Liberty Index 2012 General Acts 1 Through 33

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General Acts 2012 1 through 19

Act Enact. Date Bill Subject

ACT 1 Jan 27 HB 1458 Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)

TIER 1 AGAINST LIBERTY ALL MEMBERS- UNANIMOUS VOTE HOUSE AND SENATE; all

members will have 1 point added to grade.

Additional regulations mean additional cost and misallocate resources from job creating,

productive savings and investment; all costs of government are paid by productive people

and profitable businesses.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTE: Summary and Analysis and FISCAL IMPACT: The increased fine for a

nonreciprocity violation carries the potential to generate new fine revenue to the MotorLicense Fund. It is impossible to predict the number of violations that would occur and be

subject to this new fine threshold. According to PennDOT the cost to implement the

necessary system changes required for the Federal CDL medical requirements is $2.2 million.

These costs would be offset by $1.7 million in Federal grant funding; therefore, the net fiscal

impact to the Motor License Fund would be $500,000.

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ACT 2 Feb 2 HB 169 Local Option Small Games of Chance Act

TIER 1 FOR LIBERTY - ALL MEMBERSThere are valid reasons for a yea or nay vote. ALL

MEMBERS will have 1 point added to grade. Gaming always has pro and con.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTE: Summary, Analysis and Fiscal Impact- The bill permits clubs to raise

funds for general operating expenses. Specifically, not less than 70% of the proceeds shall be

used for public interest purposes; up to 30% may be used for general operating expenses.

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ACT 3 Feb 2 HB 170 Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - driving on right side of roadway,overtaking vehicle on the left, no-passing zones, required position and method of turning and

minimum speed regulation

TIER 0 No Impact on Liberty UNANIMOUS VOTE

This bill makes administrative changes with little or no increase in cost of government.

Act 3 of 2012 establishes minimum safe-passing distances and requires the operator of a

motor vehicle to pass to the left of a bicyclist within not less than 4 feet at a careful rate of
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speed. The new law also requires bicycle operators to use reasonable efforts so as not to

impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic and calls for them to operate on the far right

side of the roadway when proceeding at less than the prevailing speed.

Pennsylvania has now joined 18 other states in enacting such provisions.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTE: Summary, Analysis and Fiscal Note

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ACT 4 Feb 2 HB 398 Appraisal Management Company Registration Act

TIER 1 AGAINST LIBERTY ALL MEMBERS. This was almost UNANIMOUS VOTE vote and

there appear to be valid reasons for a yea or nay vote. ALL MEMBERS will have 1 point

deducted from their grade.

Micro managing businesses with regulations and more expense on productive, creating

businesses inhibits growth and lowers the standard of living for all.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTERegistration Requirements: AMCs that are not an exempt company arerequired to register with the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers (Board) and to

renew registration biennially. The registration and renewal fee is established at $1,000.

Registration also requires the AMC to post a surety bond or a letter of credit in the amount of

$20,000. AMCs that are owned by federally regulated financial institutions are exempted from

state registration pursuant to the 2010 federal Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer

Protection Act, and under as an exempt company.

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ACT 5 Feb 2 HB 1630 Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act

TIER 0 No Impact on LibertyUNANIMOUS VOTE No points added or subtracted from

grade.


HOUSE FISCAL NOTE Summary, Analysis and Fiscal Impact Act 186 of 2002 amended the

Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act providing a 100% mark-up cap on service contracts,

warranties, and debt suspension or cancellation agreements until such time as the

Department of Banking adopts guidelines for these aftermarket products. This bill removes

the arbitrary mark-up cap of 100%. No other state imposes a mark-up cap on these products

and removing the cap will allow the free market to determine what cost a consumer will pay

for these products.

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ACT 6 Feb 2 SB 159 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military

Children Act
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TIER 0 No Impact on Liberty UNANIMOUS VOTE No points added or subtracted from

grade.


HOUSE FISCAL NOTE Summary, Analysis and Fiscal Impact This legislation establishes a

freestanding act authorizing the Commonwealth to join the Interstate Compact on Educational

Opportunity for Military Children to remove impediments to educational success experienced

by children of military personnel due to frequent moves by their parents.

