Passed House

(PN 332) Amends Title 30 (Fish), in fishing licenses, further providing for exemptions from license requirements by adding language to provide for therapeutic recreation. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 2310) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses), in criminal history record information, to define qualifying offense. Further provides for general regulations, to detail dissemination to noncriminal justice agencies and individuals. Further provides that the additional exceptions in the act shall not apply to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for verification of information as required by law. Provides for expungement, specifying when criminal history record information in a specific criminal proceeding shall be expunged. Provides that nothing in this paragraph shall permit a county clerk of courts or any other official to refuse access to criminal history record information related to convictions that have not been afforded limited access solely because one or more charges arising out of the same conduct or criminal episode have been afforded limited access. Further provides for automatic expungement pursuant to pardon. Further providing for petition for limited access to reduce the time a person must be free from conviction to seven years. Adds language to provide for additional criteria, exceptions and consolidation. Further providing for clean slate limited access to indicate criminal history pertaining to a conviction of an offense if a person has been free for seven years from conviction shall have limited access. Provides for criminal history record information pertaining to a conviction for which a conditional pardon was granted. Adds language to further provide for exceptions, detailing limited access not applicable, consolidation, limited access to same case and filing. Further providing for effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access to stipulate that criminal history records not expunged or provided limited access shall not be used by any individual or noncriminal justice agency for employment, housing or school matriculation purposes. Further providing for employer immunity from liability to outline voluntary disclosure of criminal history. The amendment or additions shall be effective in 180 days. The remainder of the act shall be effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 634, 1139, 1360, 1988) (PN 1988) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses), in criminal history record information, to define qualifying offense. Further provides for general regulations, to detail dissemination to noncriminal justice agencies and individuals. Further provides that the additional exceptions in the act shall not apply to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for verification of information as required by law. Provides for expungement, specifying when criminal history record information in a specific criminal proceeding shall be expunged. Further provides for automatic expungement pursuant to pardon. Further providing for petition for limited access to reduce the time a person must be free from conviction to seven years. Adds language to provide for additional criteria, exceptions and consolidation. Further providing for clean slate limited access to indicate criminal history pertaining to a conviction of an offense if a person has been free for seven years from conviction shall have limited access. Provides for criminal history record information pertaining to a conviction for which a conditional pardon was granted. Adds language to further provide for exceptions, detailing limited access not applicable, consolidation, limited access to same case and filing. Further providing for effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access to stipulate that criminal history records not expunged or provided limited access shall not be used by any individual or noncriminal justice agency for employment, housing or school matriculation purposes. Further providing for employer immunity from liability to outline voluntary disclosure of criminal history. The amendment or additions shall be effective in 180 days. The remainder of the act shall be effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 634, 1139, 1360) (PN 1360) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to amend the definition of qualifying offense. Further providing for general regulations to specify the additional exceptions in the act shall not apply to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for verification of information as required by law. Further providing for petition for limited access to reduce the time a person must be free from conviction to seven years. Adds language to provide for additional criteria to include a qualifying offense. Further providing for clean slate limited access to indicate criminal history pertaining to a conviction of an offense if a person has been free for 10 years from conviction shall have limited access. Further providing for effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access to stipulate criminal history records not expunged or provided limited access shall not be used by any individual or noncriminal justice agency for employment, housing or school matriculation purposes. Further providing for employer immunity from liability to outline voluntary disclosure of criminal history. Amendment or additions shall be effective in 180 days, the remainder of the act shall be effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 634, 1139) (PN 1139) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses), further providing for definitions to insert a definition for qualifying offense. Adds "and share the same offense tracking number) to "one docket number". Makes technical adjustments. Effective in 180 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 634) (PN 634) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses), further providing for definitions to insert a definition for qualifying offense. Further providing for general regulations to specify provisions shall not apply to the Department of State for verification of information provided by a candidate for public office concerning eligibility. Further providing for petition for limited access to reduce the time a person must be free from conviction to seven years. Further providing for clean slate limited access to indicate criminal history pertaining to a conviction of an offense if a person has been free for 10 years from conviction shall have limited access. Further providing for effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access to stipulate criminal history records not expunged or provided limited access shall not be used by any individual or noncriminal justice agency for employment, housing or school matriculation purposes. Further providing for employer immunity from liability to outline voluntary disclosure of criminal history. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 1150) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offense), further providing for sale or transfer of firearm to make a related repeal. Further providing for Pennsylvania State Police and providing for duty to report to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Requires notice to the Attorney General and ICE if an instantaneous records check indicates that a potential purchaser or transferee of a firearm is illegally or unlawfully in the US. Strikes provisions relating to persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms. Establishes a duty to report to ICE. Effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 660) (PN 660) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offense), further providing for sale or transfer of firearm to make related repeal. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 2578) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses), in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without serial numbers and for privately made firearms. Inserts definitions for use in the act. Adds sections providing for sale of firearm or firearm parts without serial numbers and privately made firearms. Changes language to assert that the sale or transfer of a firearm or firearm parts without serial numbers is a felony of the third degree. Details expectations for owners of privately made firearms to follow. Outlines refusal. Effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number: 726) (PN 726) Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to provide for the offense of the sale of a firearm or firearm parts without serial numbers as a felony of the second degree. Inserts definitions for use in the act. Details expectations for owners of privately made firearms to follow. Outlines refusal. Effective in 60 days. 

