July 11, 2026 · 13,865 words · 1 speakers · 32 segments
The Chair thanks Senator Pennycuick. (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those assembled.) PLAN No. 1 of 2026 The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication, which was read by the Clerk as follows: Chief Clerk Brooke Wheeler Office of the House Chief Clerk 129 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 Secretary Michael Gerdes Office of the Senate Secretary 462 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 Dear Chief Clerk Wheeler and Secretary Gerdes: Pursuant to the requirements of Act 48 of 198 [1981], I hereby transmit the enclosed DGS 2026 Property Disposition Plan. Please reach out to my office if you have any questions. Sincerely, Governor
This will appear on the Calendar as Real Property Disposition Plan No. 1 of 2026.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana, Senator Pittman. Senator PITTMAN. Mr. President, I request temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Brooks, Senator Coleman, Senator Farry, Senator Keefer, Senator Yaw, and Senator Mastriano.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Allegheny, Senator Costa. Senator COSTA. Mr. President, I request temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Muth and Senator Pisciottano, and legislative leaves for Senator Comitta, Senator Kane, and Senator Saval.
Senator Pittman requests temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Brooks, Senator Coleman, Senator Farry, Senator Keefer, Senator Yaw, and Senator Mastriano. Senator Costa requests temporary Capitol leaves for Senator Muth and Senator Pisciottano, and legislative leaves for Senator Comitta, Senator Kane, and Senator Saval. Without objection, the leaves will be granted.
The Journal of the Session of June 1, 2026, is now in print. The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the Session of June 1, 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 Santarsiero Saval Schwank Stefano Street Tartaglione Vogel Ward, Judy Ward, Kim Williams, Anthony H. Williams, Lindsey Yaw JULY 11,
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana, Senator Pittman. Senator PITTMAN. Mr. President, I request a recess of the Senate for the purpose of a Senate Republican caucus, which will begin in the Majority Caucus Room immediately.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Allegheny, Senator Costa. Senator COSTA. Mr. President, Senate Democrats will meet in the rear of the Chamber for a caucus as well.
For purposes of Republican and Democratic caucuses to be held in their respective caucus rooms, without objection, the Senate stands in recess.
The time of recess having expired, the Senate will come to order.
Senator Muth, Senator Coleman, Senator Farry, Senator Pisciottano, and Senator Brooks have returned, and their temporary Capitol leaves are cancelled. NAY-0 A majority of the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative.
The Journal is approved.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana, Senator Pittman. Senator PITTMAN. Mr. President, I request a recess of the Senate for the purpose of a meeting of the Committee on Appropriations, which will begin immediately in the Rules room.
For the purpose of a meeting of the Committee on Appropriations to be held off the floor in the Rules room immediately, without objection, the Senate stands in recess. HB 1042 CALLED UP OUT OF ORDER HB 1042 (Pr. No. 3758) -- Without objection, the bill was called up out of order, from page 7 of the Second Consideration Calendar, by Senator PITTMAN, as a Special Order of Business. HB 1042 (Pr. No. 3758) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled:
The time of recess having expired, the Senate will come to order.
Senator Keefer has returned, and her temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general administration, providing for earned vocational training and education credit; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power and for short sentence parole. Senator MARTIN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bills: 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. An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general administration, providing for earned vocational training and education credit; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power and for short sentence parole.
Senator Yaw has returned, and his temporary Capitol leave is cancelled. HB 1042 (Pr. No. 3758) (Rereported) HB 1505 (Pr. No. 3764) (Amended) (Rereported) An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for standardized testing study; in grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to lead testing and providing for lead testing; providing for school facilities; in certification of teachers, further providing for special education certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department, for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education, for continuing professional education for school or system leaders and for Pennsylvania school leadership standards, repealing provisions relating to permit for classroom monitors and providing for permit for classroom monitors; in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, providing for school district enrollee wellness checks and further providing for procedure when child is truant and for procedure upon filing of citation; in student supports, further providing for policy relating to bullying; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator and for school safety and security training, providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2026-2027 school year, further providing for school safety and security coordinator training and for reporting and memorandum of understanding and providing for school mapping services; in school health services, further providing for health services and for reports and providing for eating disorder awareness and education; in terms and courses of study, providing for use of funds for implementing later school start times, further providing for flexible instructional days and for physical education, providing for recess periods, further providing for economic education and personal financial literacy programs and providing for social media literacy education; in early learning programs, further providing for definitions and for duties of approved providers; in high schools, further providing for attendance in other districts; in charter schools, further providing for enrollment, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for enrollment and notification and for enrollee wellness checks; in disability inclusive curriculum, further providing for pilot program; in career and technical education, providing for temporary waiver; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, further providing for individuals eligible for admission; in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for Grow Pennsylvania Tuition Waiver Program; in institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions and for agency duties, providing for institution duties and further providing for report; in Ready-to-Succeed Scholarship, further providing for agency; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2026-2027; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year and for extraordinary special education program expenses, providing for temporary assistance program and further providing for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant; and, in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability. HB 2400 (Pr. No. 3765) (Amended) (Rereported) An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; to provide appropriations from special funds and accounts to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds to the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. HB 1042 (Pr. No. 3758) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general administration, providing for earned vocational training and education credit; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power and for short sentence parole. Upon motion of Senator PITTMAN, and agreed to by voice vote, the bill was rereferred to the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana, Senator Pittman. Senator PITTMAN. Mr. President, I request a recess of the Senate for the purpose of a meeting of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, which will be held immediately in the Rules room.
For the purpose of a meeting of the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations to be held off the floor in the Rules room immediately, without objection, the Senate stands in recess.