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ACT 7 Feb 2 SB 726 First Class Township Code


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HOUSE FISCAL NOTE: Summary, Analysis and Fiscal Impact Amends the First Class Township

Code to eliminate references to the offices of elected township assessor and elected assistant

township assessor.

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ACT 8 Feb 2 SB 923 Housing Authorities Law


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HOUSE FISCAL NOTE: Summary, Analysis and Fiscal Impact

Housing authorities in second class counties may appoint police officers, who have the same

rights, powers and duties as other police officers in the Commonwealth with respect to the

property and to enforcing order on and adjacent to the grounds and building s of the

authority. These police officers must complete the same course of instruction as is required for

municipal police officers by the Municipal Police Education and Training Law.
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ACT 9 Feb 2 SB 995 Health and Safety Well Drilling Regulations

Tier 1 AGAINST LIBERTY UNANIMOUS VOTE with one dissent ALL MEMBERS

This was almost UNANIMOUS VOTE and there appear to be valid reasons for a yea or a

nay vote. ALL MEMBERS will have 1 point deducted from their grade.

SENATE FISCAL NOTE: Summary, Analysis, Fiscal Impact Senate Bill 995 amends Title 35

(Health and Safety) to require operators of unconventional oil and gas wells within

Pennsylvania to register unique addresses for their wells, develop and submit emergency

response plans, and post signs.

Micro managing businesses with regulations and more expense on productive, job creating


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ACT 10 Feb 9 SB 1375 Health and Safety UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

TIER 2 AGAINST LIBERTY This was almost UNANIMOUS VOTE and there appear to be valid

reasons for a yea or nay vote. ALL MEMBERS will have 25 points deducted from the

grade.

It is more significant for what it did not do (did not reform UC program that is heavily in debt).

What it did do was make PA eligible for federal benefits. While still bad (PA residents pay

federal taxes, and the federal benefits represent deficit spending), if they didnt make the

changes, PA taxpayers would still be paying for the federal UC benefits for other states.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTEThe 17,000 impacted claimants would collect an estimated $30,000,000

in federally-funded extended benefits over the five week period.

Extending unemployment benefits imposes costs and misallocates resources away from jobcreating, productive businesses. It may sound harsh to some but the impact of forcing people

who do work to pay those who dont is anti-growth lowering the standard of living for all and

depriving those who want to be productive from resources.
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Act 11 Feb 14 HB 1-294Public Utility Code

TIER 2 AGAINST LIBERTY This was almost UNANIMOUS VOTE and there appear to be valid

reasons for a yea or nay vote. ALL MEMBERS will have 25 points deducted from the

grade.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTEThis legislation adds a new Subchapter B providing for a distribution

system improvement charge (DSIC) for water, wastewater, natural gas and electric. The DSICwill be capped at 5% of the amount billed to customers under applicable rates for wastewater,

natural gas and electric utilities. A DSIC for a water utility is capped at 7.5%.


productive savings and investment; all costs of government are paid by productive people

and profitable businesses. The Legislature and Governor have little or no business

experience or expertise with managing businesses; more regulations without any

measurement of efficacy or success is unlikely to be effective and likely to be counter-

productive inhibiting job creation and businesses growth lowering the standard of livingfor all.

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Act 12 Feb 14 HB 1582General Local Government Code - purposes and powers of

municipal authorities


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HOUSE FISCAL NOTE: ANALYSIS: Amends Chapter 56 of Title 53 (Municipalities Generally),

known as the Municipality Authority Act, regarding assessments imposed by business

improvement districts. FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation would have no adverse impact on

Commonwealth funds. This legislation would have no adverse impact on municipal authority

funds as it just changes the way assessments are calculated and not the aggregate amount of

assessments receivable.
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Act 13 Feb 14 HB 1950Oil and Gas (58 Pa.C.S )

TIER 3 AGAINST LIBERTY this was a near UNANIMOUS VOTE and there appear to be valid

reasons for a yea or nay vote. ALL MEMBERS will have 50 point deducted from the

grade.

