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1 TABLED BILL CALENDAR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SESSION OF MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 2015 Bill No. Print. No. TITLE OF BILL ACTION AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEES An Act providing for the Made in PA Program, for duties and authority of Department of Community and Economic Development, application process and for costs; establishing the Made in PA Program Fund; and providing for civil penalties, for injunctive relief and for rules and regulations. (Representatives GOODMAN, EVANKOVICH, SCHLOSSBERG and others) -- Commerce, October 20,2015 (Amended) By Rep. HARRIS This bill creates Made in PA Act and directs the Department of Community and Economic Development to create, register, maintain and protect a Made in PA trademark for use with the sale and promotion of PA-made commodities An Act providing for the Early Childhood Vision Care Education Program and for powers and duties of the Department of Health. (Representatives RAPP, BAKER, PICKETT and others) -- Health, October 2, 2015 By Rep. BAKER 5 This bill provides for the Early Childhood Vision Care Education Program and for powers and duties of the Department of Health.

2 AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEES An Act amending the act of February 2, 165 (P.L.160, No.56), entitled "An act encouraging landowners to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting liability in connection therewith, and repealing certain acts," further providing for liability for landowners to recreational users; and providing for attorney fees and court costs. (Representatives MOUL, MILLARD, GREINER and others) -- Tourism and Recreational Development, November 4, 2015 By Rep. HICKERNELL 3 This bill amends the state's recreational use of land liability law expanding its protections for landowners and awarding legal fees to property owners found not liable for injuries to recreational users An Act amending the act of July 2, 13 (P.L.345, No.4), entitled "An act empowering the General Counsel or his designee to issue subpoenas for certain licensing board activities; providing for hearing examiners in the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs; providing additional powers to the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs; and further providing for civil penalties and license suspension," further providing for civil penalties. (Representatives READSHAW, D. COSTA, HELM and others) -- Professional Licensure, October 26, 2015 By Rep. HARHART 6 This bill amends the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Act to authorize the state professional and occupational licensing boards to allow carryover of excess continuing education credits to the next biennial renewal period An Act providing for pharmacy audit procedures. (Representatives BAKER, FABRIZIO, D. COSTA and others) -- Health, October 20, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. BAKER This bill establishes the freestanding Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act An Act providing for registration of pharmacy benefits managers and for maximum allowable cost transparency. (Representatives FABRIZIO, BAKER, D. COSTA and others) -- Health, October 20, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. BAKER This bill creates the freestanding Pharmaceutical Transparency Act. 2

3 AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEES An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for industrial hemp research; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Agriculture and the Legislative Reference Bureau; imposing criminal and civil penalties; abrogating a regulation; and making a related repeal. (Representatives DIAMOND, FLYNN, SABATINA and others) -- Agriculture and Rural Affairs, October, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. CAUSER 10 This bill establishes authority in conformance with federal law for an agricultural pilot program to research industrial hemp An Act amending the act of June 13, 16 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, in public assistance, repealing certain provisions relating to county liability for nursing home care for persons at county-owned facilities. (Representatives KILLION, MURT, HARHART and others) -- Health, October 2, 2015 By Rep. BAKER 5 This bill amends the Act of June 13, 16 known as the Public Welfare Code, in public assistance, repealing certain provisions relating to county liability for nursing home care for persons at county-owned facilities An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to retirement for school employees, further providing for definitions. (Representatives PHILLIPS-HILL, McGINNIS, PICKETT and others) -- State Government, October, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. METCALFE 10 This bill amends the Public School Employees' Retirement Code definition of "government entity" to exclude from the term an association authorized to receive membership dues from a public school entity under section 516 of the Public School Code An Act amending the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.11, No.14), known as the Methadone Death and Incident Review Act, further providing for title of act, for short title, for definitions, for establishment of Methadone Death and Incident Review Team, for team duties, for duties of coroner and medical examiner, for review procedures and for confidentiality. (Representatives DiGIROLAMO, CALTAGIRONE, TAYLOR and others) -- Human Services, October 5, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. DIGIROLAMO 12 This bill adds buprenorphine to the methadone death and incident review panel. 3

