PA Senate Floor Journal — 2026-06-24

This report will be filed in the Library. (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those assembled.) Senator PENNYCUICK, from the Committee on Communications and Technology, reported the following bill: 2025-2026 ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA-IRELAND TRADE COMMISSION The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication, which was read by the Clerk as follows: HB 78 (Pr. No. 3688) (Amended) (Rereported) An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties. Senator FARRY, from the Committee on Institutional Sustainability and Innovation, reported the following bill: HB 1460 (Pr. No. 3687) (Amended) JUNE 24, A majority of the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative.

Senator Anthony Williams has returned, and his temporary Capitol leave is cancelled.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Allegheny, Senator Costa. Senator COSTA. Mr. President, I request temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Collett, Senator Muth, Senator Pisciottano, Senator Anthony Williams, and Senator Lindsey Williams, and a legislative leave for Senator Cappelletti.

The Journal of the Session of May 5, 2026, is now in print. The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the Session of May 5, 2026. Senator PITTMAN. Mr. President, I move that further reading of the Journal be dispensed with and that the Journal be approved. Will the Senate agree to the motion? The yeas and nays were required by Senator PITTMAN and were as follows, viz: YEA-50 Argall Baker Bartolotta Boscola Brooks Brown Cappelletti Coleman Collett Comitta Costa Culver Dush Farry Flynn Fontana Gebhard Haywood Hughes Hutchinson Kane Kearney Keefer Kim Langerholc Laughlin Malone Martin Mastriano Miller Muth Pennycuick Phillips-Hill Picozzi Pisciottano Pittman Robinson Rothman NAY-0 Santarsiero Saval Schwank Stefano Street Tartaglione Vogel Ward, Judy Ward, Kim Williams, Anthony H. Williams, Lindsey Yaw SB 1212 CALLED UP OUT OF ORDER SB 1212 (Pr. No. 1499) -- Without objection, the bill was called up out of order, from page 6 of the Second Consideration Calendar, by Senator PITTMAN, as a Special Order of Business. SB 1212 (Pr. No. 1499) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1471, No.165), known as the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act, further providing for definitions. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 911 TAKEN FROM THE TABLE Senator PITTMAN. Mr. President, I move that Senate Bill No. 911, Printer's No. 1283, be taken from the table and placed on the Calendar. The motion was agreed to by voice vote.

The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Westmoreland, Senator Kim Ward.

The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Philadelphia, Senator Tartaglione. Senator TARTAGLIONE. Mr. President, I rise today to join in honoring the retirement of my dear friend, Dave Arnold, one of the few people in this building who has actually been here longer than I have. Dave has dedicated 40 years of service to the Pennsylvania Senate, and I can tell you, without hesitation, that this institution is better because of him. His responsibilities may have centered around the behind-the-scene operations that keep this place running, but to those of us who had the privilege of working with him, Dave has always been much more than that. He has been a steady hand, a problem solver and, above all else, a genuinely kind and decent person. For all 32 years I have served in this Chamber, Dave has been there for me and for my office whenever I needed him, and I want to speak to something that has meant a great deal to me personally. As many of my colleagues know, serving in this building in a wheelchair comes with challenges that most Members thankfully never have to think about. There are barriers that can make even the simplest part of the day more difficult. Through all of that, Dave has always been there. He has never treated accessibility as an inconvenience or someone else's problem. He has always treated it the way it should be: with urgency, with respect, and with compassion. Whether it was helping address an issue in the Capitol, making sure something was taken care of so that I could do my job, or simply being one of the people who understood that support matters, Dave was always willing to help. And he did it quietly, he did it without fanfare, he did it because that is just who he is. That kindness says a lot about Dave Arnold. In a building where everyone is busy and everyone has 100 things pulling at them, Dave has always taken the time to care about people. He has always been someone you could count on, who knows the rules and the process inside and out but without ever forgetting the human side of the job. Dave's career speaks for itself: 40 years of service, decades of institutional knowledge, a trusted and respected presence in the Chief Clerk's Office. What I will remember most is not just what Dave did for the Senate, it is how he treated people while doing it. He made this place work better, and he made it kinder. So, Dave, thank you for your friendship, thank you for your professionalism, for your compassion, and for the many ways you have helped me and so many others over the years. Your impact on this institution is lasting, and your kindness will never be forgotten. I wish you and your family nothing but happiness, good health, and a well-earned retirement. You will be missed not just by me, but by the entire Senate family. Thank you, Mr. President.

Would the guests of Senator Kim Ward and Senator Tartaglione please rise and receive the gratitude of the Senate. [Applause.]