Although as Sen. Folmer says, this might have been best political compromise, it was not the

best economic decision. The Impact Fee is, in reality, a tax, that is, the money generated

was not intended to be used to address externalities, impacts on people and property

external to the actual drilling location, but to raise revenues.

Mikes Memo February 13th 2012: Marcellus Shale Bill Sent to Governor

Shale law Act 13 means new money, more regulationsApril 15, 2012 By Laura Olson /

Pipeline: Your source for Marcellus Shale coverage

and Act 13 facts By Laura Olson / Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau

HARRISBURG -- When oil and gas drillers in Pennsylvania wake up on Monday, they'll be under

new rules on how they deal with officials, where they can locate their operations and the pricetag attached to wells.

Drillers will have to ante up fees based on their number of wells and the price of natural gas.

Regulators will push those wells farther from buildings and streams, and have a greater

authority to penalize operators or withhold future permits.

Those living within the Marcellus Shale region and beyond will be able to access more

information about what's going on at drilling sites.

Step one has been for local officials in the 37 counties eligible to receive funds to authorize the

impact fee. One-sentence ordinances noting their support of the assessment have been

approved in 36 counties -- only Luzerne County has not voted on a fee ordinance, though

officials could still do so by Monday's deadline.

Authorizing the impact fee could mean more than $5 million next year for Washington County

and its 550 wells, which are poised to generate more than $23 million for state and local

programs. Allegheny County will be looking at a check in the ballpark of $86,000 after
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payments of $50,000 for each of its eight horizontal wells and $10,000 for its sole high-

producing vertical well are collected in September. The county gets only a portion of that total

Getting those dollars, which drillers will pay to the state Public Utility Commission, will

require new paperwork that the commission is still putting together. The burden is on

operators to fill out reports indicating which wells are where and how much they're producing.

Meanwhile, town officials must notify the commission regarding the size of their budgets, due

to a related cap on how much they can receive from the impact fee.

For more, see Commonwealth Foundation (January 18, 2012) Impact Fee: Compromise on

Details, Not Principles

Marcellus Shale Impact Fee HOUSE FISCAL NOTE$107 million first year and $168 million

dollars second year and so on.

After more than three years of discussion, the Senate (31 19) and House (101-90) passed and

sent to the governorHouse Bill 1950, legislation that would impose an impact fee on gas

drillers, strengthen environmental safeguards, and regulate the Marcellus Shale industry in

Pennsylvania. I supported this measure because I believed it was the best compromise foraddressing the many issues surrounding drilling.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the County Commissioners Association, and the Pennsylvania

State Association of Township Supervisors were among the many diverse groups supporting

this measure. Failure to act on the bill would have continued the gridlock on this important

issue, which few wanted

ALLEGHENY INSTITUTE 19 APRIL 2012 COUNTIES TO VOTE ON IMPACT FEE

Since all counties with Marcellus wells have taken advantage of Act 13, all wells in the state

will be charged the $50,000 fee. However, because of provisions in the statute, the counties

will not get back all of the fees collected from wells within their borders. The revenues, once

collected, will be placed into the "Unconventional Gas Well Fund" where it will be distributed

according to a formula established by the Act. Before the counties see any money the Act calls

for the state to take a share off the top.

ALLEGHENY INSTITUTE 24 FEBRUARY 2012 ASSESSING MARCELLUS WELL IMPACT FEE

The impact fee will be imposed on wells with output beyond 90,000 cubic feet per day and

will be graduated based on the average annual price of natural gas. The Act defines this as

the arithmetic mean of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) settled price for the

near-month contract, as reported by the Wall Street Journal for the last trading day of each

month of a calendar year for the 12-month period ending December 31. In 2011 the mean

was $4.08. Based on the fee schedule below, each qualified well would have an impact fee of

$50,000 for 2011 (payable by September 2012.)
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EPA New Regulations Track the Compounds and Emissions Video 19 April 2012

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Act 14 Feb 14 SB 894Second Class Township Code - compensation of supervisors

TIER 0 No Impact on Liberty ALL MEMBERS UNANIMOUS VOTE No points added orsubtracted from grade.