The time of recess having expired, the Senate will come to order. SB 49 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 78 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 96 (Pr. No. 1627) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, in sale of property, providing for delinquent real estate tax notification to designated individual; and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development. Will the Senate agree to the bill on third consideration? YAW AMENDMENT A4096 ADOPTED Senator YAW offered the following amendment No. A4096: providing for unseated lands; Section 2. The act is amended by adding an article to read: ARTICLE VII-A Section 701-A. Application. This article shall apply to sales and purchases of unseated lands prior to the effective date of this section. Section 702-A. Title to unseated lands. (a) Sale for nonpayment of taxes.--Prior to the effective date of this subsection, where the conveyance from the sale of any unseated lands for nonpayment of taxes includes, but is not expressly limited to, the surface estate and, for the tax year for which the sale occurred, the subsurface estate was not separately assessed, the conveyance shall be effective to vest title in the purchaser to the entire property in fee simple, including the severed subsurface oil, gas, mineral or other subsurface estates that are not separately assessed for the tax year for which the sale occurred, subject only to redemption reflected in the official county records or a court order in an action challenging the legal effect of a tax sale commenced within the five-year statutory period of limitations on actions for recovery, or determination or declaration, following the date of the tax sale. (b) Applicability.--This section shall: (1) Apply without regard to whether the purchaser owned any estate in the property at the time taxes became due. (2) Not apply to severed subsurface oil, gas, mineral or other subsurface estates owned by any governmental entity at the time of the tax sale under this section. Section 703-A. Redemption claims. A finding, declaration or other order of redemption of unseated land sold at a tax sale shall require the party asserting redemption, or benefiting from the redemption, to: (1) Provide evidence that the right of redemption existed at the time of the challenged transaction. (2) Provide: (i) a recorded exemption receipt; or (ii) the instrument of the conveyance at issue with a stamped redeemed notation and the contemporaneously made notation of the redemption in the official county record. Section 704-A. Redemption by permission. All claims relating to or seeking a declaratory or other order that a redemption by permission through real estate purchased by the county must provide evidence of a deed poll or an official county record contemporaneously noting the redemption. Section 705-A. Duty to pay taxes on unseated lands. The duty to pay property taxes on unseated land shall be a charge against the land only and not a duty of the owner. Sales for the nonpayment of taxes on unseated land are in rem and shall not require personal notice of the sale to the landowner. Section 706-A. Restatement of limitation on actions relating to tax sales. This article is intended as a restatement and clarification of the fiveyear limitation period in section 3 of the act of April 3, 1804 (P.L.517, No.124), entitled "An act directing the mode of selling unseated lands for taxes." Section 3. This act shall take effect as follows: (1) The following shall take effect immediately: The addition of Article VII-A of the act. This section. (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 60 days. Will the Senate agree to the amendment?
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Lycoming, Senator Yaw. JULY 11, Senator YAW. Mr. President, this amendment adds a new Article VII-A to Pennsylvania's law to clarify the legal effect of historic tax sales involving unseated lands generally vacant or unapproved property. The amendment applies retroactively to tax sales that occurred before the law takes effect and is intended to provide certainty regarding property ownership, mineral rights, and the time limits for challenging old tax sales. It clarifies the title following historic tax sales, and it provides that, when unseated land was sold for unpaid taxes and the deed conveyed the property without expressly limiting the conveyance to the surface estate, the purchase is deemed to have acquired full-fee simple ownership, including any severed oil, gas, and mineral or other subsurface rights. This applies only if the subsurface estate was not separately assessed for taxes during the tax sale year in which the property sale occurred. Existing court orders and legal challenges filed within the established statute of limitations remain unaffected. This amendment requires anyone asserting that property was redeemed after a tax sale to produce official evidence, including a recorded redemption receipt or a deed or county record clarifying documenting the redemption. Similar documentation is required to claims involving a redemption by permission. The amendment also reaffirms that taxes on unseated land are a charge against the property itself rather than a personal obligation of the landowner. It confirms that tax sales of unseated land are in rem proceedings, meaning personal notice to the landowner is not required. It restores the existing statute of limitations and reaffirms the intent to clarify and restate Pennsylvania's long-standing 5-year statute of limitations for bringing legal actions challenging historic tax sales. I ask for an affirmative vote. Thank you, Mr. President. And the question recurring, Will the Senate agree to the amendment? The yeas and nays were required by Senator YAW and were as follows, viz: YEA-36 Argall Baker Bartolotta Boscola Brooks Brown Costa Culver Dush Farry Fontana Gebhard Haywood Hughes Kane Langerholc Laughlin Malone Martin Pennycuick Phillips-Hill Picozzi Pisciottano Pittman Robinson Rothman Santarsiero Schwank Stefano Street Tartaglione Vogel Ward, Judy Ward, Kim Williams, Anthony H. Yaw NAY-14 Cappelletti Coleman Collett Comitta Flynn Hutchinson Kearney Keefer Kim Mastriano Miller Muth Saval Williams, Lindsey 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. SB 127 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 482 (Pr. No. 2867) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact. Considered the third time and agreed to, And the amendments made thereto having been printed as required by the Constitution,
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Northampton, Senator Boscola. Senator BOSCOLA. Mr. President, I am the prime sponsor of the Senate companion bill to House Bill No. 482, and I would like to submit my remarks for the record.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 10(e), the remarks will be submitted. (Pursuant to Senate Rule 10(e), the following prepared remarks were made part of the record at the request of the gentlewoman from Northampton, Senator BOSCOLA:) Mr. President, I rise in support of House Bill No. 482, as prime sponsor of its Senate companion, Senate Bill No. 571, to authorize Pennsylvania to join the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Most people do not think much about occupational therapy until they or someone they love needs it. An OT may help a senior recover after a fall or stroke, help a child with autism build daily living and school skills, or help an injured worker return to the job. With demand for these services growing each year, Pennsylvania is well positioned to meet that demand. We are home to nationally recognized programs at Pitt and Jefferson and a strong network of OT programs across the Commonwealth. Joining the compact will help us retain that talent, attract qualified professionals, and make it easier for OTs in other member States to move here and serve Pennsylvania patients. With passage, Pennsylvania will become the 35th member State, joining our neighbors in Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia. I thank Representative Markosek for his leadership and partnership, and I respectfully ask for an affirmative vote. 