The Senate passed a bill sponsored by Sens. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Jay Costa (D-43) that would allow magisterial district judges to give Pennsylvania drivers who are unable to pay the fees and fines of their suspended license the option to pursue community service as a payment alternative. [Read More]
Legislation sponsored by Sens. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Greg Rothman (R-34) to protect homebuyers is set to be signed into law. Senate Bill 1173 would require anyone who conducts residential wholesaling in Pennsylvania to obtain a real estate salesperson license under the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act. [Read More]
The Senate Transportation Committee voted today in favor of a bill sponsored by Sens. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Jay Costa (D-43) that would provide an alternative solution for Pennsylvania drivers who are unable to pay the fees of their suspended license: community service. [Read More]
To protect homebuyers, the Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sens. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Greg Rothman (R-34) that would require anyone who conducts residential wholesaling in Pennsylvania to obtain a real estate salesperson or broker license under the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act. [Read More]
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-69) are hosting a free expo for senior citizens on Thursday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 1845 N. Center Ave., Somerset. [Read More]
To reduce ratepayers’ costs and offer public utilities flexibility, the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32). [Read More]
Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R- Bedford/Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland) announced that Somerset County fiber infrastructure received a $13.3 million boost in federal funding from the Pennsylvania Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP). [Read More]
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) to adjust the outdated requirement for a qualified mechanic to perform an oil change every 100 hours on all diesel-powered equipment used by mining companies was signed into law yesterday. [Read More]
Today, the bicameral, bipartisan Early Childhood Education Caucus hosted a rally with child care and pre-K students, teachers and parents as well as other advocates to underscore the worsening impacts of the commonwealth’s early learning teacher shortage. [Read More]
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11), Rep. Pat Harkins (D-1) and Rep. Shelby Labs (R-143) – the co-chairs of Pennsylvania’s bipartisan, bi-cameral Early Childhood Education Caucus – will highlight Pennsylvania’s growing teacher shortage and how it’s affecting early learning on Tuesday, April 9, at 9 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg. [Read More]
