March 23, 2026 · APPROPRIATIONS · 823 words · 7 speakers · 35 segments
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Bellman Brennan Curry Designation Donahue Fleming Freel Designation Gallagher Guzman Khan Kincaid Kozaroski Designation Madsen Designation Malagari Designation Mays. Designation. Mullins. Salisbury. Sanchez. Waxman. Webster. Young. Designation.
Chairman Struzzi.
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Quorum is present. On our agenda today, our House Resolution 424, House Bills 1042, 1260, 1344, 1750, 1289, and Senate Bills 862 and 997. Committee Executive Director, please provide a brief overview.
In front of us, we have House Bill 1042, which permits state inmates to reduce their aggregate minimum sentence through vocational training and educational credit. House Bill 1260 requires new large-scale warehouses and distribution centers to be solar-ready and provides for local tax exemptions for solar-ready projects on existing warehouses and distribution centers. House Bill 1344 requires a municipal police officers' education and training commission to develop standards for canine units that may be exposed to fentanyl. House Bill 1750 provides a regulatory framework for the cremation of companion animals. House Bill 2189 increases the minimum wage in Pennsylvania. Senate Bill 862 amends the borough code to provide for expedited filling of vacancies on a borough council. Senate Bill 997 increases the membership of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee by adding a member from the Pennsylvania Online Messengers Association Board of Directors House Resolution 424 designating March 25 2026 as Prince Hall Mason Day at the Capitol in recognition of the most worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. So ends the agenda, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you. Chair comes up House Resolution 424 on the committee's agenda. Before the committee is House Resolution 424. Any discussion on the resolution?
No discussion, Chairman.
We will be voting in the affirmative on House Resolution 424. Thank you.
All of the Democrats will be voting in the affirmative as well.
House Resolution 424 will pass this committee unanimously. Chair calls up. Let's do. Chair, close up House Bill 1042, House Bill 1260, and that's it. All right. For the committee, our House Bill is 1042 and House Bill 1260. Is there any discussion?
No discussion, Mr. Chairman.
We will be voting in the negative on these two bills.
All of the Democrats will be voting in the affirmative, and therefore the ayes will have it in House Bill 1042 and House Bill 1260 will be re-reported to the floor of the House of Representatives.
the chair will call up House Bill 1750, Senate Bill 862, and Senate Bill 997. So before the committee right now are House Bill 1750, Senate Bill 862, and Senate Bill 997. Is there any discussion on the package of bills?
On these three bills, Republicans will be voting in the affirmative.
Republicans will be voting in the affirmative, and Democrats will also vote in the affirmative.
Therefore, House Bill 1750, Senate Bill 862, and Senate Bill 997 will pass this committee unanimously. Chair calls up now House Bill 1344. Before the committee is House Bill 1344. House Bill 1344 has an amendment. Amendment A-02660. The chair calls up the Amendment A-02660. Before the committee is Amendment A-02660. Is there any discussion on the amendment?
House Republicans will be supporting the amendment.
Democrats will all vote in the affirmative on the amendment and therefore the amendment will pass unanimously Before the committee is now House Bill 1344 as amended
Is there any discussion on the bill as amended?
We will be supporting this bill as well.
All the Democrats will vote in the affirmative,
and therefore House Bill 1344 as amended will be re-referred to the floor of the House of Representatives. The chair now calls up House Bill 2189. Before the committee is now House Bill 2189. House Bill 2189 has Amendment A-02714. Before the committee is now Amendment A-02714. Is there any discussion on the amendment?
On the amendment, all Republicans will be voting in the negative.
All of the Democrats will vote in the affirmative on Amendment A-02714.
Seeing as such, the Amendment A-02714 will be adopted, and therefore House Bill 2189 is now before this committee as amended. So any discussion on the bill as amended?
On the bill itself, we will be voting in the negative as well.
Proceed with a roll call vote.
Chairman Harris. Yes. Abney. Bellman. Brennan. Yes. Curry. Yes. Donahue. Fleming. Friel. Yes. Gallagher. Goosebaum Kahn Kincaid Kozaroski Madsen Maligari Mase Mullins Salisbury
Sanchez Waxman Webster and Young
Chairman Struzzi
Barton Brown Designation no. Devanzo. Designation no. Blood. Designation no. Kale. Designation no. Rupa. Kutz. Designation no. Mako. Designation no. Marcel. Mustelo. Nelson. Allsummer. Reichard. And Rigby.
Seeing that the ayes have it, House Bill 2189 will pass this committee as amended and be re-referred to the floor of the House of Representatives. Seeing that there's no further business before this committee, this committee meeting is now adjourned.
Thank you.