4 AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEES An Act providing for the use of epinephrine auto-injectors by certain entities and organizations; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Health. (Representatives BAKER, MURT, SCHWEYER and others) -- Health, October 2, 2015 By Rep. BAKER 5 This bill provides for the use of epinephrine auto-injectors by certain entities and organizations; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Health An Act amending Titles 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations) and 54 (Names) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, modernizing the law on limited liability partnerships, general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies; and making conforming changes with respect to associations, corporations, unincorporated nonprofit associations and business trusts by doing the following: As to general provisions, making conforming changes by revising provisions on application of title, definitions, defense of usury, tax clearance of certain fundamental transactions and fee schedule. As to entities generally, making conforming changes by revising requirements for foreign association names. As to entity transactions, making conforming changes by revising provisions on regulatory conditions and required notices and approvals, nature of transactions, approval by limited partnership, effect of merger, statement of division and effectiveness, effect of division and effect of domestication. As to foreign associations, making conforming changes by revising provisions on governing law. As to corporations, making conforming changes by revising provisions on distributions by business corporations and by adding provisions on the use of special litigation committees by business corporations and nonprofit corporations. As to partnerships generally: extensively revising provisions on: interchangeability of partnership, limited liability company and corporate forms of organization; and ownership of certain professional partnerships; and adding a provision on failure to observe formalities. As to limited liability partnerships: extensively revising provisions on: scope; definitions; limitation on liability of partners; extraterritorial application of subchapter; foreign registered limited liability partnerships; and annual registration; and adding provisions on: distributions; and dissolution. As to general partnerships, repealing existing Chapter 3 and replacing it with a new Chapter 4 relating to: general provisions; nature of partnership; relations of partners to persons dealing with partnership; relations of partners to each other and to partnership; transferable interests and rights of transferees and creditors; dissociation; dissociation as partner if business not wound up; and dissolution and winding up. As to limited partnerships, repealing existing Chapter 5 and replacing it with a new Chapter 6 relating to: general provisions; formation and filings; limited partners; general partners; contributions and distributions; dissociation; transferable interests and rights of transferees and creditors; dissolution and winding up; and actions by partners. As to limited liability companies, repealing existing Chapter and replacing it with a new Chapter relating to: general provisions; 4

5 AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEES [ CONTINUATION OF BILL 13 ] formation and filings; relations of members and managers to persons dealing with limited liability company; relations of members to each other and to limited liability company; transferable interests and rights of transferees and creditors; dissociation; dissolution and winding up; and actions by members. As to unincorporated nonprofit associations, making conforming amendments by revising provisions on ownership and transfer of property. As to business trusts, making conforming changes by revising provisions on application and effect of chapter and liability of trustees and beneficiaries. As to names, revising provisions on register established. (Representatives A. HARRIS, THOMAS, MACKENZIE and others) -- Commerce, October 20, 2015 (Amended) by Rep. HARRIS This bill replaces existing law on general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies with the most recent revisions of three acts promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission An Act amending the act of December 20, 2000 (P.L.24, No.), known as the Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act, further providing for compliance requirement. (Representatives GOODMAN, BISHOP, COHEN and others) -- Urban Affairs, November 4, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. PETRI 3 This bill amends the Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act to reduce the number of months for code violation correction from 1 months to 12 months An Act amending Title 5 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers of department and local authorities, further providing for specific powers of department and local authorities. (Representatives PASHINSKI, MURT, KOTIK and others) -- Urban Affairs, November 4, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. PETRI 3 This bill allows cities of the third class to delegate the administration and enforcement of parking ordinances and resolutions to their parking authorities An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for cultural improvement district advisory committees and for neighborhood improvement districts; and repealing the Neighborhood Improvement District Act. (Representatives PETRI, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN and others) -- Urban Affairs, November 4, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. PETRI 3 This bill moves the Neighborhood Improvement District Act into its own chapter in Title 53 and expands the act to allow for the creation of Cultural Improvement Districts. 5