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 Farry Flynn Fontana Gebhard Haywood Malone Martin Mastriano Miller Muth Santarsiero Saval Schwank Stefano Street Brown Cappelletti Coleman Collett Comitta Costa Culver Dush Hughes Hutchinson Kane Kearney Keefer Kim Langerholc Laughlin Pennycuick Phillips-Hill Picozzi Pisciottano Pittman Robinson Rothman 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 return said bill to the House of Representatives with information that the Senate has passed the same with amendments in which concurrence of the House is requested. SB 535, SB 536, HB 852, HB 853, HB 858, SB 890, SB 923 and SB 1061 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 1102 (Pr. No. 3678) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in military educational programs relating to medical officer or health officer incentive program, further providing for definitions, for establishment of program, for program stipend, for additional incentives, for recoupment of incentive payments, for adjustment of stipend amounts and for eligibility; and making editorial changes. Considered the third time and agreed to, And the amendments made thereto having been printed as required by the Constitution, 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 NAY-0 Santarsiero Saval Schwank Stefano Street Tartaglione Vogel Ward, Judy Ward, Kim Williams, Anthony H. Williams, Lindsey Yaw A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate return said bill to the House of Representatives with information that the Senate has passed the same with amendments in which concurrence of the House is requested. SB 1262, HB 1286, SB 1368, HB 1442 and HB 1646 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 1830 (Pr. No. 3052) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks and for identification of certain vehicles. Considered the third time and agreed to, The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution and were as follows, viz: 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 1860 (Pr. No. 2522) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in motor vehicle sales finance, providing for remote work. Considered the third time and agreed to, 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 YEA-50 Argall Baker Bartolotta Boscola Brooks Brown Cappelletti Coleman Collett Comitta Costa Culver Dush JULY 11, 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 return said bill to the House of Representatives with information that the Senate has passed the same without amendments. HB 1851 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. A constitutional majority of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate return said bill to the House of Representatives with information that the Senate has passed the same without amendments. HB 1862 (Pr. No. 3685) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance and repealing provisions relating to ignition interlock limited license; in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for definitions, for grading, for penalties and for ignition interlock, providing for ignition interlock driver's license, for ignition interlock driver's license issued during suspension period and for online services for ignition interlock driver's license and further providing for prior offenses, for the offense of illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock and for requirements for driving under influence offenders; and making editorial changes. Will the Senate agree to the bill on third consideration? FARRY AMENDMENT A4183 ADOPTED Senator FARRY offered the following amendment No. A4183: in rules of the road in general, providing for private parking lots; Section 6. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read: § 3356. Private parking lots. (a) Generally.--The owner or operator of a private parking lot or an agent may establish rules and rates that govern the parking of vehicles on the owner's private parking lot. Rules and rates may include fees or charges for violating the property owner's or operator's rules. (b) Signage.--The owner or operator of a private parking lot or an agent shall place signage that is legible and clearly visible to individuals entering the area of the private parking lot. The signage shall state that the private parking lot is not operated by a governmental entity and list the rates for parking charges and for fees for violating the rules of the property owner or operator. (c) Invoices.--An invoice for unpaid parking charges or fees for violating the rules of the property owner or operator of a private parking lot shall be placed on the vehicle in a prominent location or mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle within 10 business days of the use of the private parking lot or of the violation. (d) Limited informational access.-(1) An owner or operator of a private parking lot or an agent may, upon the filing of an affidavit certifying the intended use of records and the execution of a contract in a form and manner prescribed by the department, obtain records from the department limited to the name and mailing address of a registration plate issued under section 1331 (relating to issuance and reissuance of registration plates). (2) The affidavit of intended use and contract executed between a private parking lot owner or operator or an agent and the department shall specify that access to records shall be solely for the purpose of obtaining the name and mailing address of the registrant of a vehicle which has parked an unattended vehicle on the owner's or operator's private parking lot and for the purpose of mailing the registrant an invoice for unpaid parking charges and fees for violating the rules of the private parking lot. (3) The owner or operator of a private parking lot, with approval from the department, shall designate in writing an agent to carry out some or all of the duties detailed in this section, including, but not limited to, the duty to obtain, manage and store registered motor vehicle owner information. (4) The department shall publish guidelines with minimum requirements for owners, operators and agents of a private parking lot. (5) The owner or an agent, in compliance with this section, shall obtain the records from the department via computer access. (6) Access to registered motor vehicle owner information by an owner or operator of a private parking lot or an agent shall not be considered a sale, publication or disclosure of a driving record under section 6114(a) (relating to limitation on sale, publication and disclosure of records) and shall be considered a permissible use authorized under 18 U.S.C. § 2721(b)(14) (relating to prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records). (7) The agent shall store the records so the records can be destroyed within 24 hours in a form and manner prescribed by a contract executed under this section. The agent shall destroy records within 24 hours of receipt of invoice payment. (8) It shall be a violation of this section for an owner or operator of a private parking lot or an agent to intentionally use any information obtained from the department under this section for any purpose not permitted under paragraph (2). A violation of this subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor of the third degree punishable by a $500 fine. Each violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. (9) The department shall have the authority to audit compliance with any contract executed under this subsection. The department's finding of a failure to comply with a contract executed under this section shall be grounds for termination of the contract. (e) Fees.--The department may charge a reasonable fee for each record request. The following shall apply to the fee for each record request: (1) The fee may not exceed $2 in the calendar year of the effective date of this paragraph and the calendar year following the effective date of this paragraph. (2) The department shall have the following duties: (i) Determine the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the period beginning January 1 of the calendar year of the effective date of this paragraph and ending December 31 of the calendar year following the effective date of this paragraph. (ii) Apply, as of July 1 of each calendar year in which an increase was calculated under subparagraph (i), the increase calculated under subparagraph (i) to the fee. (iii) Determine the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for each subsequent 12month period and apply the increase calculated under this subparagraph to the fee. (3) The department shall round the adjustments to the fee under paragraph (2) to the nearest multiple of $1. (f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Agent." An individual or entity designated in writing by the owner or operator of a private parking lot to carry out some or all of the duties detailed in this section, including, but not limited to, the duty to obtain, manage and store registered motor vehicle owner information. "Private parking lot." The term shall have the same meaning given to it under section 3353(b)(2) (relating to prohibitions in specified places). (3) The addition of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3356 shall take effect in 21 months. (4) Will the Senate agree to the amendment?
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Cumberland, Senator Rothman. Senator ROTHMAN. Mr. President, I rise to seek a ruling from the Chair under Rule 20 as to whether I can vote on amendment No. 4183 to House Bill No. 1862 because I am a owner of parking lot properties.
