SENATE CALENDAR
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SESSION OF 2021

THE SENATE WILL CONVENE AT 1:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It's a funny thing about life;
if you refuse to accept anything but the best,
you very often get it.

Bill
No.
Print.
No.
TITLE OF BILL ACTION
BILLS ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
SENATE
1
911
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for advertising and for mandate waiver program; in pupils and attendance, providing for transfer of attendance records to another school entity or nonpublic school; in terms and courses of study, further providing for agreements with institutions of higher education; in opportunities for educational excellence, further providing for definitions and for concurrent enrollment agreements; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, for powers of charter schools, for charter school requirements and for powers of board of trustees, providing for duties of administrators, further providing for establishment of charter school, for contents of application, for term and form of charter, for State Charter School Appeal Board, for facilities, for enrollment, for school staff and for funding for charter schools, providing for fee prohibition, further providing for tort liability, for causes for nonrenewal or termination, for multiple charter school organizations, for provisions applicable to charter schools, for powers and duties of department, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities, for establishment of cyber charter school and for State Charter School Appeal Board review, providing for payments to cyber charter schools and further providing for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations; and, in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions, for qualification and application by organizations, for application by business firms, for tax credits, for limitations and for opportunity scholarships.(Senators MARTIN and others)
10

SENATE
113
84
An Act selecting, designating and adopting the Pennsylvania March as the official march of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.(Senators SCAVELLO and others)
8

SENATE
137
110
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance, establishing the Drug Recognition Expert Training Fund.(Senators HUTCHINSON and others)
1

SENATE
224
194
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, repealing certificates issued by other states and providing for out-of-state applicants for certifications.(Senators BARTOLOTTA and others)
1

SENATE
396
384
An Act designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 35000, carrying State Route 2040 in Bentleyville Borough, Washington County, as the Mrs. Madeline Finney Memorial Bridge.(Senator BARTOLOTTA)
2

SENATE
457
488
A Joint Resolution proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for qualifications of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General and for disqualification for offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.(Senators BAKER and others)
6

SENATE
696
793
An Act amending the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, further providing for title of act, for definitions and for notification of breach; prohibiting employees of the Commonwealth from using nonsecured Internet connections; and providing for Commonwealth policy and for entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.(Senators LAUGHLIN and others)
8

SENATE
703
787
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of stalking.(Senators BAKER and others)
7

SENATE
704
804
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of institutional sexual assault.(Senators BAKER and others)
7

SENATE
725
1103
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for classes of licenses; and in commercial drivers, further providing for requirement for commercial driver's license.(Senators BARTOLOTTA and others)
2

SENATE
729
831
An Act amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), known as the Nurse Aide Resident Abuse Prevention Training Act, further providing for implementation.(Senators J. WARD and others)
1

SENATE
736
840
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for use of farm vehicle plates.(Senators LANGERHOLC and others)
1

SENATE
867
1067
An Act designating the portion of Pennsylvania Route 309 from the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 29 in Monroe Township, Wyoming County, to the intersection with State Route 1026 in Dallas Township, Luzerne County, as the Kunkle Firefighter Edward L. Nulton, Sr., Memorial Highway.(Senator BAKER)
2

SENATE
880
1091
An Act designating the portion of State Route 2014/Washington Street beginning at the intersection of South Courtland Street and Day Street at segment 0011 offset 1858 and ending at the intersection of Brown Street at segment 0011 offset 0000 in East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County, as the Samuel Newman Way; and making a repeal.(Senator SCAVELLO)
2

HOUSE
1013
1052
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams and graduation requirements.(Representatives GLEIM and others)
7

HOUSE
1591
2139
An Act amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, in names and corporate powers, classification of counties, further providing for ascertainment, certification and effect of change of class; and making related repeals.(Representatives KNOWLES and others)
1

