2005  View Text Version SR 53 - directs Budget and Finance Committee to study the use of rifles vs. shotguns View Text Version SR 62 - making April Parkinson's Awareness Month ADOPTED April 4, 2005  View Text Version SR 68 - directs the Joint State Government to study outsourcing View Text Version SB 649 - Act 72 - exempts money for community colleges from back-end referendum View Text Version SR 123 - urges Governor Rendell to create a task force to study flooding and to establish plans and procedures to reduce future flooding problems in PA. ADOPTED June 13, 2005 View Text Version SB 663 - to amend the State Lottery Law, further defining "income" to exclude certain veterans' disability payments. View Text Version SB 664 - Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Compact - gives Governor veto power and authorizes audits Reported out of committee January 31, 2006  View Text Version SB 701 - "Idle Pay"; would prohibit the Department of corrections from paying "idle pay" to prisoners who do not work. View Text Version SB 702 - prison labor may include state or county public works projects View Text Version SB 805 - amends Megan's Law - all offenders would be required to register and failure to do so would be a felony View Text Version SR 140 - Vertebral Subluxation Awareness Week ADOPTED June 22, 2005 View Text Version SR 151 - Memorializing Congress to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act until 12/08 ADOPTED January 23, 2006  View Text Version   SB 820 - Directing PennDOT to create United We Stand license plate: $15 of the fee would go to volunteer fire departments & emergency services View Text Version SB 872 - Allows the Governor to suspend state sales tax on gasoline for up to three months View Text Version SB 883 - Establishes family intervention programs at the county level to help prevent chronic runaways  View Text Version SB 896 - Prohibits telemarketers from making collect calls Passed Senate June 29, 2006 View Text Version SB 898 - HOMEFREE - prohibits school districts from collecting property taxes after 6/30/06 View Text Version SB 900 - extending the liability for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) workers and barring negligence on their part in terms of mold damage View Text Version SB 901 - would require screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in addition to the diseases listed above.  SCID is an inherited disorder characterized by a lack of immune response (Language amended into HB 755) View Text Version SB 902 - would require motorists to remove accumulated ice and snow from their hood, trunk and roof  before operating their vehicles ***Amended into HB 121 - ACT 37 of 2006  View Text Version SB 911 - Require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to conduct a community health risk study before approving a permit to expand a municipal waste landfill View Text Version SB 913 - Prohibit issuance of a permit for the siting of a new landfill or expansion of an existing landfill in a municipality where a referendum has occurred and the electorate has voted against the siting or expansion of a landfill View Text Version SB 914 - Would double fines for vehicles that exceed the gross weight currently allowed by the Solid Waste Management Act View Text Version SB 920 - Eliminates statute of limitations for serious sex offenses in criminal cases View Text Version SB 921 - Eliminates statute of limitations for serious sex offenses in civil actions View Text Version SB 978 - Eliminates automatic gas tax increase on 01/01/06 based on rise in average wholesale price of gas View Text Version SB 991 - Steelworker Health Care Assistance Retiree Exemption (SHARE) Act; provides health care benefits for eligible retired steel workers View Text Version SB 1011 - Academic Excellence college grants View Text Version SB 1020 - Amends Title 18 - eliminates "not guilty by reason of insanity" defense View Text Version SB 1096 - Prohibits the sale of fireworks within 250 of a residential property View Text Version SB 1097 - Constitutional amendment - would prevent "lame-duck" voting View Text Version SB 1098 - Constitutional amendment - would make Congressional redistricting less partisan View Text Version SR 276 - Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month Adopted April 18, 2006  View Text Version SB 1203 - Regional distribution of Gamin Funds Inserted into SB 862, Became Act 135 of 2006 View Text Version SB 1217 - Adds Salvia to the Controlled Substances list  View Text Version SB 1271 - Authorizes Initiative and Referendum  View Text Version SB 1272 - Makes impersonating a serviceman/woman and/or veteran a 2nd degree misdemeanor View Text Version SB 1355 - Prohibits telecommunications being used for unlawful transportation services View Text Version SB 1356 - Corrects loophole in Eminent Domain law View Text Version SR 377 -  Designates October Niemann-Pick Disease Awareness month Adopted October 23, 2006 View Text Version

Special Session 2005-2006

SB 12 - Freezes property taxes for seniors; would find shortfall with money from gaming revenue View Text Version SB 13 - Establishes Property Tax Review Board for proposed school spending increases; removes requirement to raise EIT from Act 72 View Text Version SB 14 - HOMEFREE - prohibits school districts from collecting property taxes after 6/30/06 View Text Version SB 34 - Allows homeowners to apply property tax directly to their mortgage payments View Text Version SB 35 - Shifts the cost of special education from local school districts to the state