(PN 1652) Amends the Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act, in for identification requirements for sale of scrap materials to scrap processors and recycling facility operators, providing a scrap processor and recycling facility operator shall collect additional information on transactions that include catalytic converters, including information on the year, make, model, and VIN of the vehicle the converter is from, a photo of the converter, and a photo of the seller. Provides if a transaction between a processor and operator includes a catalytic converter, the processor and operator shall withhold payment for 48 hours until the hold is lifted by law enforcement or a magisterial district judge and shall keep the converter intact and safe. Adds penalties for individuals in unlawful possession of a catalytic converter. Effective in 60 days (Prior Printer's Number: 751). (PN 751) Amends the Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act, in for identification requirements for sale of scrap materials to scrap processors and recycling facility operators, providing a scrap processor and recycling facility operator shall collect additional information on transactions that include catalytic converters, including information on the year, make, model, and VIN of the vehicle the converter is from, a photo of the converter, and a photo of the seller. Provides if a transaction between a processor and operator includes a catalytic converter, the processor and operator shall withhold payment for 48 hours until the hold is lifted by law enforcement or a magisterial district judge and shall keep the converter intact and safe. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 853) Amends Title 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game), providing for active duty military fishing reciprocity and for disabled veteran annual fishing license reciprocity; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, providing for active duty military hunting reciprocity and for disabled veteran annual hunting license reciprocity. Provides that any person who possesses a valid and lawfully issued active duty military fishing license or permit issued under the laws of another state may fish in any of the waters of the commonwealth or in any boundary waters if the state provides a reciprocal privilege for a nonresident individual on active duty in the armed forces of the U.S. and the attorney general determines that the fishing laws of the state are similar to the fishing laws of the commonwealth. Further provides that any person who possesses a valid and lawfully issued disabled veteran annual fishing license or permit issued under the laws of another state may fish in any of the waters of the commonwealth or in any boundary waters if the state provides a reciprocal privilege for individuals possessing a disabled veteran annual fishing license and the attorney general determines that the fishing laws of the state are similar to the fishing laws of the commonwealth. Provides that any person who possesses a valid and lawfully issued active duty military hunting license or permit may hunt in the commonwealth if the state provides a reciprocal privilege for individuals possessing an active duty military hunting license and the attorney general determines that the hunting laws of the state are similar to the hunting laws of the commonwealth. Further provides that any person who possesses a valid and lawfully issued disabled veteran annual hunting license or permit issued under the laws of another state may hunt in the commonwealth if the state provides a reciprocal privilege for individuals possessing a disabled veteran annual hunting license and the attorney general determines that the hunting laws of the state are similar to the hunting laws of the commonwealth. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 1152) Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition. In community and municipal courts, further providing for masters. Outlines provisions relating to extreme risk protection orders. Adds offenses of the act are felonies of the third degree if a petitioner knowingly, intentionally or recklessly makes a false statement. Effective in 90 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 960) (PN 1152) Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition. In community and municipal courts, further providing for masters. Adds provisions relating to extreme risk protection orders. The bill provides for extreme risk orders regarding access to firearms. Changes the crime classification from first to second degree. Makes technical adjustments. Adds the expiration of an extreme risk protection order to the list of reasons for the return of a firearm. Classifies the crime of a petitioner who knowingly, intentionally or recklessly makes a false statement for an improper purpose a felony of the third degree. Effective in 90 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 960) (PN 960) Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition; in community and municipal courts, further providing for masters; and adding provisions relating to extreme risk protection orders. The bill provides for extreme risk orders regarding access to firearms. Effective in 90 days. (PN 960) Amends Titles 18 (Crimes) and 42 (Judiciary) establishing Chapter 64A Extreme Risk Protection Orders. Provides a law enforcement officer or a family or household member of a person believed to present a risk of suicide or of causing the death of, or extreme bodily injury to, another person may file a petition requesting that the court issue an extreme risk protection order or renew an existing extreme risk protection order. Further provides for petition of extreme risk protection orders, hearings on petitions, order after hearing, extensive of order and relinquishment of firearms. Effective in 90 days.

