Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Aug. 9. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate is scheduled to return to session Sept. 20. The state House of Representatives is set to reconvene Sept. 27.

‘Vaccine-or-Test’ Mandate

Gov. Tom Wolf on Aug. 10 announced that commonwealth employees in state health care facilities and high-risk congregate care facilities will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 7. Individuals who are not vaccinated will be required to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. Additionally, beginning Sept. 7, all new external hires in these facilities must be vaccinated before commencing employment.