Senator Baker's Prime Sponsored Legislation, 2013-2014 Session

Updated April 15, 2013

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Senate Bills
Senate Bill	Description of Bill	Status
SB 23	An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for definitions.	Referred to AGING AND YOUTH, March 15, 2013 [Senate]
SB 35	An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency management services, further providing for definitions and for purposes of part; providing for penalty for false application; extensively revising provisions relating to Commonwealth services and to local organizations and services; further providing for disaster duties, for acceptance, for interstate arrangements, for immunity, for special powers, for workers' compensation and for penalties; providing for authority of Federal law enforcement officers, for confidentiality, for adverse interests and for public health emergency measures; establishing a system for the use of volunteer health practitioners; providing reasonable safeguards to assure that health practitioners are appropriately licensed and regulated to protect the public's health; providing for limitations on civil liability and for applicability of workers' compensation and occupational disease law; and making a related repeal.	Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Feb. 6, 2013 [Senate]
SB 302	An Act amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, further providing for compilation of war records and the director of veterans' affairs.	Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Feb. 14, 2013 [House]
SB 373	An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for tuition waiver for children and spouses of deceased soldiers.	Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Jan. 31, 2013 [Senate]
SB 374	An Act amending the act of December 16, 1998 (P.L.980, No.129), known as the Police Officer, Firefighter, Correction Employee and National Guard Member Child Beneficiary Education Act, further providing for Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program.	Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Jan. 31, 2013 [Senate]
SB 384	An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in general budget implementation, further providing for the Department of Public Welfare.	Referred to PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, Feb. 1, 2013 [Senate]
SB 445	An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for liability rules applicable to product sellers.	Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 7, 2013 [Senate]
SB 446	An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, providing for a statute of repose in product liability actions.	Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 7, 2013 [Senate]
SB 477	An Act amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law, further providing for members of the General Assembly.	STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 11, 2013 [Senate]
SB 508	An Act amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, further providing for petitions to deny parole upon expiration of minimum sentence.	Third consideration and final passage, April 9, 2013 (50-0) [Senate]
SB 524	An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Commonwealth budget procedures, providing for general appropriation bill time line.	Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Feb. 20, 2013 [Senate]
SB 585	An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility.	Referred to JUDICIARY, March 1, 2013 [Senate]
SB 720	An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the Pennsylvania Disaster Emergency Assistance Program; establishing the Individual Disaster Assistance Grant Program and the Public Disaster Assistance Grant Program; providing for the deposit of liquor tax revenues into the Disaster Emergency Assistance Account; and making an appropriation.	Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 20, 2013 [Senate]
SB 803	An Act amending the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, in consolidated collection of local income taxes, further providing for definitions.	Referred to FINANCE, April 4, 2013 [Senate]
SB 849	An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, further defining "employment	Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, April 12, 2013 [Senate]