Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

December 11, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-Bucks, and Rep. Perry Warren, D-Bucks, joined Gov. Josh Shapiro on Dec. 4 in Yardley Borough for the bill signing of House Bill 735, establishing a task force to address rising flood insurance premiums.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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November 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Legislation to expand and strengthen Pennsylvania's anti-hate crimes statutes won bipartisan passage out of the Pennsylvania House on Oct. 31, putting Pennsylvania on track to take action amid a nationwide spike in criminal activity fueled by hatred.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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July 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a bipartisan vote, the Pennsylvania House on July 7 passed state Rep. Joe Ciresi's legislation (H.B 1422) that would modernize Pennsylvania's charter school law to specifically address cyber charter schools to ensure transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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May 30, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Rep. Jennifer O'Mara's legislation to implement Extreme Risk Protection Orders, HB 1018, passed the House May 22 and now heads to the Senate for consideration.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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May 16, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Rep. Joe Ciresi, D-Montgomery, introduced legislation (HB 1137) on May 8 to pay down the unfunded liabilities in the state and school employees' pensions systems using state surplus funds to relieve tax burdens on local taxpayers and school districts.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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May 01, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Rep. Dan Frankel and state Sen. Democratic Leader Jay Costa, both D-Allegheny, and state Rep. Napoleon Nelson, D-Montgomery, rolled out an anti-hate crimes legislative package on April 24 to update the commonwealth's response to the growing scourge of hate violence.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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April 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta and Danilo Burgos, both D-Philadelphia, Jessica Benham, D-Allegheny, and Jamie Flick, R-Lycoming, are introducing legislation to protect the right of marriage equality against further high court cases that could erode that right and to clean up the statute to be in line with the U.S. Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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April 03, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee hearing on gun safety, state Rep. Perry Warren, D-Bucks, reintroduced three bills directly addressing the gun safety concerns heard during testimony.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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March 27, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Rep. Joe Ciresi, D-Montgomery, on March 21 introduced legislation (HB 641) that would protect patients and medical personnel from health care facility retaliation for filing grievances and complaints.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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March 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of Feb. 27. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to reconvene Monday, and the state House of Representatives was set to return to session March 2.

By The Associated Press; Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

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