BILLS ON SECOND CONSIDERATION
SENATE
25
219
An Act amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, further providing for title, for definitions, for State Board of Nursing, for dietitian-nutritionist license required, for unauthorized practices and acts not prohibited, for temporary practice permit, for graduates of schools of other states, territories or Dominion of Canada, for persons entitled to practice, for certified registered nurse practitioners and qualifications, for scope of practice for certified registered nurse practitioners, for prescriptive authority for certified registered nurse practitioners, for Drug Review Committee, for professional liability, for reporting of multiple licensure, for continuing nursing education, for punishment for violations, for refusal, suspension or revocation of licenses, for reinstatement of license and for injunction or other process; and providing for the expiration of the State Board of Nursing's power to license certified registered nurse practitioners.(Senators BARTOLOTTA and others)
9

SENATE
140
117
An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons, for late contributions and independent expenditures, for oath of compliance, perjury, disqualification from office and commercial use, for residual funds and for place of filing, providing for manner of filing and for inability to file reports or statements electronically by deadline and further providing for late filing fee and certificate of filing, for additional powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and for reports by business entities and publication by Secretary of the Commonwealth.(Senators BROWNE and others)
3

SENATE
222
938
An Act providing for congressional reapportionment and reapportionment criteria.(Senators BOSCOLA and others)
7

SENATE
225
948
An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in quality healthcare accountability and protection, further providing for definitions and for responsibilities of managed care plans, providing for preauthorization review standards and for preauthorization costs, further providing for continuity of care, providing for step therapy, further providing for required disclosure and for operational standards and providing for initial review of preauthorization requests and adverse determinations, for preauthorization denial grievances and for access requirements in service areas; and making an editorial change.(Senators PHILLIPS-HILL and others)
6

SENATE
284
904
An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in environmental protection, providing for bonding for alternative energy production projects; and, in special programs, providing for solar forced labor prevention.(Senators YAW and others)
10

SENATE
428
432
An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in dates of elections and primaries and special elections, further providing for general primary and candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected.(Senators GORDNER and others)
3

SENATE
435
474
An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for transportation fueling infrastructure development.(Senators MENSCH and others)
9

SENATE
519
668
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for election of members and vacancies.(Senators MASTRIANO and others)
10

SENATE
551
576
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for tenure of justices, judges and justices of the peace.(Senators MARTIN and others)
3

SENATE
562
594
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, providing for airport land development zones.(Senators SCAVELLO and others)
6

SENATE
565
610
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, repealing provisions relating to firearms not to be carried without a license, providing for license not required, repealing provisions relating to carrying firearms on public streets or public property in Philadelphia, providing for sportsman's firearm permit, further providing for licenses and repealing provisions relating to proof of license and exception.(Senators DUSH and others)
5

SENATE
597
801
An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for water and wastewater asset management plans.(Senators STEFANO and others)
7

SENATE
607
669
An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited and providing for hunting on Sunday.(Senators LAUGHLIN and others)
9

SENATE
617
694
An Act providing for family and medical leave for eligible employees.(Senators TARTAGLIONE and others)
6

SENATE
667
732
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation of vehicles, providing for protection of children from second-hand smoke in vehicles; and imposing a penalty.(Senators YAW and others)
2

SENATE
689
762
An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation.(Senators BAKER and others)
6

SENATE
705
949
An Act relating to telemedicine; authorizing the regulation of telemedicine by professional licensing boards; and providing for insurance coverage of telemedicine.(Senators VOGEL and others)
6

SENATE
706
1090
An Act providing for advanced manufacturing facilities and infrastructures through business partnerships with State-related institutions; establishing the Max Manufacturing Initiative Fund and Max Manufacturing Endeavor Loan Fund; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.(Senators ROBINSON and others)
2

SENATE
717
817
An Act amending the act of July 13, 1988 (P.L.530, No.94), known as the Environmental Hearing Board Act, further providing for definitions and for jurisdiction.(Senators BARTOLOTTA and others)
6

SENATE
718
818
An Act amending the act of July 13, 1988 (P.L.530, No.94), known as the Environmental Hearing Board Act, further providing for Environmental Hearing Board.(Senators BARTOLOTTA and others)
6

SENATE
737
841
An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in repeals, further providing for general repeal.(Senators LANGERHOLC and others)
4

SENATE
780
920
An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 39537, on that portion of State Route 1005 over a tributary of Crooked Creek, Rayne Township, Indiana County, as the Sergeant Charles R. Learn Memorial Bridge.(Senator PITTMAN)
2

