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Commerce 2007 - 2008 Session

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Officers

Hess, Dick L.
Republican Chair

Upcoming Meetings and Public Hearings

No meetings scheduled at this time.

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Recent Meetings and Public Hearings

Committee meetings are not available prior to 2019.

Legislation Remaining in This Committee

SB488 BROWNE
An Act amending the act of December 12, 1980 (P.L.1179, No.219), known as the Secondary Mortgage Loa...
SB487 BROWNE
An Act amending the act of December 22, 1989 (P.L.687, No.90), known as the Mortgage Bankers and Bro...
SB1400 PIPPY
An Act amending the act of December 3, 1959 (P.L.1688, No.621), known as the Housing Finance Agency ...
HB2772 PYLE
An Act amending the act of October 6, 1998 (P.L.705, No.92), known as the Keystone Opportunity Zone,...
HB2766 J. WHITE
An Act amending Title 7 (Banks and Banking) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing,...
HB2760 REICHLEY
An Act prohibiting unreasonable restraints of trade; imposing penalties; and providing for enforceme...
HB221 TANGRETTI
An Act providing for the establishment of the Historic Preservation Incentive Program for historic c...
HB2701 ARGALL
An Act providing for the establishment of cooperative community development programs throughout this...
HB2694 McGEEHAN
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statute...
HB736 McGEEHAN
An Act providing a remedy for misrepresentation as to occupation by mortgagors of residential proper...

Committee Transcripts and Reports

Hearing
Date
Committees Subcommittee Witnesses/Testifiers Location
09/18/2008 Commerce  
Show:
Harrisburg
  The committee received testimony on H.B. 2694 (McGeehan), which would require mortgage conciliation meetings prior to home forclosure.
  Transcript   HB2694
09/17/2008 Commerce  
Show:
Harrisburg
  The committee received testimony on H.B. 2600 (Daley), which would provide for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Program.
  Transcript   HB2600
05/22/2008 Commerce  
Show:
Pittsburgh
  The committee received testimony on H.B. 2294 (D. Evans), which would provide for the licensure of persons providing debt management services and for the powers and duties of the Department of Banking; requiring surety bonds; prohibiting certain fees and costs; providing for debt management plans; and prohibiting certain acts by persons providing debt management services.
  Transcript   HB2294
05/15/2008 Commerce     Pittsburgh
  The committee received testimony on H.B. 2294 (Evans), which would provide for the licensure of persons providing debt management services and for the powers and duties of the Department of Banking; requiring surety bonds; prohibiting certain fees and costs; providing for debt management plans; and prohibiting certain acts by persons providing debt management services.
  HB2294
11/15/2007 Commerce  
Show:
Wilkes-Barre
  The committee received testimony on H.B. 1742 (Pashinski), which would requiring scrap processors and recycling facility operators to collect certain information relating to the purchase of scrap material; requiring commercial accounts; and restricting scrap processors and recycling facility operators from purchasing certain materials.
  Transcript   HB1742

Majority

Subcommittee Chair on Economic Development
Subcommittee Chair on Financial Services &  Banking
Subcommittee Chair on Small Business
Subcommittee Chair on Housing
Subcommittee Chair on Economic Development Kotik, Nick
Subcommittee Chair on Financial Services & Banking McGeehan, Michael P.
Subcommittee Chair on Housing Yewcic, Tom
Subcommittee Chair on Small Business Wansacz, James

Minority

Republican Secretary
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Economic Development
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Small Business
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Housing
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Financial Services &  Banking
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Economic Development Boyd, Scott W.
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Financial Services & Banking Ross, Chris
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Housing Harris, Adam
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Small Business Ellis, Brian L.