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana, Senator Pittman. Senator PITTMAN. Mr. President, I request a recess of the Senate for purposes of a meeting of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, to be followed by a meeting of the Committee on Appropriations, to be held immediately in the Rules room. At the conclusion of those two committee meetings, the Senate Republicans will caucus in the Majority Caucus Room. JUNE 24,

For purposes of a meeting of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, followed by a meeting of the Committee on Appropriations, followed by Republican and Democratic caucuses to be held in their respective caucus rooms, without objection, the Senate stands in recess. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Senator Greg Rothman) in the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of recess having expired, the Senate will come to order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Judy Ward and Senator Pisciottano have returned, and their temporary Capitol leaves are cancelled. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana, Senator Pittman. Senator PITTMAN. Mr. President, I request a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Brown. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Allegheny, Senator Costa. Senator COSTA. Mr. President, I request temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Malone and Senator Tartaglione. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Pittman requests a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Brown. Senator Costa requests temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Malone and Senator Tartaglione. Without objection, the leaves will be granted. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Lindsey Williams has returned, and her temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. SB 49 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 96, SB 127, SB 535, SB 536, SB 743, HB 852, HB 853, SB 923 and SB 1182 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. SB 1206 (Pr. No. 1838) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An act amending the act of December 14, 1992 (P.L.1116, No.145), entitled "An act providing minimum standards, terms and conditions for the licensing of persons who engage in wholesale distributions in interstate commerce of prescription drugs; and making a repeal," further providing for definitions and for license application. Considered the third time and agreed to, And the amendments made thereto having been printed as required by the Constitution, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Montgomery, Senator Pennycuick. Senator PENNYCUICK. Mr. President, I rise in support of Senate Bill No. 1206. Pennsylvania is a national and global leader in the life sciences industry with world-class universities, cuttingedge research institutions, skilled workers, and a growing base of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies. But, in this industry, States are competing aggressively for investment, jobs, and the next generation of medical breakthroughs. If Pennsylvania wants to win that competition, our regulatory structure must remain on the cutting edge. Senate Bill No. 1206 does just that. Under current law, a pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturer must first complete the lengthy Federal FDA process before it can even begin the licensure process in Pennsylvania. That process creates unnecessary delays after a company has already invested years of research, clinical work, and capital into bringing a new treatment or technology closer to market. Senate Bill No. 1206 allows companies to gain temporary approval under Pennsylvania's virtual manufacturers' law so that once Federal approval is granted, these companies can quickly move forward without having to clear yet another additional administrative roadblock. This bill does not weaken existing safety standards, it does not bypass FDA approval process, it does not allow unapproved products to enter the market, and keeps the FDA as the gatekeeper for safety and effectiveness. But what this bill does do is it helps to get new treatments and devices to market quicker. That means patients waiting for these new lifesaving therapies will get them faster. It matters for startup companies trying to survive the long and expensive path from research to commercialization, and it matters for whether these companies choose to invest in Pennsylvania and how we keep that innovation right here. We have already taken important steps to strengthen Pennsylvania's life science economy, including the creation of the virtual manufacturers' license. Senate Bill No. 1206 is the next logical step. I want to thank my co-prime sponsors, Senator Phillips-Hill and Senator Boscola, for their work on this bill and the support of the biotech industry. Thank you, Mr. President, and I respectfully ask for an affirmative vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Northampton, Senator Boscola. Senator BOSCOLA. Mr. President, I rise in support of Senate Bill No. 1206, which I proudly co-sponsor with Senator Pennycuick and Senator Phillips-Hill. This is a straightforward, commonsense bill that removes a bureaucratic obstacle standing between Pennsylvania and the life sciences jobs and investments that we want to attract. Under current law, a pharmaceutical manufacturer must complete the full Federal FDA approval process before they can even apply for a Pennsylvania State license. That means that Pennsylvania is stuck waiting, and while we wait, companies make decisions. By the time the Federal approval comes through, a competitor State that moves sooner gets the facility, gets the investment, and gets the good jobs. Senate Bill No. 1206 fixes that by allowing manufacturers to pursue State licensure currently with the FDA process. This bill does not touch Federal safety standards, nor does it impact FDA oversight. It simply ensures that when Federal approval is granted, Pennsylvania is ready to go, not months behind. Pennsylvania has world-class research institutions and a growing life science sector. We should be doing everything in our power to keep that investment here and attract more of it. Several of our competitor States already permit this kind of parallel licensure. We are catching up to where we should have been years ago. I ask for an affirmative vote, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Malone has returned, and his temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. And the question recurring, The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution and were as follows, viz: YEA-50 Argall Baker Bartolotta Boscola Brooks Brown Cappelletti Coleman Collett Comitta Costa Culver Dush Farry Flynn Fontana Gebhard Haywood Hughes Hutchinson Kane Kearney Keefer Kim Langerholc Laughlin Malone Martin Mastriano Miller Muth Pennycuick Phillips-Hill Picozzi Pisciottano Pittman Robinson Rothman Santarsiero Saval Schwank Stefano Street Tartaglione Vogel Ward, Judy Ward, Kim Williams, Anthony H. Williams, Lindsey Yaw NAY-0 A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence. SB 1262 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. SB 1273 (Pr. No. 1610) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in turnpike, further providing for electronic toll collection. Brooks Brown Cappelletti Coleman Collett Comitta Costa Culver The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Montgomery, Senator Collett. Senator COLLETT. Mr. President, I request a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Pisciottano. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Collett requests a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Pisciottano. Without objection, the leave will be granted. Muth Pennycuick Phillips-Hill Picozzi Pisciottano Pittman Robinson Rothman Street Tartaglione Vogel Ward, Judy Ward, Kim Williams, Anthony H. Williams, Lindsey Yaw NAY-2 Hutchinson Considered the third time and agreed to, Gebhard Haywood Hughes Kane Kearney Kim Langerholc Laughlin JUNE 24, Keefer A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence HB 1286, SB 1372, HB 1442, HB 1646, HB 1830 and HB 1860 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. And the question recurring, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Washington, Senator Bartolotta. Senator BARTOLOTTA. Mr. President, today I rise in support of Senate Bill No. 1273. This bill simply clarifies and affirms the ability of the turnpike to share information collected through its automated plate reading technology with those who are investigating a missing or endangered persons case, such as an Amber Alert. When someone goes missing, as they do, thousands and thousands of them every single year--as a matter of fact, the latest statistics says about 3,600 a year in Philadelphia alone, about 10 a day of missing persons--when they go missing, we need to ensure that law enforcement has all of the tools necessary to find them, especially our beloved missing children, through Amber Alerts. So, Senate Bill No. 1273 simply clarifies and affirms that ability, and I ask my colleagues for an affirmative vote. Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Keefer has returned, and her temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. SB 142, SB 357, SB 406 and SB 599 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 681 (Pr. No. 1882) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, further providing for health services, for reports and for interagency coordinating council for child health, nutrition and physical education; and, in terms and courses of study, further providing for physical education. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 720, SB 746, SB 857, SB 890 and SB 907 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. And the question recurring, The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution and were as follows, viz: YEA-48 SB 1061 (Pr. No. 1274) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: Argall Baker Bartolotta Boscola Dush Farry Flynn Fontana Malone Martin Mastriano Miller Santarsiero Saval Schwank Stefano An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for accreditation. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB 1102 and SB 1215 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. SB 1303 (Pr. No. 1643) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act providing for the placement of a monument of the Braille Flag at the State Capitol Building as a tribute to honor and remember those who have served in the line of duty and those left behind. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 1321 and SB 1324 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. SB 1355 (Pr. No. 1835) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, establishing a pilot program to award grants for veterans traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. of law enforcement officer and providing for sentence for murder of the second degree; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and for life imprisonment for homicide; and, in motivational boot camp, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, providing for parole eligibility for offenders sentenced to life for murder of the second degree and further providing for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. HB 1505 (Pr. No. 1760) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in early learning programs, further providing for definitions. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB 1541 and HB 1600 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 1667 (Pr. No. 3677) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in manufacturing and investment tax credit, further providing for definitions, for business firms and for tax credit certificates. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB 1972 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. SB 1400 (Pr. No. 1836) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Tartaglione has returned, and her temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder, murder of unborn child and murder HB 2024 (Pr. No. 2583) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for accreditation. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB 2443 (Pr. No. 3616) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill just considered was rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations. SENATE RESOLUTION No. 326, AMENDED Senator PITTMAN, without objection, called up from page 9 of the Calendar, Senate Resolution No. 326, entitled: A Resolution urging the members of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives to review Major Richard D. Winters' actions at Heteren Crossroads in Holland in 1944 and to award him with the Congressional Medal of Honor. Will the Senate adopt the resolution? MASTRIANO AMENDMENT A3920 AGREED TO Senator MASTRIANO offered the following amendment No. A3920: recommend awarding recommend awarding Will the Senate agree to the amendment? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Franklin, Senator Mastriano. JUNE 24, Senator MASTRIANO. Mr. President, this is a technical amendment, and I ask for an affirmative vote. And the question recurring, Will the Senate agree to the amendment? It was agreed to. Without objection, the resolution, as amended, was passed over in its order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be at ease. [The Senate was at ease.] Senator MARTIN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bills: SB 482 (Pr. No. 1801) (Rereported) An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for definitions, for administration of assistance programs and for regulations for protection of information; in the aged, further providing for Life Program; and making a repeal. SB 1133 (Pr. No. 1810) (Rereported) An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for State Board of Pharmacy. SB 1212 (Pr. No. 1499) (Rereported) An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1471, No.165), known as the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act, further providing for definitions. SB 1334 (Pr. No. 1811) (Rereported) An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for respiratory therapists, for perfusionist, for genetic counselor and for prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and orthotic fitters; providing for medical imaging professionals, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants and trainees; further providing for licenses and certificates and general qualification; repealing provisions relating to radiologic procedures and education and training required; and making a repeal. SB 1368 (Pr. No. 1774) (Rereported) An Act prohibiting nudification applications from being offered on online application marketplaces; and prescribing penalties. HB 2017 (Pr. No. 3686) (Rereported) An Act amending the act of July 10, 1984 (P.L.688, No.147), known as the Radiation Protection Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in fees, providing for small modular reactor and microreactor fees and further providing for creation of special funds. SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR No. 1 Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence. SB 482 (Pr. No. 1801) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for definitions, for administration of assistance programs and for regulations for protection of information; in the aged, further providing for Life Program; and making a repeal. Considered the third time and agreed to, And the amendments made thereto having been printed as required by the Constitution, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Philadelphia, Senator Tartaglione. Senator TARTAGLIONE. Mr. President, I request temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Comitta, Senator Costa, Senator Flynn, Senator Haywood, Senator Malone, Senator Saval, Senator Schwank, and Senator Street. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Tartaglione requests temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Comitta, Senator Costa, Senator Flynn, Senator Haywood, Senator Malone, Senator Saval, Senator Schwank, and Senator Street. Without objection, the leaves will be granted. And the question recurring, The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution and were as follows, viz: YEA-27 Dush Farry Gebhard Hutchinson Keefer Langerholc Laughlin Martin Mastriano Pennycuick Phillips-Hill Picozzi Pittman Robinson Rothman Stefano Vogel Ward, Judy Ward, Kim Yaw Fontana Haywood Hughes Kane Kearney Kim An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for miscellaneous provisions and for violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods; establishing the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Program; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Will the Senate agree to the bill on second consideration? PICOZZI AMENDMENT A3938 ADOPTED Malone Miller Muth Pisciottano Santarsiero Saval and inserting: (1) Retaining and training of existing personnel responsible for investigating homicides and other violent crimes, and costs associated with the retention and training. and inserting: (3) Retaining and training of existing personnel responsible for the collection, processing and forensic testing of evidence related to homicides and other violent crimes, and costs associated with the retention and training. (4) Retaining and training of existing personnel analyzing homicides and other violent crimes, including the temporal and geographic trends, and costs associated with the retention and training. (e) Funding.--The commission shall utilize money from the appropriation for violence intervention and prevention to award grants under this chapter, if the amount of the appropriation is greater than the amount of the same appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. (f) (g) (h) (i) Will the Senate agree to the amendment? NAY-23 Boscola Cappelletti Collett Comitta Costa Flynn SB 911 (Pr. No. 1283) -- The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill, entitled: Senator PICOZZI offered the following amendment No. A3938: Argall Baker Bartolotta Brooks Brown Coleman Culver Schwank Street Tartaglione Williams, Anthony H. Williams, Lindsey A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Philadelphia, Senator Tartaglione. Senator TARTAGLIONE. Mr. President, I request a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Hughes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Tartaglione requests a temporary Capitol leave for Senator Hughes. Without objection, the leave will be granted. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Haywood has returned, and his temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. And the question recurring, Will the Senate agree to the amendment? The yeas and nays were required by Senator PICOZZI and were as follows, viz: YEA-49 Argall Baker Bartolotta Boscola Brooks Brown Cappelletti Collett Comitta Costa Culver Dush Farry Flynn Fontana Gebhard Haywood Hughes Hutchinson Kane Kearney Keefer Kim Langerholc Laughlin Malone Martin Mastriano Miller Muth Pennycuick Phillips-Hill Picozzi Pisciottano Pittman Robinson Rothman Santarsiero Saval Schwank Stefano Street Tartaglione Vogel Ward, Judy Ward, Kim Williams, Anthony H. Williams, Lindsey Yaw NAY-1 Coleman A majority of the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Without objection, the bill, as amended, was passed over in its order. Senator BARTOLOTTA, from the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, reported communications from His Excellency, the Governor of the Commonwealth, recalling the following nominations, which were read by the Clerk as follows: June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 20, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks (Public Member), 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Thomas Stephenson, Milford, resigned. Governor JUNE 24, June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 20, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway (Public Member), 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Joanne Coolen, Hershey, deceased. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 10, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, to serve until October 10, 2026, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice James Latronica, Zelienople, resigned. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway (Public Member), 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, to serve for a term of six years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Thomas Carey, Harrisburg, resigned. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell (Public Member), 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, to serve for a term of six years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Kishor Mehta, Gibsonia, resigned. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Physical Therapy, to serve until October 2, 2028, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Tammy Frey, Bloomsburg, whose term expired. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks (Public Member), 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Physical Therapy, to serve until October 2, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Gary Coburn, Mechanicsburg, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of David Galinsky, M.D., 267 Meeting House Lane, Merion Station 19066, Montgomery County, Seventeenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Physician General, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, vice Denise Johnson, M.D., Meadville, resigned. Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 15, 2026 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell (Public Member), 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Physical Therapy, to serve until October 2, 2028, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Jeffrey Elliott, Wernersville, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Podiatry, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Edward Snell, Pittsburgh, whose term expired. Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 15, 2026 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 10, 2026, of Amanda Warren, 213 Locust Street, Unit 301, Harrisburg 17101, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Physical Therapy, to serve until October 2, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Cynthia Potter, Wexford, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 10, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Podiatry, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice William Fetchik, Mechanicsburg, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: JUNE 24, January 19, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Eleanora Miller, Grove City, deceased. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell (Public Member), 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Podiatry, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Melissa Haluszczak, Coraopolis, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Polk Center, to serve until January 21, 2031, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Jayne Romero, Titusville, resigned. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Polk Center, to serve until January 19, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice James Culbertson, Franklin, deceased. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Polk Center, to serve until January 21, 2031, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Jack Kyle, Franklin, deceased. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Polk Center, to serve until June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Professional Standards and Practices Commission, to serve until January 16, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Mark Anderson, Columbia, resigned. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists, to serve for a term of six years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice James Szalankiewicz, Indiana, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell (Public Member), 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists, to serve until October 26, 2028, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Daniel Hartman, Harrisburg, resigned. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 31, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts, in and for the County of Venango, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice Lana Linden, resigned. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 10, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Psychology, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Vito DonGiovanni, Indiana, whose term expired. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Amanda Warren (Public Member), 213 Locust Street, Unit 301, Harrisburg 17101, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists, to serve for a term of six years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Ronald Jumper, Carlisle, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell (Public Member), 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Psychology, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Dean Maynard, Spartansburg, whose term expired. Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 15, 2026 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, vice Kalonji Johnson, Harrisburg, resigned. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 10, 2026, of Amanda Warren (Public Member), 213 Locust Street, Unit 301, Harrisburg 17101, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Psychology, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice LaJewel Harrison, Philadelphia, resigned. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: JUNE 24, as a member of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Michael McFarlane, Philadelphia, resigned. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 10, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks (Public Member), 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Real Estate Commission, to serve for a term of five years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Gaetano Piccirilli, Philadelphia, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell (Public Member), 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Real Estate Commission, to serve for a term of five years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Alexis Barbieri, Philadelphia, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks (Public Member), 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Kurt Brink, Milford, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell (Public Member), 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Donna Rovito, Allentown, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Jeffrey Walters, Wormleysburg, whose term expired. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Public Employee Retirement Commission, to serve until October 27, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Christ Zervanos, Harrisburg, resigned. Governor June 15, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Selinsgrove Center, to serve until January 16, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Margaret Keller, Port Trevorton, resigned. In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Amanda Warren, 213 Locust Street, Unit 301, Harrisburg 17101, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Council of Trustees of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve until May 13, 2026, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice William Gindlesperger, Chambersburg, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 10, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Council of Trustees of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve until December 13, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Andrew Alosi, Shippensburg, resigned. To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Council of Trustees of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve until May 13, 2026, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice William McCarrier, Butler, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Council of Trustees of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve for a term of six years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Antoinette Marchowsky, Enola, resigned. To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell (Public Member), 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Jennifer Easter, Lebanon, resigned. Governor Governor June 17, 2026 June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Amanda Warren (Public Member), 213 Locust Street, Unit 301, Harrisburg 17101, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Marilyn Painter, Pittsburgh, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration Center, to serve until January 19, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Frances Stence, Chambersburg, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks (Public Member), 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, to serve for a term of three years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Trudy Mosey, Pittsburgh, whose term expired. Governor SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell (Public Member), 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, to serve for a term of three years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Nancy Stimson, Douglassville, resigned. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration Center, to serve until January 21, 2031, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Thomas White, Mechanicsburg, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Transportation Commission, to serve for a term of six years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Chad Amond, Greensburg, resigned. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 12, 2026, of Amanda Warren, 213 Locust Street, Unit 301, Harrisburg 17101, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration Center, to serve until January 16, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Steve Nevada, Orrtanna, resigned. Governor SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: JUNE 24, June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as Treasurer, in and for the County of Bucks, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice Kristian Ballerini, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Addie Abelson, Esquire (Public Member), 158 Erford Road, Apartment 404, Camp Hill 17011, Cumberland County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice James Minor, Greensboro, whose term expired. In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Amanda Warren (Public Member), 213 Locust Street, Unit 301, Harrisburg 17101, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Donald Stoy, Lewisberry, whose term expired. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Brian Bentley, Newtown, whose term expired. In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Randall Derr, Lititz, whose term expired. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Lance Alexander, Blairsville, whose term expired. In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 20, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Tom Garg, Phoenixville, whose term expired. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Andrew Nebzydoski, Honesdale, whose term expired. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: JUNE 24, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Council of Trustees of West Chester University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education, to serve until April 20, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Thomas Fillippo, Malvern, resigned. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Addie Abelson, Esquire, 158 Erford Road, Apartment 404, Camp Hill 17011, Cumberland County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Wernersville State Hospital, to serve until January 21, 2031, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Merlyn Demmy, Bernville, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF [THE] June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of [the] Western Youth Development Centers, to serve until January 16, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Gerald LaValle, New Castle, resigned. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Wernersville State Hospital, to serve until January 19, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Craig Lutz, Wernersville, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of Wernersville State Hospital, to serve until January 16, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Ivan Torres, Reading, deceased. MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF [THE] June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of [the] Western Youth Development Centers, to serve until January 16, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Thomas Fee, New Castle, resigned. Governor MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF [THE] June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 10, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Elise Claire Schell, 1500 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of [the] Western Youth Development Centers, until January 19, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Joseph Fragle, Sharon, resigned. Governor MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF [THE] June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Chester, Magisterial District 15-1-02, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Mackenzie Smith, resigned. Governor In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Thomas J. Yablonski, Jr., 3115 Wayland Road, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of [the] Western Youth Development Centers, to serve until January 19, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Loretta Hogans, New Castle, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Dauphin, Magisterial District 12-2-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Michael J. Smith, deceased. Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 17, 2026 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Aaron H. Danks, 1801 North Second Street #2, Harrisburg 17102, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of White Haven Center, to serve until January 21, 2031, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Tammy Martin, Freeland, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 20, 2026, of Amanda Warren, 213 Locust Street, Unit 301, Harrisburg 17101, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Dauphin, Magisterial District 12-2-04, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Sonya McKnight, resigned. Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 17, 2026 In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of White Haven Center, to serve until January 16, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Richard J. Cortese, Pocono Lake, resigned. Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated February 20, 2026, of Amanda Warren, 213 Locust Street, Unit 301, Harrisburg 17101, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Schuylkill, Magisterial District 21-3-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable David A. Plachko, resigned. Governor June 17, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In accordance with the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the Commonwealth, I do hereby recall the nomination dated March 17, 2026, of Derek Riker, Esquire, 2111 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia 19130, Philadelphia County, Third Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Senator BARTOLOTTA. Mr. President, I move that the nominations just read by the Clerk be returned to His Excellency, the Governor. A voice vote having been taken, the question was determined in the affirmative. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The nominations will be returned to the Governor. Senator BARTOLOTTA, from the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, reported the following nominations made by His Excellency, the Governor of the Commonwealth, which were read by the Clerk as follows: May 13, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Amy Houtrow, 3459 Butler Street, Apartment 206, Pittsburgh 15201, Allegheny County, Forty-second Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Thomas Weida, Lititz, whose term expired. Governor May 6, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: May 6, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Colonel David B. Marous, 871 Summer Mountain Road, Bernville 19506, Berks County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Brigadier General, LINE, with assignment as Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice Brigadier General Frank McGovern, promotion. Governor May 6, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Colonel Andrew P. O'Connor, 921 Mesa Lane, Collegeville 19426, Montgomery County, Twenty-fourth Senatorial District, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Brigadier General, LINE, with assignment as Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice Brigadier General Francis Montgomery, promotion. Governor In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Colonel Jonathan D. Lloyd, 1201 Guerre Circle, New Orleans, LA 70117, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Brigadier General, LINE, with assignment as Deputy Commanding General-Maneuver, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice vacant position. Governor May 6, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Colonel Randy L. Lutz, 416 South York Road, Dillsburg 17019, York County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Brigadier General, LINE, with assignment as Director of Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice vacant position. Governor JUNE 24, May 6, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Brigadier General Reece Lutz, 222 Tapeworm Road, New Bloomfield 17068, Perry County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Major General, LINE, with assignment as Commander, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice Major General Michael Wegscheider, promotion. Governor June 8, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Joseph Zawisza, 650 Lake Front Drive, Orwigsburg 17961, Schuylkill County, Twenty-ninth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. Governor May 6, 2026 Senator BARTOLOTTA. Mr. President, I move that the nominations just read by the Clerk be laid on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The nominations will be laid on the table. In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Colonel Randy L. Lutz, 416 South York Road, Dillsburg 17019, York County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Brigadier General, LINE, with assignment as Director of Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice vacant position. Governor Motion was made by Senator BARTOLOTTA, That the Senate do now resolve itself into Executive Session for the purpose of considering nominations made by the Governor. Which was agreed to by voice vote. Senator BARTOLOTTA. Mr. President, I call from the table certain nominations and ask for their consideration. The Clerk read the nominations as follows: May 13, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: May 6, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Colonel David B. Marous, 871 Summer Mountain Road, Bernville 19506, Berks County, Forty-eighth Senatorial District, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Brigadier General, LINE, with assignment as Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice Brigadier General Frank McGovern, promotion. Governor In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Amy Houtrow, 3459 Butler Street, Apartment 206, Pittsburgh 15201, Allegheny County, Forty-second Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Thomas Weida, Lititz, whose term expired. Governor May 6, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Colonel Jonathan D. Lloyd, 1201 Guerre Circle, New Orleans, LA 70117, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Brigadier General, LINE, with assignment as Deputy Commanding General-Maneuver, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice vacant position. Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: May 6, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Colonel Andrew P. O'Connor, 921 Mesa Lane, Collegeville 19426, Montgomery County, Twenty-fourth Senatorial District, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Brigadier General, LINE, with assignment as Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice Brigadier General Francis Montgomery, promotion. Governor May 6, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Brigadier General Reece Lutz, 222 Tapeworm Road, New Bloomfield 17068, Perry County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for a Certificate of Eligibility to Major General, LINE, with assignment as Commander, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to serve until terminated, vice Major General Michael Wegscheider, promotion. Governor June 8, 2026 In conformity with law, I have the honor hereby to nominate for the advice and consent of the Senate, Joseph Zawisza, 650 Lake Front Drive, Orwigsburg 17961, Schuylkill County, Twenty-ninth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. Governor Will the Senate advise and consent to the nominations? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution and were as follows, viz: YEA-50 Farry Flynn Fontana Gebhard Haywood Hughes Hutchinson Kane Kearney Keefer Kim Langerholc Laughlin Malone Martin Mastriano Miller Muth Pennycuick Phillips-Hill Picozzi Pisciottano Pittman Robinson Rothman HB 69, HB 78, HB 928, HB 1117, HB 1460, HB 1851 and HB 2540. And said bills having been considered for the first time, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for second consideration. The following announcement was read by the Secretary of the Senate: To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Argall Baker Bartolotta Boscola Brooks Brown Cappelletti Coleman Collett Comitta Costa Culver Dush JUNE 24, Santarsiero Saval Schwank Stefano Street Tartaglione Vogel Ward, Judy Ward, Kim Williams, Anthony H. Williams, Lindsey Yaw NAY-0 A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Governor be informed accordingly. Senator BARTOLOTTA. Mr. President, I move that the Executive Session do now rise. The motion was agreed to by voice vote. Senator DUSH. Mr. President, I move that the Senate do now proceed to consideration of all bills reported from committees for the first time at today's Session. The motion was agreed to by voice vote. The bills were as follows: THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026 Off the Floor APPROPRIATIONS (to consider House Bill Rules Committee Conference Room The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Philadelphia, Senator Tartaglione. Senator TARTAGLIONE. Mr. President, I rise today because it has been 7,291 days since Pennsylvania last raised the minimum wage. The last time Pennsylvania