This Act gives Townships of the Second Class the option to purchase supplemental Medicare

insurance coverage for eligible supervisors, dependents, and employees (instead of higher-

priced health insurance plans);

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Act 15 Feb 14 SB 1043Trooper Gary Rosenberger Memorial Bridge


grade

26 Year OldTrooper Gary Rosenberger was shot nine timesand killed while performing an

undercover narcotics investigation. Rosenberger was shot and killed Dec. 12, 1970, while

performing an undercover narcotics investigation in the township. Rosenberger was just 26

and had served with the state police less than two years. His body was found in a stream in

Old Lycoming Township. One suspect was arrested and charged with his murder. READ MORE

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Act 16 Feb 14 SB 1237 Keystone Opportunity Zone and Shell Cracker Facility
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TIER 3 AGAINST LIBERTY This was a near UNANIMOUS VOTE, only Sen. John Eichelberger

voted Nay in the General Assemblyand there appear to be valid reasons for a yea or

nay vote. ALL MEMBERS will have 50 points subtracted from the grade.. Politicizing

economic decisions corrupts both politics and business.

Senate Bill 1237(Act 16) - legislation to add new Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ), tax free

areas designed to promote economic development; HOUSE FISCAL NOTE describes Act indetail. SB 1237 appears to be special legislation to benefit one company and one project.Is

Corporate Welfare for Shell Cracker Good for PA? Commonwealth Foundation March 19, 2012

by Elizabeth Stelle Astute readers may remember that last month Pennsylvania earned the

dubious distinction of thehighest taxes for mature businessesand the second highest taxes

for new businesses. So how did Pennsylvania just beat out Ohio and West Virginia for the Shell

Oil Co. cracker plant that is estimated to create more than10,000 construction and 10,000

permanent jobs?

ThePost Gazette has the answer, "Gov. Tom Corbett and his closest advisers spent monthswooing the company." In other words, corporate welfare. Pennsylvania's corporate taxes are

so awful that the Corbett administration had to wine and dine company officials andhand

over special tax exemptions and subsidies to seal the deal.

The concept of Keystone Opportunity Zones is that lower taxes promote productive growth.

KOZs are problematic in that it is difficult to measure whether the intended purpose has been

achieved.

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Act 17 Mar 14 HB 816Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional

Counselors Act

TIER 1 FOR LIBERTY ALL MEMBER UNANIMOUS VOTE will have 1 point added to grade.
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While I think professions and business are highly over-regulated, this makes it easierto

become a licensed social worker.

There is amoral argument against licensingbut I think experience and common sense tell usthat a traffic cop is necessary to prevent fraud. Many of the licensing laws are designed to

protect innocent citizens from fraud and misrepresentation and that is legitimate. In my

opinion, however, businesses and professions are too regulated, though, with adverse moral

and economic consequences.

This bill relaxes some requirements, micro managing businesses or professional people with

regulations and more expense on productive, job creating businesses inhibits growth and

lowers the standard of living for all. There is no measurement of efficacy or cost effectiveness

for this new licensing regulation.

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Act18 Mar 14 HB 934Pennsylvania Election Code Voter ID

TIER 3 FOR LIBERTY - Major Impact on Liberty -- A yea vote will add 50 points to the gradeand a nay vote will subtract 50 points from the grade.

This bill has been a long time in coming and is opposed by all Democrats and Big City,

particularly Philadelphia, Democratic organizations.

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Act 19 Mar 14 HB 1355Jarrid L. King Memorial Bridge
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TIER 0 No Impact on Liberty This bill does not have any direct impact on individual liberty;

it is a reminder of those who gave the last full measure of devotion so that we have

American Freedom.