6 AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEES An Act amending the act of April, 12 (P.L.1, No.15), known as The Administrative Code of 12, establishing the Office of State Inspector General. (Representatives FEE, REGAN, BLOOM and others) -- State Government, October 2, 2015 By Rep. METCALFE 4 This bill amends the Administrative Code of 12 to establish an independent Office of Inspector General in statute An Act amending the act of March 10, 14 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 14, in school health services, further providing for definitions and providing for education of school employees in diabetes care and management, for diabetes care in schools, for possession and use of diabetes medication and monitoring equipment, for liability, for coordinating, supervising or educating not considered delegation and for diabetes care in nonpublic schools. (Representatives BAKER, MURT, BISHOP and others) -- Health, October 2, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. BAKER 5 This bill provides for definitions providing for education of school employees in diabetes care and management. SENATE A Joint Resolution proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, eliminating the Traffic Court of Philadelphia. (Senators PILEGGI, WARD, GREENLEAF and others) -- Judiciary, October 5, 2015 By Rep. MARSICO 12 This bill amends the PA Constitution to eliminate the Traffic Court of Philadelphia. SENATE An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, providing for public access to procurement records; and, in source selection and contract formation, further providing for sole source procurement and for emergency procurement and providing for legal services contracts. (Senators FOLMER, VOGEL, VULAKOVICH and others) -- State Government, October 2, 2015 (Amended) By Rep. METCALFE 4 This bill amends the Procurement Code to provide additional access to procurement records. 6

7 SENATE AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEES An Act amending Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for First Industries Program expiration provision. (Senators SCHWANK, VOGEL, ARGALL and others) -- Commerce, September 30, 2015 By Rep. HARRIS 13 This bill amends Title 64 to provide for an extension of the First Industries Program expirations provisions AS TABLED BY MOTION An Act amending the act of July, 1 (P.L.52, No.140), known as the Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act, further providing for definitions, for disqualification and forfeiture of benefits and for restitution for monetary loss; and repealing a retroactivity provision. (Representatives PETRI, BARRAR, BLOOM and others) -- June 3, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for definitions and for original birth record. (Representatives BENNINGHOFF, WATSON, BAKER and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending the act of March 4, 11 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 11, providing for the tourism marketing and promotion tax credit. (Representatives MURT, BOBACK, D. COSTA and others) -- June 1, 2015 By Rep REED An Act providing for cash balance pension plans for certain municipal employees, for administration, for benefits and for disability. (Representatives GREINER, GROVE, DAY and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in taxation and finance, providing for spending limitations on the Commonwealth. (Representatives KRIEGER, KNOWLES, GABLER and others) -- May 11, 2015 By Rep. REED

8 AS TABLED BY MOTION An Act amending the act of December, 10 (P.L.63, No.165), known as the Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Act, in hazardous material protection, further providing for establishment and functions of local emergency planning committees and for emergency reporting requirements. (Representatives HANNA, THOMAS, KINSEY and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending the act of March 4, 11 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 11, providing for the Vets First tax credit to honor veterans for their service to our country and provide incentives for their employment. (Representatives BARBIN, SAINATO, BARRAR and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending the act of July, 1 (P.L.52, No.140), known as the Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act, further providing for definitions, for disqualification and forfeiture of benefits and for restitution. (Representatives BOBACK, DIAMOND, HELM and others) -- June 3, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act designating a portion of State Route 202 and 204, also known as Bath Road, in Bristol Township, Bucks County, as the Sergeant George Stuckey Memorial Road. (Representatives DAVIS, READSHAW, FARINA and others) -- May 4, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending the act of February, 1 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, in capital facilities, further providing for procedures for capital budget. (Representatives R. BROWN, DUNBAR, GABLER and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for standby charge prohibited. (Representatives HARPER, BARRAR, GREINER and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending the act of March 10, 14 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 14, in preliminary provisions, providing for waiver of public school mandates. (Representatives PHILLIPS-HILL, DUSH, IRVIN and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED

9 AS TABLED BY MOTION An Act amending Title 1 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, expanding the offense of use of tobacco in schools. (Representatives MULLERY, V. BROWN, O'BRIEN and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending the act of July 2, 153 (P.L.23, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code, in fiscal affairs, further providing for limits on counties of the second class. (Representatives ROSS, HARPER, GINGRICH and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in consolidated county assessment, further providing for limitation on tax increase after countywide reassessment. (Representatives ROSS, HARPER, GINGRICH and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending the act of June 13, 16 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, in public assistance, further providing for responsibilities and obligations of department, applicants and recipients and for verification of eligibility; and providing for written questionnaire to screen for drug use. (Representatives KRIEGER, MILLARD, BAKER and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending Title 5 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in commercial drivers, further providing for definitions, for employer responsibilities, for commercial driver's license qualification standards, for nonresident CDL, for commercial driver's license and for disqualification. (Representatives TAYLOR, THOMAS, HEFFLEY and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive and Judicial Departments, the State Government Support Agencies and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, for certain institutions and organizations, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; to provide appropriations from the State Lottery Fund, the Tobacco Settlement Fund, the Aviation Restricted Account, the Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores Fund, the Milk Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust Fund, the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund, the Tuition Account Guaranteed Savings Program Fund, the Banking Fund, the Firearm Records Check Fund, the Ben Franklin