passed minimum-wage legislation was in 2006. I know that year very well because it was my bill. At the time, I genuinely believed we would continue making progress. I never imagined I would still be here 20 years later asking this Chamber to do the same thing all over again. Think about how long [ago] 2006 really was. The iPhone did not exist yet, and many of the workers earning minimum wage today were still children. Some were not born yet, and, Mr. President, there are even a few Members of this General Assembly who were maybe about 10 years old when Pennsylvania last raised its minimum wage. That is how long we have allowed this issue to sit. For nearly two decades, the wage floor in Pennsylvania has remained frozen at $7.25 an hour while the cost of living has continued to climb. Everything has changed since then except the minimum wage. The House has already acted. House Bill No. 2189 passed with bipartisan support months ago. The people of Pennsylvania deserve transparency and accountability on the issues that affect hundreds of thousands of workers and families across this Commonwealth. They cannot afford silence and another year of delay. After 20 years, after 7,291 days, I am not asking for a miracle, I am asking for a vote. Pennsylvania workers deserve to know where their elected officials stand. Let us bring the bill to the floor, let us cast our votes, and let us finally raise the wage. Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Jefferson, Senator Dush. Senator DUSH. Mr. President, over the past 10 years, I have had the pleasure, the opportunity, the blessing, to have represented people in 11 counties in this Commonwealth. As I have gone around, over the years, I have been astounded at the lack of knowledge of our Founders and the founding principles in this nation. And we stand at the precipice of the 250th anniversary of the founding and our Declaration of Independence and becoming States here in the United States of America. As I listen to young people, and even some my age and a little younger, I am actually- -as I have gone through the records of the Founders--and I am grateful to Max Farrand who, in 1907, published The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, going from day one of the convention right through to the end. I am grateful to historian William Federer, who now has an 800-page [864-page] collection, a compilation of the Founders' writings about "America's God and Country" ["America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations"], from which I will be making some quotations today. And David Barton, who has the largest collection of our Founders' documents in a safe, in a vault, down in Texas, where I have literally held letters written by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. And I reflect on the lies that I have been told over the years, and the people of this country have been told over the years, repeatedly. And as we stand, as I said, on the precipice of this, I want to start with the relationship between George Whitefield, an evangelist, that basically kicked off the Great Awakening, and the Pennsylvania legislature's first Speaker of the House, Benjamin Franklin. George Whitefield declared: [Reading:] Would you have peace with God? Away, then, to God through Jesus Christ, who has purchased peace; the Lord Jesus has shed his heart's blood for this. He died for this; he rose again for this; he ascended into the highest heaven, and is now interceding at the right hand of God. Sarah Edwards, the wife of Jonathan Edwards, wrote to her brother in New Haven concerning the effects of George Whitefield's ministry: "…it is [truly] wonderful to see what a spell he [this preacher often] casts over the [an] audience by proclaiming the simplest truths of the Bible. …our mechanics shut up their shops, and the day-labourers throw down their tools, to go and hear him preach, and few return unaffected." Benjamin Franklin wrote in his autobiography of the effect George Whitefield's preaching was having on the Colonies: [Reading:] It was wonderful to see the Change soon made in the Manners of our Inhabitants; from being thoughtless and [or] indifferent about Religion, it seem'd as if all the World were growing Religious; so that one could not walk thro' a [the] Town in an Evening without Hearing Psalms sung in different Families of every Street. In 1764, George Whitefield received a letter from Benjamin Franklin in which Franklin ended with the salutation: "Your frequently repeated Wishes and Prayers for my Eternal as well as temporal Happiness are very obliging. I can only thank you for them, and offer you mine in return." In 1769, George Whitefield wrote Benjamin Franklin on the night before his last trip to America. In this last surviving letter, Whitefield shared his desire that both he and Franklin would, and I quote: "be in [that] happy number among [of] those who is [in] the midst of the tremendous final blaze shall cry Amen." The last letter George Whitefield received from Benjamin Franklin revealed Franklin's heart, and, remember, this is the Ben Franklin that they said was the least religious of all of our Founders: [Reading:] Life, like a dramatic piece, should…finish handsomely. Being now in the last act, I begin [began] to cast about for something fit to end with. …I sometimes wish, that you and I were jointly employ'd by the Crown to settle a colony on the Ohio…to settle in that fine country by a strong body of religious and industrious people! Might it not greatly facilitate the introduction of pure religion among the heathen, if we could, by such a colony, show them a better sample of Christians than they commonly see in our Indian traders? Mr. President, we have been told over and over again that Benjamin Franklin was a deist. They take something from his autobiography that talks about when he was a teenager, he admitted to being a deist, but in that same autobiography, he exclaims how he saw the errors not only in himself, but others who were in that line of belief and how he walked away from it shortly after becoming part of it. It is my intention, in the coming weeks, to actually bring out the words of our Founders during these opportunities and start explaining to people what the true founding, and in the words of the Founders, not somebody who has written a book 50, well, 100, 200 years later, claiming to be an expert when, among all of history, no nation has the wealth of documents that we have in this country of the writings of the people that occurred at the founding of this great nation. We are unique, we are special, and it is about time people in this country woke up to that fact and woke up to why we are thus. Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair wishes to announce the following bill was signed by the President pro tempore (Senator Kim L. Ward) in the presence of the Senate: HB 1344. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Jefferson, Senator Dush. Senator DUSH. Mr. President, I move that the Senate do now recess until Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, unless sooner recalled by the President pro tempore. The motion was agreed to by voice vote. The Senate recessed at 2:34 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time.