20 Years Old (Nov. 6, 1990 to Jan. 12, 2011) U.S. Army SpecialistJarrid L. King, of Harborcreek Township near Erie, died in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, after

enemy forces attacked his unit with an explosive device on Wednesday, the Department of

Defense said. He was 20. (The Army on Friday awarded Mr. King a posthumous promotion to

corporal.)Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jan. 12, 2011

READ MORE:Military Wall of Honor Facebook

House Appropriations Committee (R)FISCAL IMPACT: According to PennDOT, installation of 2

signs, 1 in each direction, dedicating a bridge or highway costs $500.That cost would be

absorbed in currently allocated funds.

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Act 20 Mar 14 HB 1886General Carl E. Vuono Bridge -

TIER 0 No Impact on Liberty This bill does not have any direct impact on individual liberty;

it is a reminder of those who served in defense of our country and because of whom, we

have our Exceptional American Freedom.

Carl Edward Vuono (born October 18, 1934) is a retiredUnited States

ArmyGeneralwho served as theChief of Staff of the United States Armyfrom 1987 to 1991.

He was born on 18 October 1934 inMonongahela, Pennsylvania. He is ofItalianandFinnish

ancestry. He began his career as afield artilleryofficer after graduating from theUnited States

Military Academy, inWest Point, New York. READ MORE WIKIPEDIA
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West Point 2003 Distinguished Graduate

The Vuono Family Endowment for Italian Culture and Literature

MAN IN THE NEWS; A RARITY FOR ARMY'S TOP POST: CARL EDWARD VUONO

By RICHARD HALLORAN, Special to the New York Times April 02, 1987

Gen. Carl E. Vuono, who has been nominated by President Reagan to be the Army Chief of

Staff, is something of a rarity. At the age of 52 he is the Army's youngest four-star general. Andhe has been a full general for less than a year; only one of the Army's top 11 generals, James J.

Lindsay, who heads the Readiness Command in Tampa, Fla., has held that rank for less time.

READ MORE NYTIMES 1987 April 2

HOUSE FISCAL IMPACT NOTE: Accordingto PennDOT, installation of 2 signs, 1 in each

direction, dedicating a bridge or highway costs $500.That cost would be absorbed in currently

allocated funds.

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Act 21 Apr 3 HB 424 Public Adjuster Licensing Law

TIER 1 AGAINST LIBERTY Unanimous Vote -All Members will have 1 point subtracted from

grade.

While I think professions and business are highly over-regulated as it is, this makes it more

difficult to engage in ones profession as Public Adjuster.

There is amoral argument against licensingbut I think experience and common sense tell us

that a traffic cop is necessary to prevent fraud. Many of the licensing laws are designed to

protect innocent citizens from fraud and misrepresentation and that is legitimate. In my



This bill adds some requirements, micro managing businesses or professional people withregulations and more expense on productive, job creating businesses inhibits growth and



HOUSE FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS: This legislation creates a stricter licensing processfor public

adjusters in the Commonwealth by adding requirements such as the provision that applicants

submit fingerprints so the Insurance Department can perform a criminal history check. The

licensing period is extended from one year to two, and the standard fee is increased from
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$100 to $200. Disclosures are also added for contracts between public adjusters and an

insured.

This bill also increases the severity of the crime for those who willfully violate certain

provisions of the law. In those cases, violators will be guilty of a third degree felony, as

opposed to a misdemeanor in all other cases. In addition, the Attorney General may bring an

action to impose a civil penalty for violations of this act. Additional grounds for fines,

suspensions, or revocations of a public adjuster license have been added as well.

FISCAL IMPACT: According to the Insurance Department, any costs for complying with the

additional requirements in this bill will be minimal and can be absorbed within the

Departments current operating budget. The increase in the licensing fee will be revenue

neutral to the Commonwealth since licensing renewals would only be required every two

years instead of annually.

Increasing the penalties for certain violations of the Public Adjuster Licensing Law to those for

a third degree felony, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years, should have a

minimal impact on Commonwealth finances. According to the Insurance Department,approximately 18 to 20 investigations under Act 72 of 1983 are conducted every year, and

only eight to ten of those are referred for criminal prosecution. Reliable data do not exist to

determine how many future cases referred for criminal prosecution might ultimately result in

third degree felony convictions under this legislation. However, given the small number of

historical cases, any increase in costs to the Department of Corrections resulting from

increased prison sentences would have a minimal impact on Department expenditures, and

could be handled within current and projected budget amounts.