Senator Rothman requests a ruling of the Chair pursuant to Rule 20(c): whether the Member has a direct personal, private, or pecuniary interest in the amendment to this bill. The Senate will briefly be at ease. [The Senate was at ease.]
Based on the factual circumstances just given, the Chair rules that there is no conflict of interest and that, in accordance with Senate Rule 20, the Senator must vote on the amendment to this bill. The Chair does not find that any votes that you may cast on this legislation would be particularly personal to you or privately affect you alone. You are a member of a class of individuals who may or may not be affected by this legislation if the amendment is adopted and the bill becomes law. Therefore, it is the ruling of the Chair that you must vote on this amendment and the bill should it become before the Senate on final passage as well. Senator ROTHMAN. Thank you, Mr. President. And the question recurring, Will the Senate agree to the amendment? The yeas and nays were required by Senator YAW and were as follows, viz: YEA-46 Argall Baker Bartolotta Boscola Brown Cappelletti Collett Comitta Costa Culver Dush Farry Flynn Fontana Gebhard Haywood Hughes Kane Kearney 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 Coleman Hutchinson 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 return said bill to the House of Representatives with information that the Senate has passed the same without amendments. NON-PREFERRED APPROPRIATION BILLS HB 2412 (Pr. No. 3074) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: NAY-4 Brooks JULY 11, Keefer 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. An Act providing for funding for State-related universities for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, for costs basis, for frequency of payments and for recordkeeping requirements; imposing a duty on the Auditor General; providing for financial statements, for the Agricultural College Land Scrip Fund and for restrictions; and making appropriations. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. HB 1972, HB 2017 and HB 2024 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 2413 (Pr. No. 3088) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: HB 2426 (Pr. No. 3281) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of March 29, 1803 (P.L.542, No.156), entitled "An act to establish a Board of Wardens for the port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotages, and for other purposes therein mentioned," further providing for pilots in the Delaware Bay and River. Considered the third time and agreed to, An Act making appropriations to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. HB 36 (Pr. No. 15) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Office of State Inspector General, further providing for definitions and for powers, purpose and duties. 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, SB 1410, HB 1460, HB 1541 and HB 1600 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. SB 406 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 1961 (Pr. No. 2870) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the PA Licensure Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the PA Licensure Compact. HB 513 (Pr. No. 3733) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act Amending Title 76 (Weights, Measures and Standards) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Pennsylvania State Coordinate System, for notation requirements and for duties of State Geospatial Coordinating Board; and making a repeal. 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 599 and SB 720 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. SB 738 (Pr. No. 1867) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, providing for prevention of financial exploitation. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. HB 1123 and SB 1215 -- Without objection, the bills were passed over in their order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. SB 1248 (Pr. No. 1546) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. HB 2299 -- Without objection, the bill was passed over in its order at the request of Senator PITTMAN. HB 2401 (Pr. No. 3077) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2026-2027. Considered the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. HB 2559 (Pr. No. 3734) -- The Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill, entitled: An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Student Lodging, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, certain land situate in Millersville Borough, Lancaster County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the Philadelphia Housing Authority certain lands situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County; authorizing the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Friends of Peace Church, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, certain lands and improvements known as Peace Church situate in Hampden Township, Cumberland County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the Borough of Danville certain lands situate in Danville Borough, Montour County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Gaudenzia Foundation, Inc., certain lands situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the City of Hermitage, certain lands situate in the City of Hermitage, formerly known as Hickory Township, Mercer County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey certain lands situate in the City of Nanticoke, Luzerne County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the consent and approval of the Governor, to grant and convey certain lands situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County; authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in exchange for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on other land in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Penn Township Municipal Authority certain lands situate in Penn Township, Snyder County. Will the Senate agree to the bill on second consideration? PITTMAN AMENDMENT A4173 ADOPTED Senator PITTMAN offered the following amendment No. A4173: authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Corrections and the Governor, to grant and convey to Ferris Land Development, LP, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, certain lands situate in Benner Township, Centre County; "COUNTY" and inserting: ; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to release a use restriction and reversionary interest affecting certain real property located on the following campuses of The Pennsylvania State University: Dubois Campus, located in Dubois, Clearfield County; Fayette Campus, located in Lemont Furnace, Fayette County; Mont Alto Campus, located in Mont Alto, Franklin County; New Kensington Campus, located in New Kensington, Westmoreland County; Shenango Campus, located in Sharon, Mercer County; Wilkes-Barre Campus, located in West Pittston, Luzerne County; and York Campus, located in York, York County. and inserting: or as a clinic or establishment that knowingly provides space for any individual to inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the individual's body a controlled substance in violation of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. CLINIC OR" in line 22 and all of lines 23 through 27 and inserting a period Section 2.1. Conveyance to Ferris Land Development. (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Corrections and the Governor, may, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, grant and convey to Ferris Land Development a tract of land situate in Benner Township, Centre County, for $90,000, on terms and conditions to be established in an agreement of sale. (b) Property description.