SENATE
782
1101
An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for compensable services and items; and abrogating a related regulation.(Senators PITTMAN and others)
1

SENATE
815
1016
An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, providing for informed consent in pelvic, rectal and prostate examinations.(Senators MUTH and others)
1

SENATE
818
1004
An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, providing for ambulatory surgical facility permitted surgical procedures.(Senators J. WARD and others)
1

SENATE
827
1009
An Act establishing the Weigh Station Preclearance Program in the Pennsylvania State Police; and providing for criteria for preclearance system and devices and for data access.(Senators J. WARD and others)
2

SENATE
847
1039
An Act designating the portion of State Route 2004, also known as North Broad Street, within the Borough of Lansdale, in Montgomery County, as the Dr. Frank Erdman Boston Memorial Highway.(Senators MENSCH and others)
2

SENATE
865
1056
An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 36020, on that portion on Pennsylvania Route 66, known as Main Street, over the Norfolk Southern Railway, City of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, as the Sergeant Richard Ivory Cullen Memorial Bridge.(Senators LANGERHOLC and others)
2

SENATE
871
1079
An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions, for mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths, for establishment of Statewide database, for access to information in Statewide database, for information in Statewide database, for disposition and expunction of unfounded reports and general protective services reports, for disposition of founded and indicated reports, for expunction of information of perpetrator who was under 18 years of age when child abuse was committed and for release of information in confidential reports, providing for exchange of information for placement, further providing for amendment or expunction of information, for investigating performance of county agency, for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents, for audits by Attorney General, for reports to Governor and General Assembly, for penalties, for services for prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse, for reports to department and coroner, for investigation of reports, for voluntary or court-ordered services and findings of child abuse and for evidence in court proceedings; and making editorial changes.(Senators J. WARD and others)
2

HOUSE
941
949
An Act amending the act of December 15, 1982 (P.L.1266, No.287), entitled "An act conferring limited residency status on military personnel, their dependents and civilian personnel assigned to an active duty station in Pennsylvania," further providing for residency of students.(Representatives BURNS and others)
3

HOUSE
951
1335
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for infancy, insanity or imprisonment; in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity and for exceptions to governmental immunity; waiving sovereign immunity and governmental immunity; and making a related repeal.(Representative ROZZI)
4

HOUSE
1082
1830
An Act establishing an education program to assist in the early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder.(Representatives LEWIS DELROSSO and others)
2

HOUSE
1500
1563
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for definitions, for medical consultation and judgment and for reporting.(Representatives KLUNK and others)
8

HOUSE
1598
2140
An Act amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.851, No.166), known as the Flood Plain Management Act, replacing references to the Department of Community Affairs with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency; in miscellaneous and appropriations, repealing provisions related to appropriations; making a related repeal; and making editorial changes.(Representatives BOBACK and others)
3

HOUSE
1774
2149
An Act amending the act of October 27, 2014 (P.L.2911, No.191), known as the Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program (ABC-MAP) Act, further providing for access to prescription information and for expiration; and making an editorial change.(Representatives FLOOD and others)
1

HOUSE
1861
2107
An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in temporary regulatory flexibility authority, further providing for definitions and for temporary regulatory flexibility authority.(Representatives LEWIS and others)
1

RESOLUTIONS
SENATE
53
637
A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a report, by 12 months from the date of the adoption of this resolution, on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's highway maintenance funding.(Senators BAKER and others)
5

SENATE
164
1060
A Concurrent Resolution urging the Secretary of the Navy to designate the City of Philadelphia and both banks of the Delaware River as the site of the main celebration of the 250th birthdays of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps in October and November 2025.(Senators ROBINSON and others)
3

SENATE
172
1077
A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States and the United States Department of Transportation to take action on the nationwide school bus driver shortage.(Senators LANGERHOLC and others)
2

S.C.R.R.R.
1
Senate Concurrent Regulatory Review Resolution

A concurrent resolution disapproving the Environmental Quality Board regulations on a CO2 Budget Trading Program.

(Editorial Note: Final action on this resolution must occur within 30 calendar days or ten legislative days following its date of report from committee, whichever is later.)

FOURTH DAY