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Act 22 Apr 3 SB 818 Judicial Code


grade.


ANALYSIS: This legislation, in amending the Judicial Code related to the disposition of a

delinquent child, requires the court to state its disposition and the reasons for its disposition

on the record in open court, together with the goals, terms, and conditions of that disposition.

If the child is to be committed to out-of-home placement, the court shall also state the name

of the specific facility, or type of facility, to which the child will be committed and its findings

and conclusions of law that formed the basis of its decision, including the reasons why

commitment to that type of facility is consistent with the protection of the public and in the

best interests of the child.
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FISCAL IMPACT: Enactment of this legislation will have no adverse impact on Commonwealth

funds.

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Act 21 Apr 3 HB 424 Public Adjuster Licensing Law

TIER 1 AGAINST LIBERTY Unanimous Vote -All Members will have 1 point subtracted from

grade.

While I think professions and business are highly over-regulated as it is, this makes it more

difficult to engage in ones profession as Public Adjuster.

There is amoral argument against licensingbut I think experience and common sense tell us

that a traffic cop is necessary to prevent fraud. Many of the licensing laws are designed toprotect innocent citizens from fraud and misrepresentation and that is legitimate. In my



This bill adds some requirements, micro managing businesses or professional people with

regulations and more expense on productive, job creating businesses inhibits growth and



HOUSE FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS: This legislation creates a stricter licensing processfor publicadjusters in the Commonwealth by adding requirements such as the provision that applicants

submit fingerprints so the Insurance Department can perform a criminal history check. The

licensing period is extended from one year to two, and the standard fee is increased from

$100 to $200. Disclosures are also added for contracts between public adjusters and an

insured.

This bill also increases the severity of the crime for those who willfully violate certain

provisions of the law. In those cases, violators will be guilty of a third degree felony, as

opposed to a misdemeanor in all other cases. In addition, the Attorney General may bring anaction to impose a civil penalty for violations of this act. Additional grounds for fines,

suspensions, or revocations of a public adjuster license have been added as well.

FISCAL IMPACT: According to the Insurance Department, any costs for complying with the

additional requirements in this bill will be minimal and can be absorbed within the

Departments current operating budget. The increase in the licensing fee will be revenue
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TIER 1 AGAINST LIBERTY ALL MEMBERS UNANIMOUS VOTE and there appear to be valid

reasons for a yea or nay vote. ALL MEMBERS will have 1 point deducted from their grade.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS: This legislationdeletes language in current statute that

permits the waiver of counsel for a child by a parent or guardian. It also adds a section 6337.1

to the Judicial Code concerning the right to counsel for children in dependency and

delinquency proceedings. It states that a child shall be presumed indigent in any delinquency

proceeding. This presumption holds unless the court ascertains that the child has the financialresources to retain counsel at the childs own expense. In addition, the court may not consider

the financial resources of the childs parent, guardian or custodian when determining the

childs financial resources.

This legislation also allows a child 14 years of age or older to waive the right to counsel if the

court determines that the waiver is knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily made after having

conducted a colloquy with the child on the record. Such waiver is not allowed for certain

hearings enumerated in the bill.

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ACT 24 Apr 12 HB 1054Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law

TIER 1 AGAINST LIBERTY ALL MEMBERS. This was almost UNANIMOUS VOTE vote and there

appear to be valid reasons for a yea or nay vote. ALL MEMBERS will have 1 point deducted

from their grade.

Micro managing businesses with regulations and more expense on productive, creating


HOUSE FISCAL NOTE SUMMARY: Allowsretired professional engineers, land surveyors and

geologists to obtain a retired-status license, and thereby continue to identify themselves by

the title PE, PLS or PG, Retired. This legislation would take effect in 60 days.