--The property to be conveyed under subsection (a) consists of approximately 9.029 acres and is described as follows: All that certain tract of land situated in Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, being a portion of Tax Parcel Number 12-005500, as shown on a drawing entitled, "Ferris-Rockview Tract Purchase, Perimeter Survey Exhibit, A Portion of Tax Parcel 12-005-500" dated June 2, 2025, by PennTerra Engineering, Inc., being bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a rebar found, lying in a southerly R/W line of Interstate 99 Northbound Exit Ramp (S.R. 0099, Variable Width R/W) and lying in a westerly R/W line of Shiloh Road (S.R. 3041, Variable Width R/W); thence along said Shiloh Road S42°08'02"E, 58.59 feet to a rebar found, lying in a westerly R/W line of said Shiloh Road and being a northerly corner of lands owned now or formerly by Ferris Land Development, LP (Tax Parcel 37-005-025, R.B. 2330, Pg. 530); thence along said Ferris lands S51°25'40"W, 1696.88 feet to a rebar found, being a westerly corner of said Ferris lands and lying in an easterly line of lands owned now or formerly by University Area Joint Authority (Tax Parcel 37-005-024G, D.B. 431, Pg. 829); thence along said Authority lands N39°27'36"W, 365.46 feet to a rebar found, being a northerly corner of JULY 11, said Authority lands and lying in a southerly R/W line of said Interstate 99 Northbound Exit Ramp; thence along said Interstate 99 Northbound Exit Ramp the following seven bearings and distances: N62°47'15"E, 111.17 feet to a rebar found; thence N76°28'11"E, 202.24 feet to a rebar found; thence N09°56'40"E, 188.68 feet to a rebar found; thence N67°56'20"E, 100.00 feet to a rebar found; thence N69°08'20"E, 477.54 feet to a rebar found; thence along a curve to the left, having a chord bearing of N65°03'11"E, a chord distance of 296.52 feet, a radius of 2944.79 feet and an arc length of 296.65 feet to a rebar found; thence N62°10'02"E, 433.97 feet to a rebar found, being the place of beginning, containing 9.029 acres. BEING a portion of the same tract of land which W. Fred Reynolds and Louise H Reynolds conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by, by deed dated May 7, 1912, and recorded June 21, 1912, in the Recorder's Office of Centre County, Pennsylvania in Record Book Vol. 113, page 19. This 9.029 acre tract is a portion of Tax Parcel No. 12-005-.500,0000-, but does not adjoin the remainder of Tax Parcel Number 12-005,500-,0000-. Upon transfer this tract will be known as Tax Parcel Number 37-5-25. (c) Easements, servitudes and rights of others.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be made under and subject to lawful and enforceable easements, servitudes and rights of others, including, but not limited to, streets, roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water, electric, gas or pipeline companies, and under and subject to any lawful and enforceable estates or tenancies vested in third persons appearing of record, for any portion of the land or improvements erected thereon. (d) Prohibited use.--Any conveyance authorized under subsection (a) shall be made under and subject to the condition, which shall be contained in the deed of conveyance, that no portion of the property conveyed shall be used as a licensed facility, as defined in 4 Pa.C.S. § 1103 (relating to definitions), or any other similar type of facility authorized under State law. The condition shall be a covenant running with the land and shall be binding upon the grantee, its successors and assigns. If the grantee, its successors or assigns, permit any portion of the property authorized to be conveyed under subsection (a) to be used in violation of this subsection, the title shall immediately revert to and revest in the grantor. (e) Covenants, conditions and restrictions.--The Secretary of General Services may include in the deed of conveyance any covenants, conditions or restrictions on the property as determined to be in the best interests of the Commonwealth. (f) Easements.--The Department of General Services may, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, grant any easements benefiting the property to be conveyed, or retain any easements from the property to be conveyed, as the Secretary of General Services shall determine to be necessary or appropriate. (g) Deed.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be made by special warranty deed to be executed by the Secretary of General Services in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (h) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be borne by the grantee. (i) Expiration.--If the conveyance under subsection (a) is not completed within two years after the effective date of this subsection, the authority contained under this section shall expire. (j) Proceeds.--The proceeds from the conveyance authorized under subsection (a) shall be deposited into the General Fund. and inserting: General Section 10. Release of use restriction and reversionary interest affecting certain real property conveyed to The Pennsylvania State University. (a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to release the use restriction and associated reversionary interest affecting certain real property conveyed to The Pennsylvania State University by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Department of General Services, pursuant to the authority contained in section 2409-A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, as amended. (b) Use restriction and reversionary interest.--The use restriction and associated reversionary interest to be released is set forth in section 2409-A(c)(5) of The Administrative Code of 1929 and is as follows: "The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause that the property conveyed shall be used for educational purposes by the grantee, and, if at any time the grantee or its successor in function conveys the property or permits the property to be used for any purpose other than those specified in this section, the title to the property shall immediately revert to and revest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." (c) Release.--Subject to the requirements of subsection (a), the use restriction and associated reversionary interest provisions are hereby released with respect to any deed conveying real property to The Pennsylvania State University pursuant to section 2409-A of The Administrative Code of 1929, for the following campuses: Dubois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York campuses. (d) Legal instruments.--Any legal instruments necessary to release the use restriction and reversionary interest in any deed for real property conveyed to The Pennsylvania State University as described in subsection (c) pursuant to section 2409-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 shall be executed by the Secretary of General Services in the name of the (e) Costs and fees.--Any costs and fees incidental to the release authorized under this section shall be borne by The Pennsylvania State University. (f) Proceeds.--Any proceeds received by the Department of General Services for the release authorized under this section shall be deposited into the General Fund. 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 26, 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 Controller, in and for the County of Allegheny, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice Corey O'Connor, resigned. Governor Will the Senate agree to the amendment? June 26, 2026 The yeas and nays were required by Senator PITTMAN and were as follows, viz: YEA-49 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 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 Mastriano A majority of the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Will the Senate agree to the bill on second consideration, as amended? It was agreed to. Ordered, To be printed on the Calendar for third consideration. 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 May 1, 2026, of Charles F. Snyder III, 70 Eshelman Road, Lancaster 17601, Lancaster County, Thirty-sixth Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the State Board of Funeral Directors, 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. Governor June 26, 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 Rodney R. Akers, Esquire, 4307 Dakota Street, Pittsburgh 15213, Allegheny County, Forty-third Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Armstrong County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable James J. Panchik, resigned. Governor JULY 11, until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Michele A. Varricchio, resigned. June 26, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Governor 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 Anne Gingrich Cornick, Esquire, 2311 Briarcliff Road, Harrisburg 17104, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Erie County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Daniel J. Brabender, Jr., resigned. Governor June 26, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 26, 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 Addie Abelson, Esquire, 158 Erford Road, Apartment 404, Camp Hill 17011, Cumberland County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lycoming County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Nancy Butts, 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 31, 2026, of Victoria S. Madden, Esquire, 1056 Brandt Avenue, Lemoyne 17043, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable David L. Ashworth, resigned. Governor June 26, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 26, 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 Rodney R. Akers, Esquire, 4307 Dakota Street, Pittsburgh 15213, Allegheny