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PA Legislature Reconvenes

Important Update on PA HB1102!

HB 1102 was scheduled before the House for a floor vote on second consideration on 9.24 (with 2 amendments) after the Commerce Committee approved it late Monday (9.23).

The bill was supposed to be voted on the House floor but wasn’t and was rescheduled for Wed., 9.25. The delayed vote from Tuesday to Wednesday is an important success for our fight against the bill because the House must vote again on third (final) consideration, and because they do not meet again until Oct. 21, HB 1102 cannot be approved this month. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN!

On Wednesday, September 25th, the bill was given second consideration by the full House and was approved without amendments. It is on the House Voting schedule for third consideration on Oct. 21st. In the meantime, the bill was sent to the Appropriations Committee as are most bills that have a fiscal impact. The date of their next committee meeting is not yet posted but they are usually held on session days so it may not be until they reconvene Oct. 21.

These actions you have taken made a huge impact, and we’ll keep the pressure on!

They didn’t have what they needed to get the bill passed before they went on recess so cannot pass it on to the Senate for consideration yet. We now will have more time to advocate against this pro-fracking bill, part of a raft of horrible pro-fracking legislation called “Energize PA”. We will share information about actions related to HB1102 and the other Energize PA bills so you can participate.

The Legislature’s web page for info on the bill is at this link: https://bit.ly/2mOMu7l  

If you want to keep up with actions related to the bill, we’ll be posting news and info on the websites for DRN and Better Path Coalition.

Thank you!

Date: 
Monday, October 21, 2019 - 09:00 AM