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ACT 25 Apr 12 HB 1203Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - antique, classic and collectible plates


grade. This bill makes administrative changes with little or no increase in cost of government.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTE SUMMARY: Amendsthe Vehicle Code to permit owners of antique or

classic vehicles to display vintage Pennsylvania license plates from the year of the manufacture

of the vehicle as their official plate.
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The bill will limit the vintage plates to those issued between 1906 and 1975. The plate must be

provided by the owner and be legible from a reasonable distance, and PennDOT may deny a

request for cause.

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ACT 26 Apr 12 SB 110Transportation (74 Pa.C.S.) - authority of department and logging of

certain aircraft flights

TIER 1 AGAINST LIBERTYALL MEMBERS- UNANIMOUS VOTE HOUSE AND SENATE; allmembers will have 1 point added to grade.


productive savings and investment; all costs of government are paid by productive people and

profitable businesses.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS: This legislationamends Title 74 (Transportation), Section 5301

(authority of department) to add to the list of specific powers the oversight of flight operations

of all aircraft purchased or leased and maintained by PennDOT for official Commonwealth use.

The legislation also amends Title 74, Section 5302 (aircraft for official use) to add a new

subsection requiring that a detailed flight log for all flights on aircraft authorized for official

Commonwealth use be established, maintained and made public by PennDOT. This flight log

shall be publicly accessible on PennDOT's internet website and shall be updated monthly

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ACT 27 Apr 12 SB 304Air Pollution Control Act - public review of State implementation

plans

TIER 1 FOR LIBERTY ALL MEMBER UNANIMOUS VOTE will have 1 point added to grade.

This bill allows more citizen access to government plans and actions.

HOUSE FISCAL NOTESUMMARY: Senate Bill 304amends the Air Pollution Control Act to

provide for additional public review of State implementation plans

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ACT 28 Apr 12 SB 473Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.) - license fee for deployed

Pennsylvania National Guard members, resident license and fee exemptions

TIER 0 No Impact on Liberty UNANIMOUS VOTE No points added or subtracted from grade.

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HOUSE FISCAL NOTE SUMMARY: SB 473 amends Title 30 (Fish and Boat Code) to change the

eligibility requirements which allow certain members of the Armed Forces to receive a fishing

license at a reduced fee.

ANALYSIS: This legislation amends Title 30 (Fish and Boat Code) by reducing the 180 day

requirement to 60 consecutive days of overseas deployment to qualify for a $1 fishing license.

This provision will apply to members of the PA Army National Guard, Air National Guard or

reserve component of the U.S. armed forces.

FISCAL IMPACT: The Fish Commission has sold approximately 717 reduced fee fishing licenses

so far this fiscal year under the current 180-day active deployment eligibility. The sale of these

licenses has resulted in a revenue loss of $14,340.

ACT 29 Apr 12 SB 560State Military College Legislative Appointment Initiative Program Act

TIER 1 AGAINST LIBERTY - Minimal Impact on Liberty: A yea will subtract 1 point to thegrade and a nay vote will add 1 point from the grade

SUMMARY: Senate Bill 560 is a free-standing piece of legislation that would establish the State

Military College Legislative Appointment Initiative Program Act. The bill is scheduled to take

effect immediately and is scheduled to sunset June 30, 2016 unless reenacted sooner.

ANALYSIS: This legislation provides that each member of the General Assembly may establish

a State Military College selection committee to annually appoint, for guaranteed enrollment in

the college, a student who is a resident of the members legislative district. To be eligible for

appointment a student must have a high school diploma or general education developmentdiploma, maintain domicile within the Commonwealth during the term of the appointment

and comply with the admission requirements of the college and the Early Commissioning

Program of the United States Army.

The bill requires the State Ethics Commission to develop guidelines governing the selection

committees to ensure that they comply with the Legislative Code of Ethics. Each member that

establishes a selection committee must file an annual report with the State Ethics Commission

including the names of the members of the selection committee, the names and addresses of

the applicants and the name of the applicant who is appointed.

The bill also requires the college to notify legislators when an appointee terminates

enrollment and provides that nothing in the act shall be construed to establish a scholarship

granted or funded by the Commonwealth.

