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Session of 2007-2008
Status of Legislation Prime-Sponsored by Senator Vance
March 26, 2008
| Bill Number |
Description | Brief Legislative History |
| SB 219 | Amends the Public School Code to allow Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to do teacher physicals. |
Referred to Senate Education –
1/29/2007 Reported as amended – 2/6/2007 Final passage – Senate – 3/13/2007 Referred to House Education – 3/19/2007 |
| SB 379 | Amends the Unfair Sales Act to exclude sales of prescription and nonprescription drugs from the act. |
Referred to Senate Consumer Protection &
Professional Licensure – 3/13/2007 |
| SB 454 | Amends the Welfare Code to allow Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to determine disability for purposes of the RESET program. | Referred to Senate Public Health & Welfare – 3/14/2007 |
| SB 455 | Amends the Dental Law dealing with dental hygienists. |
Referred to Senate Consumer Protection &
Professional Licensure – 3/14/2007 Reported as amended – 6/6/2007 Re-referred to Appropriations – 6/11/2007 Re-reported as amended – 6/18/2007 Final passage – Senate – 6/27/2007 Referred to House
Professional Licensure – 6/28/2007 |
| SB 456 | Amends the Public School Code to require school nurses to be certified in CPR. | Referred to Senate Education – 3/14/2007 |
| SB 506 | Amends the Insurance code to allow for insurance payments to registered nurse first assistants. | Referred to Senate Banking & Insurance – 3/19/2007 |
| SB 507 | Creates the Long Term Care Consumer Protection Act. | Referred to Senate Public Health & Welfare – 3/19/2007 |
| SB 667 | Criminal background checks for long term care employees. | Referred to Senate Aging & Youth – 3/22/2007 |
| SB 668 | Criminal background checks for hospital employees. | Referred to Senate Public Health & Welfare – 3/22/2007 |
| SB 704 | Amends the Public Welfare Code to license and regulate assisted living. |
Referred to Senate Public Health & Welfare –
3/29/2007 Reported as committed – 4/25/2007 First consideration – 4/25/2007 Re-referred to Senate Aging & Youth – 5/7/2007 Re-reported as amended – 6/19/2007 Re-referred to Appropriations – 6/20/2007 Re-reported as amended – 6/28/2007 Final passage – Senate – 6/30/2007 Referred to House Aging – 6/30/07 Reported as amended – 7/1/2007 Re-referred to House Appropriations – 7/5/2007 Re-reported as committed – 7/6/2007 Final passage – House – 7/6/2007
Referred to Senate Rules & Executive
Nominations – 7/6/2007 |
| SB 811 | Requires the Dept. of Aging to create an information database with licensure and certification information for nursing homes, personal care homes and domiciliary care homes. |
Referred to Senate Aging & Youth – 5/8/2007 Reported as committed – 6/12/2007 First consideration – 6/12/2007 Re-referred to Appropriations – 6/13/2007 Re-reported as committed – 6/20/2007 Final passage – Senate – 6/26/2007 Referred to House Aging – 6/27/2007 |
| SB 868 | Amends the Physical Therapy Practice Act to allow designated acts and services to be delegated to a physical therapy assistant for a maximum of 30 days. |
Referred to Senate Consumer Protection &
Professional Licensure – 5/18/2007 |
| SB 870 | Creates the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Fund. Dedicates a portion of the existing liquor tax to fund drug and alcohol treatment and prevention programs. | Referred to Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee – 5/31/2007 |
| SB 1026 | Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) to provide for reviews of child fatalities and near fatalities and to provide for written reports on any child fatality or near fatality where abuse is suspected. |
Referred to Senate Aging & Youth – 7/10/2007
Reported as amended – 12/11/2007 Re-referred to Appropriations – 1/14/2008 |
| SB 1046 | Amends the Taxpayer Relief Act to exclude veterans' disability payments from income for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program. Excludes from income 50% of a "social security substitute pension". | Referred to Senate Finance – 8/3/2007 |
| SB 1049 | Creates the Adult Protective Services Act |
Referred to Senate Aging & Youth – 8/13/2007
Reported as amended – 12/11/2007 Re-referred to Appropriations – 1/14/2008 |
| SB 1060 | Creates the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act |
Referred to Senate Veterans Affairs &
Emergency Management – 9/5/2007 Reported as amended – 11/20/2007 Re-referred to Appropriations – 12/3/2007 |
| SB 1095 | Creates the Restrictions on Idling Act |
Referred to Senate Transportation – 9/21/2007
Note: Many provisions of SB 1095 amended
into SB
295, which passed the Senate on 2/6/2008. The legislation is pending before
the House Transportation Committee. |
| SB 1118 | Amends Title 30 (Fish) to reduce the number of days a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard must serve oversees before qualifying for a reduced price fishing license. (SB 1119 is companion legislation for hunting licenses.) | Referred to Senate Game & Fisheries – 10/25/2007 |
| SB 1312 | Amends the Public School Code to expand reimbursement for school nurses. | Referred to Senate Education – 3/14/2008 |
| SR 224 | Resolution requesting that the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee estimate the cost of compliance with the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy drafted by the Department of Environmental Protection. |
Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy
– 1/28/2008 Reported as committed – 2/5/2008 Adopted – 2/12/2008 |
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