County, Forty-third Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Stella Tsai, 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 31, 2026, of Mary K. Topper, Esquire, 232 Sylvania Avenue, Glenside 19038, Montgomery County, Fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Margaret C. Miller, resigned. Governor June 26, 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 Mary K. Topper, Esquire, 232 Sylvania Avenue, Glenside 19038, Montgomery County, Fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County, to serve June 26, 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 Anne Gingrich Cornick, Esquire, 2311 Briarcliff Road, Harrisburg 17104, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Ann M. Butchart, resigned. Governor June 26, 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 Theron Perez, Esquire, 22 Tall Tree Drive, Camp Hill 17011, York County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Holly J. Ford, resigned. Governor June 26, 2026 July 9, 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 16, 2026, of Kathryn Zerfuss, 2402 Deerview Drive, Mechanicsburg 17055, Cumberland County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for reappointment as a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, to serve until April 1, 2031, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period. 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 March 31, 2026, of Derek Riker, Esquire, 2111 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia 19130, Philadelphia County, Third Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Barbara A. McDermott, resigned. Governor June 26, 2026 June 26, 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 Register of Wills, in and for the County of Bucks, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice Linda Bobrin, 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 March 31, 2026, of Mary K. Topper, Esquire, 232 Sylvania Avenue, Glenside 19038, Montgomery County, Fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Washington County, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Brandon Neuman, resigned. Governor June 26, 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 May 1, 2026, of Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Board of Medicine, to serve until June 25, 2029, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, but not longer than six months beyond that period, vice Catherine Udekwu, Pittsburgh, deceased. Governor June 26, 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 Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Crawford, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice Beth M. Forbes, resigned. Governor June 26, 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 Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Blair, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice Anita L. Terchanik, resigned. Governor June 26, 2026 JULY 11, Esquire, 2111 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia 19130, Philadelphia County, Third Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Berks, Magisterial District 23-2-02, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Eric J. Taylor, resigned. Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 26, 2026 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 Moriah Hathaway, 2501 Hoffer Street, Harrisburg 17103, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as a member of the State Athletic Commission, to serve for a term of four years, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Richard Steigerwald, Wexford, resigned. Governor June 26, 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 Rodney R. Akers, Esquire, 4307 Dakota Street, Pittsburgh 15213, Allegheny County, Forty-third Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Blair, Magisterial District 24-3-03, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Paula Aigner, resigned. Governor To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 26, 2026 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 Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, to serve until January 19, 2027, and until the successor is appointed and qualified, vice Christopher Paris, Dunmore, 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 March 31, 2026, of Anne Gingrich Cornick, Esquire, 2311 Briarcliff Road, Harrisburg 17104, Dauphin County, Fifteenth Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the Counties of Forest and Warren, Magisterial District 37-4-01, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Todd Woodin, resigned. Governor June 26, 2026 To the Honorable, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: June 26, 2026 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 Addie Abelson, Esquire, 158 Erford Road, Apartment 404, Camp Hill 17011, Cumberland County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Allegheny, Magisterial District 05-2-04, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Matthew Rudzki, 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 March 31, 2026, of Theron Perez, Esquire, 22 Tall Tree Drive, Camp Hill 17011, York County, Thirty-first Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Montgomery, Magisterial District 38-1-25, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable James P. Gallagher, resigned. Governor June 26, 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, and then corrected on April 2, 2026, of Derek Riker, June 26, 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, and then corrected on April 2, 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 Montgomery, Magisterial District 38-107, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Michael P. Quinn, resigned. and further providing for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing. The following announcements were read by the Secretary of the Senate: Governor SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026 June 26, 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 Addie Abelson, Esquire, 158 Erford Road, Apartment 404, Camp Hill 17011, Cumberland County, Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, for appointment as Magisterial District Judge, in and for the County of Schuylkill, Magisterial District 21-3-03, to serve until the first Monday of January 2028, vice the Honorable Andrew Serina, resigned. Governor 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 nominations will be returned to the Governor. Senator PITTMAN, from the Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, reported the following bills: SB 1345 (Pr. No. 1889) (Amended) (Rereported) An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers. HB 1042 (Pr. No. 3766) (Amended) (Rereported) 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 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; in general administration, providing for earned vocational training and education credit; in motivational boot camp, further providing for definitions; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power and for short sentence parole, providing for parole eligibility for offenders sentenced to life for murder of the second degree Hearing Room 1 North Office 11:00 A.M. JUDICIARY (to consider the nominations of Suzanne V. Estrella, Esquire, and Stephen R. Zawisky, Esquire, to the Pennsylvania Parole Board) 11:45 A.M. URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING (to con- Room 461 Main Capitol sider Senate Bill No. 1346) Off the Floor RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS Rules Committee (to consider Senate Bills No. 146, 779 and 992; Conference Room and certain Executive Nominations) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026 10:00 A.M. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS (S) Red Barn Annex, and AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS Ag Progress (H) (joint public hearing titled "Cultivating 250 Days Site Years: Pennsylvania Agriculture Past, Present 2710 W. Pine Grove Rd. and Future") Pennsylvania Furnace