FISCAL IMPACT: The enactment of Senate Bill 560 will have no adverse fiscal impact on

Commonwealth funds. Costs associated with members of the General Assembly establishing

and operating selection committees should be minor and can be accomplished within their
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offices existing budgets. The advisory and administrative responsibilities placed upon the

State Ethics Commission are routine to their operations and can be accomplished within its

existing operating budget.

ACT 30 Apr 12 SB 730Second Class Township Code - real property, personal property and

letting contracts

TIER 0 No Impact on LibertyUNANIMOUS VOTE No points added or subtracted from grade.

This bill makes administrative changes with little or no increase in cost of government

SUMMARY: Amends the Second Class Township Code to permit the transfer of real or

personal property to a council of government (COG) without advertising and competitive

bidding. This legislation would take effect in 60 days.

ANALYSIS: This legislation amends the Second Class Township Code to permit the sale or lease

of real or personal property to a council of government (COG), consortium, cooperative or

other similar entity without following the advertising and competitive bidding requirements of

the Code. When real property is sold to a COG the township supervisors may elect to acceptnominal consideration for the property.

This bill also references an existing law (Act 78 of 1979) which sets forth the procedure to be

followed when a township attempts to sell real and personal property and no bids are

received.

FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation will provide second class townships the opportunity to reduce

expenses relating to advertising as well as preparing letting specifications for the sale of real or

personal property to a council of government (COG), consortium, cooperative or other similar

entity. This legislation will have no adverse fiscal impact on Commonwealth funds.

ACT 31 Apr 12 SB 743Public School Code of 1949 - teaching safe driving of motor vehicles


This bill makes administrative changes with little or no increase in cost of government

HOUSE FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS: Thislegislation would allow a school district to contract with a

private driver training instructor or private driver training school to teach theoretical driver

education in the classroom, even if the instructor is not a professional educator certified by

the Department of Education. However, in order to do so, the school district must first postthe vacant position for a minimum of ten days on the districts website. If no qualified

candidate certified by the Department of Education to teach driver and safety education

applies to fill the position, the district may then fill the vacancy with an individual qualified to

teach under the Private Driver Education or Training School Act.


funds.
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ACT 32 Apr 12 SB 1167Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.) and Military and Veterans Code

(51 Pa.C.S.) -



HOUSE FISCAL NOTE SUMMARY: Senate Bill 1167 amends the Domestic Relations Code and

the Military Code concerning child custody. It would take effect in 60 days.

ANALYSIS: This legislation amends the Domestic Relations Code, section 5329 concerning

consideration of criminal conviction in child custody. It eliminates the current contents of the

subsection on initial evaluation and inserts the following language: At the initial in-person

contact with the court, the judge, conference officer or other appointed individual shall

perform an initial evaluation to determine whether the party or household member who

committed an offense under subsection (a) poses a threat to the child and whether counseling

is necessary. The initial evaluation shall not be conducted by a mental health professional.

After the initial evaluation, the court may order further evaluation or counseling by a mentalhealth professional if the court determines it is necessary.

It also amends the Military Code concerning the assignment of child custody rights during

military deployment. It allows a service member to temporarily assign child custody rights to a

family member while the service member is deployed in active duty. In addition, it creates a

new section providing for expedited or electronic hearings when the military duties of the

service member have a material effect on the service member's ability, or anticipated ability,

to appear in person at a regularly scheduled hearing.

This legislation also adds relevant definitions.


funds.

ACT 33 Apr 12 SB 1228Automobile Lemon Law



HOUSE FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS: Thislegislation extends the time period by an additional 30

calendar days for a manufacturer, its agent or authorized dealer to complete repairs in the

event that the repair cannot be completed by reason of war, act of terrorism, civil unrest, fire,

flood or natural disaster within the initial 30 calendar day time period. Furthermore, the

number of calendar days can be extended by not more than an additional 90 calendar days if

the manufacturer files a sworn affidavit with the Office of Attorney General stating that the

repair could not be completed because of one or more reasons listed above.
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Both the 30 day and the 90 day extensions shall apply only if a vehicle is provided to the owner

at no charge during the period of time that the owners vehicle is with the manufacturer, its

agent or autho

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