10 AS TABLED BY MOTION [ CONTINUATION OF BILL 1460 ] SENATE SENATE SENATE 61 Technology Development Authority Fund, the Oil and Gas Lease Fund, the Home Improvement Account, the Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection Act Enforcement Fund, the Insurance Regulation and Oversight Fund, the Pennsylvania Racehorse Development Restricted Receipt Account, the Justice Reinvestment Fund and the Multimodal Transportation Fund to the Executive Department; to provide appropriations from the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account to the Judicial Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016; to provide appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, for the proper operation of several departments of the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor License Fund money; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive Department of the Commonwealth and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds from the General Fund and the State Lottery Fund for the Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, (Representatives ADOLPH, TURZAI, REED and others) -- November 5, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending Title 1 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Independent Fiscal Office, further providing for definitions, for duties of office and for access to information. (Senators FOLMER, ARGALL, SCARNATI and others) -- September 24, 2015 By Rep. REED 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, further providing for punitive damages; providing for punitive damages study; and imposing duties on the Insurance Commissioner. (Senators VOGEL, WHITE, SCARNATI and others) -- October 6, 2015 By Rep. REED An Act amending Title 5 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, providing for coverage obligations of loaner vehicles. (Senators WHITE, SCARNATI, VOGEL and others) -- October 5, 2015 By Rep. REED 10

11 VETO MESSAGES AS TABLED BY MOTION An Act amending the act of March 10, 14 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 14, providing for the posting of annual financial information for public school entities; in pupils and attendance, further providing for education and training of exceptional children; in charter schools, further providing for definitions and for school staff; in vocational education, further providing for vocational education equipment grants; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and payment reimbursement; in disruptive student programs, further providing for applications; in private alternative education institutions for disruptive students, further providing for contracts with private alternative education institutions; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year ; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, providing for student-weighted basic education funding; further providing for payments to intermediate units, for special education payments to school districts, for extraordinary special education program expenses, for special education funding for eligible students with disabilities in Cost Category 3, and for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status; and providing for ready-to-learn block grants. (Representatives CHRISTIANA, MACKENZIE, MUSTIO and others) -- September 2, 2015 An Act amending the act of April 12, 151 (P.L.0, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, as follows: In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions. In Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, further providing for general powers of board. In Pennsylvania liquor stores, providing for career training and postsecondary education grant eligibility. In licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for license districts, license period and hearings and for issuance, transfer or extension of hotel, restaurant and club liquor licenses, providing for wholesale permit, for wholesale licenses, for wine or liquor expanded permits and for wine or liquor enhanced permits; further providing for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses, for malt and brewed beverages retail licenses, for application for distributors', importing distributors' and retail dispensers' licenses, for prohibitions against the grant of licenses, for interlocking business prohibited, for licenses not assignable and transfers, for surrender of restaurant, eating place retail dispenser, hotel, importing distributor and distributor license for benefit of licensee and for unlawful acts relative to malt or brewed beverages and licensees. (Representatives TURZAI, REED, ADOLPH and others) -- July 21,

12 62 1 VETO MESSAGES AS TABLED BY MOTION An Act amending the act of March 10, 14 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 14, in preliminary provisions, providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of Education; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitations on approval of public school building projects and establishing the Public School Building Construction and Reconstruction Advisory Committee; in pupils and attendance, further providing for education and training of exceptional children; in charter schools, further providing for school staff; in vocational education, further providing for vocational education equipment grants; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and payment reimbursement; in disruptive student programs, further providing for applications; in private alternative education institutions for disruptive students, further providing for contracts with private alternative education institutions; providing for the rural regional college for underserved counties; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year ; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, providing for student-weighted basic education funding; further providing for payments to intermediate units, for special education payments to school districts, for extraordinary special education program expenses and for special education funding for eligible students with disabilities in Cost Category 3; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, providing for reimbursement for school districts without required documentation, for public school building lease and debt service reimbursements for fiscal year and for ready-to-learn block grants; providing for school district debt refinancing bonds; and repealing provisions of The Fiscal Code relating to rural regional college for underserved counties. (Representatives ROAE, JAMES, REED and others) -- July 21,

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