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Philadelphia, Senator Tartaglione. Senator TARTAGLIONE. Mr. President, I rise today because it has been 7,308 days since Pennsylvania last raised the minimum wage. As we negotiate this year's budget, we keep hearing all about the priorities that deserve our attention: education, healthcare, public safety, economic development. Every one of those priorities matter, but there is one issue that has been left out of the budget negotiations for far too long: the wages of the people who make Pennsylvania work. It has now been 20 years since the General Assembly last raised the minimum wage. The last time Pennsylvania acted was in 2006 when my minimum wage bill became law. At the time, I believed we would continue building on that progress; instead, we have gone two decades without another increase. In those 20 years, we have passed budget after budget. We found ways to fund new initiatives, respond to emergencies, and invest in our future. Yet, somehow, year after year, we fail to invest in the very people whose work keeps our economy moving. Mr. President, passing another budget without raising the minimum wage sends a clear message to hundreds of thousands of hardworking Pennsylvanians that are not one of those priorities, as we cannot continue to talk about affordability while the people earning the least continue to shoulder the greatest burden. This is not a complete budget. A budget that ignores workers making $7.25 an hour is a budget that ignores the affordability crisis facing working families. A budget that leaves minimum wage behind is a budget that leaves working Pennsylvanians behind. And no matter what else this budget accomplishes, it cannot be called a success if it leaves behind the people who work every day and still cannot afford to pay to get by. I refuse to believe that Pennsylvania cannot afford to value their work. We must finally honor the dignity of work and the dignity of fair pay and raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage. Thank you, Mr. President.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Cambria, Senator Langerholc. Senator LANGERHOLC. Mr. President, today I rise to recognize a true pillar of the community of Cambria County and this Commonwealth, Ed Sheehan of Westmont Borough, upon his retirement June 30 of 2026. Ed is a native of Johnstown, began his career with Concurrent Technologies Corporation in 1993. He served as President and CEO since 2009, leading more than 500 employees in fields ranging from welding to engineering and computer science. Under Ed's leadership, CTC achieved numerous advancements, including laying the foundation for the first deployment of a commercially licensed advanced nuclear reactor for the Department of Defense. He has been named one of the Top 100 Business Leaders in Pennsylvania 20 times by Pennsylvania Business Central. He has been involved with the Pennsylvania Chamber [of Business and Industry] for many years, and he is a past president of The PA [Pennsylvania] Society. He has also devoted his time to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Family Kitchen and has served on the 1st Summit Bank board of directors, as well as the National Defense Industrial Association board. Despite all of these achievements, he has remained humble, a dedicated community member, and an exceptional person, and I know, even though he says that he is retiring, he still will be involved in the community that he loves so much, and, truly, Cambria County is a better place because of Ed Sheehan's leadership. Again, Mr. President, I wish to offer my congratulations to Mr. Ed Sheehan on his retirement and wish him well. He has been a tremendous colleague and a friend. Happy retirement, Ed. Enjoy. Thank you, Mr. President.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Jefferson, Senator Dush. Senator DUSH. Mr. President, on the occasion of America's 250th birthday, I have been doing a lot of research into our founding documents, and it has just been remarkable what I have learned about the hand of Providence in our nation and our Founders. An interesting fact I have heard about it, and I pulled the actual document from the National Archives, is the Treaty of Paris. The 2nd of September 1783, David Bartley [Hartley] the Younger was appointed by His Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary by King George [III] to represent Great Britain, and representing the United States was John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay. And the document that actually made America a free and independent State in the eyes of the international community was that Treaty of Paris of 1783. And it begins, "In the Name of the most Holy and undivided Trinity." Recognizing the Trinity of the Christian religion. And it ends with "Done at Paris, this third day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three." Mr. President, there has been a lot of people who have been trying to downplay the role of Almighty God in the founding of our nation and trying to call our Founders deists and otherwise, and, yet, most people attribute John Jay to being the one who started that treaty "In the Name of the most Holy and undivided JULY 11, Trinity." Mr. President, I am submitting from the National Archives a transcript of the Treaty of Paris as well as photocopies of the said treaty for the official record. Thank you, Mr. President.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 10(e), the document will be submitted. (Pursuant to Senate Rule 10(e), the following document was made part of the record at the request of the gentleman from Jefferson, Senator DUSH:) Treaty of Paris, 2 September 1783 In the Name of the most Holy & undivided Trinity. It having pleased the Divine Providence to dispose the Hearts of the most Serene and most Potent Prince George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lunebourg, Arch- Treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire etc.. and of the United States of America, to forget all past Misunderstandings and Differences that have unhappily interrupted the good Correspondence and Friendship which they mutually wish to restore; and to establish such a beneficial and satisfactory Intercourse between the two countries upon the ground of reciprocal Advantages and mutual Convenience as may promote and secure to both perpetual Peace and Harmony; and having for this desirable End already laid the Foundation of Peace & Reconciliation by the Provisional Articles signed at Paris on the 30th of November 1782, by the Commissioners empowered on each Part, which Articles were agreed to be inserted in and constitute the Treaty of Peace proposed to be concluded between the Crown of Great Britain and the said United States, but which Treaty was not to be concluded until Terms of Peace should be agreed upon between Great Britain & France, and his Britannic Majesty should be ready to conclude such Treaty accordingly: and the treaty between Great Britain & France having since been concluded, his Britannic Majesty & the United States of America, in Order to carry into full Effect the Provisional Articles above mentioned, according to the Tenor thereof, have constituted & appointed, that is to say his Britannic Majesty on his Part, David Hartley, Esqr., Member of the Parliament of Great Britain, and the said United States on their Part, - stop point - John Adams, Esqr., late a Commissioner of the United States of America at the Court of Versailles, late Delegate in Congress from the State of Massachusetts, and Chief Justice of the said State, and Minister Plenipotentiary of the said United States to their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Netherlands; - stop point - Benjamin Franklin, Esqr., late Delegate in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania, President of the Convention of the said State, and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America at the Court of Versailles; John Jay, Esqr., late President of Congress and Chief Justice of the state of New York, and Minister Plenipotentiary from the said United States at the Court of Madrid; to be Plenipotentiaries for the concluding and signing the Present Definitive Treaty; who after having reciprocally communicated their respective full Powers have agreed upon and confirmed the following Articles. Article 1st: His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz., New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, to be free sovereign and Independent States; that he treats with them as such, and for himself his Heirs & Successors, relinquishes all claims to the Government, Propriety, and Territorial Rights of the same and every Part thereof. Article 2d: And that all Disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the Boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their Boundaries, viz.; from the Northwest Angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that Angle which is formed by a Line drawn due North from the Source of St. Croix River to the Highlands; along the said Highlands which divide those Rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost Head of Connecticut River; Thence down along the middle of that River to the forty-fifth Degree of North Latitude; From thence by a Line due West on said Latitude until it strikes the River Iroquois or Cataraquy; Thence along the middle of said River into Lake Ontario; through the Middle of said Lake until it strikes the Communication by Water between that Lake & Lake Erie; Thence along the middle of said Communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said Lake until it arrives at the Water Communication between that lake & Lake Huron; Thence along the middle of said Water Communication into the Lake Huron, thence through the middle of said Lake to the Water Communication between that Lake and Lake Superior; thence through Lake Superior Northward of the Isles Royal & Phelipeaux to the Long Lake; Thence through the middle of said Long Lake and the Water Communication between it & the Lake of the Woods, to the said Lake of the Woods; Thence through the said Lake to the most Northwestern Point thereof, and from thence on a due West Course to the river Mississippi; Thence by a Line to be drawn along the Middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the Northernmost Part of the thirty-first Degree of North Latitude, South, by a Line to be drawn due East from the Determination of the Line last mentioned in the Latitude of thirty-one Degrees of the Equator to the middle of the River Apalachicola or Catahouche; Thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River; Thence straight to the Head of Saint Mary's River, and thence down along the middle of Saint Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean. East, by a Line to be drawn along the Middle of the river Saint Croix, from its Mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its Source, and from its Source directly North to the aforesaid Highlands, which divide the Rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river Saint Lawrence; comprehending all Islands within twenty Leagues of any Part of the Shores of the United States, and lying between Lines to be drawn due East from the Points where the aforesaid Boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one Part and East Florida on the other shall, respectively, touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean, excepting such Islands as now are or heretofore have been within the limits of the said Province of Nova Scotia. Article 3d: It is agreed that the People of the United States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the Right to take Fish of every kind on the Grand Bank and on all the other Banks of Newfoundland, also in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and at all other Places in the Sea, where the Inhabitants of both Countries used at any time heretofore to fish. And also that the Inhabitants of the United States shall have Liberty to take Fish of every Kind on such Part of the Coast of Newfoundland as British Fishermen shall use, (but not to dry or cure the same on that Island) And also on the Coasts, Bays & Creeks of all other of his Britannic Majesty's Dominions in America; and that the American Fishermen shall have Liberty to dry and cure Fish in any of the unsettled Bays, Harbors, and Creeks of Nova Scotia, Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled, but so soon as the same or either of them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said Fishermen to dry or cure Fish at such Settlement without a previous Agreement for that purpose with the Inhabitants, Proprietors, or Possessors of the Ground. Article 4th: It is agreed that Creditors on either Side shall meet with no lawful Impediment to the Recovery of the full Value in Sterling Money of all bona fide Debts heretofore contracted. Article 5th: It is agreed that Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the Legislatures of the respective States to provide for the Restitution of all Estates, Rights, and Properties, which have been confiscated belonging to real British Subjects; and also of the Estates, Rights, and Properties of Persons resident in Districts in the Possession on his Majesty's Arms and who have not borne Arms against the said United States. And that Persons of any other Description shall have free Liberty to go to any Part or Parts of any of the thirteen United States and therein to remain twelve Months unmolested in their Endeavors to obtain the Restitution of such of their Estates – Rights & Properties as may have been confiscated. And that Congress shall also earnestly recommend to the several States a Reconsideration and Revision of all Acts or Laws regarding the Premises, so as to render the said Laws or Acts perfectly consistent not only with Justice and Equity but with that Spirit of Conciliation which on the Return of the Blessings of Peace should universally prevail. And that Congress shall also earnestly recommend to the several States that the Estates, Rights, and Properties of such last mentioned Persons shall be restored to them, they refunding to any Persons who may be now in Possession the Bona fide Price (where any has been given) which such Persons may have paid on purchasing any of the said Lands, Rights, or Properties since the Confiscation. And it is agreed that all Persons who have any Interest in confiscated Lands, either by Debts, Marriage Settlements, or otherwise, shall meet with no lawful Impediment in the Prosecution of their just Rights. Article 6th: That there shall be no future Confiscations made nor any Prosecutions commenced against any Person or Persons for, or by Reason of the Part, which he or they may have taken in the present War, and that no Person shall on that Account suffer any future Loss or Damage, either in his Person, Liberty, or Property; and that those who may be in Confinement on such Charges at the Time of the Ratification of the Treaty in America shall be immediately set at Liberty, and the Prosecutions so commenced be discontinued. Article 7th: There shall be a firm and perpetual Peace between his Britannic Majesty and the said States, and between the Subjects of the one and the Citizens of the other, wherefore all Hostilities both by Sea and Land shall from henceforth cease: All prisoners on both Sides shall be set at Liberty, and his Britannic Majesty shall with all convenient speed, and without causing any Destruction, or carrying away any Negroes or other Property of the American inhabitants, withdraw all his Armies, Garrisons & Fleets from the said United States, and from every Post, Place and Harbour within the same; leaving in all Fortifications, the American Artillery that may be therein: And shall also Order & cause all Archives, Records, Deeds & Papers belonging to any of the said States, or their Citizens, which in the Course of the War may have fallen into the hands of his Officers, to be forthwith restored and delivered to the proper States and Persons to whom they belong. Article 8th: The Navigation of the river Mississippi, from its source to the Ocean, shall forever remain free and open to the Subjects of Great Britain and the Citizens of the United States. Article 9th: In case it should so happen that any Place or Territory belonging to great Britain or to the United States should have been conquered by the Arms of either from the other before the Arrival of the said Provisional Articles in America, it is agreed that the same shall be restored without Difficulty and without requiring any Compensation. Article 10th: The solemn Ratifications of the present Treaty expedited in good & due Form shall be exchanged between the contracting Parties in the Space of Six Months or sooner if possible to be computed from the Day of the Signature of the present Treaty. In witness whereof we the undersigned their Ministers Plenipotentiary have in their Name and in Virtue of our Full Powers, signed with our Hands the present Definitive Treaty, and caused the Seals of our Arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Paris, this third day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. D HARTLEY (SEAL) JOHN ADAMS (SEAL) B FRANKLIN (SEAL) JOHN JAY (SEAL) Treaty of Paris (1783) | National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-paris David Hartley, the Younger was appointed "His Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary" by King George III to represent Great Britain during the Revolutionary War and during the negotiations with the United States in coming up with The Treaty of Paris. Hartley was a friend and correspondent of Ben Frankin [Franklin] as well as an abolitionist and opponent of the war with America. The ratification of the Treaty of Paris took place at the Second Continental Congress at the Maryland State House on January 14, 1784. (See Appendix for photographs.) The PRESIDENT (Lieutenant Governor Austin A. Davis) in the presence of the Senate signed the following bills: SB 604, SB 971, SB 972 and SB 1259.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Cambria, Senator Langerholc. Senator LANGERHOLC. Mr. President, I move that the Senate do now recess until Sunday, July 12, 2026, at 12 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 9:54 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time. JULY 11,