(PN 1047) Act designating the boat access located on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, as the Representative Garth Everett Muncy Access Area. Directs the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) to erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the boat access. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 1825) Amends the original bill to repeal provisions relating to licenses and sale or transfer of firearms under Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses). Further provides for the Safe Communities Grant Program (program) to indicate that money appropriated for the program shall be deposited into the program's fund. Effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer's Number(s): 1185, 1741) (PN 1741) Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 35 (Health and Safety), in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses to impose an additional fee of $10 that shall be paid by the applicant for a license to carry a firearm, to be remitted by the sheriff to the Safe Communities Grant Program, and for sale or transfer of firearms to require firearm sellers to charge each buyer or transferee a fee of $1, to be remitted by the Pennsylvania State Police to the program, and establishing the program within the Commission on Crime and Delinquency (CCD) to award grants to improve public health and safety around the state through the installation of lighting or security cameras in and around high crime areas. Specifies definitions. Establishes the Safe Communities Grant Program Fund within the State Treasury to collect fees and to fund the program. Provides definitions for commission, eligible applicant, fund, municipality and program. Confers duties upon CCD to collect grant applications and administer the program. Effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 1185) (PN 1185) Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 35 (Health and Safety), in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses to impose an additional fee of $10 that shall be paid by the applicant for a license to carry a firearm, to be remitted by the sheriff to the Safe Communities Grant Program, and for sale or transfer of firearms to require firearm sellers to charge each buyer or transferee a fee of $1, to be remitted by the Pennsylvania State Police to the program; and establishing the program within the Commission on Crime and Delinquency (CCD) to award grants to improve public health and safety around the state through the installation of lighting or security cameras in and around high crime areas. Establishes the Safe Communities Grant Program Fund within the State Treasury to collect fees and to fund the program. Provides definitions for commission, eligible applicant, fund, municipality and program. Confers duties upon CCD to collect grant applications and administer the program. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 1767) Amends the Conservation and Natural Resources Act, in Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), further providing for community recreation and heritage conservation by giving grant priority to projects specifically related to playgrounds, playground equipment and associated recreation areas that correct accessibility deficiencies for individuals with a disability, including accessible playground equipment and projects that create a recreation area universally designed to meet the needs of all individuals. Effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer's Number(s): 1238) (PN 1238) Amends the Conservation and Natural Resources Act, in Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, further providing for community recreation and heritage conservation by giving grant priority to projects that correct accessibility deficiencies for individuals with a disability, including accessible playground equipment and projects that create a recreation area universally designed to meet the needs of all individuals. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 1283) Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations), in protection from abuse, further providing for relief, for emergency relief by minor judiciary and for arrest for violation of order to include companion animal. Provides for the granting temporary ownership rights over a companion animal and directs defendants to refrain from possessing, contacting, attempting to contact, transferring or relocating the companion animal or contacting or entering the property of any person sheltering the companion animal. Provides a definition for companion animal. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 2441) Repeals provisions amending the Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council Act. Inserts new, extensive provisions providing for 2023-2024 budget implementation, for 2023-2024 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts for prior year appropriations. Makes related repeals. Effective immediately. (Prior Printer Number(s): 1378, 1446, 1943, 2107) (PN 2107) Repeals provisions amending the Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council Act. Inserts new, extensive provisions providing for 2023-2024 budget implementation, for 2023-2024 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts for prior year appropriations. Makes repeals. Effective immediately. (Prior Printer Number(s): 1378, 1446, 1943) (PN 1943) Repeals provisions amending the Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council Act. Inserts new, extensive provisions providing for 2023-2024 budget implementation, for 2023-2024 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts for prior year appropriations. Makes repeals. Effective immediately. (Prior Printer Number(s): 1378, 1446) (PN 1446) Amends the Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council Act, further providing for Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council to indicate the council shall include one member who represents the Office of the Long-term Care Ombudsman. Effective immediately. (Prior Printer Number(s): 1378) (PN 1378) Amends the Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council Act, further providing for Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council to indicate the council shall include one member who represents the Office of the Long-term Care Ombudsman. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 1577) Amends Title 30 (Fish), in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, provides the commission the authority to establish license and permit fees until July 15, 2035. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 1635) Amends Title 34 (Game), in special licenses and permits, providing a definition of "direct contact" and "ruminants" and providing it is unlawful to permit the public to feed or have direct contact with exotic wildlife or wildlife, expect ruminants, for exotic wildlife possession and menagerie permits. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 2071) Amends the act establishing the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Program and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Fund, imposes duties on the Pennsylvania Game Commission and makes annual interfund transfers. Updates wildlife intake calculations. Allows the General Assembly to appropriate money to carry out the provisions of the act. Effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 1745) (PN 1745) The Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Program Act and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Fund are established to award grants to wildlife rehabilitators. Specifies definitions. Imposes duties on the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) to establish and administer the program, as well as implement any necessary policy or procedure necessary to administer the program and fund. Provides for eligible uses of grants and the grant process. Establishes the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Fund as a nonlapsing fund in the State Treasury and makes annual interfund transfers of $300,000 from the fund to the Game Fund. Provides for reports. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 2309) Amends the Administrative Code, in Office of State Inspector General, to provide a definition for enforcement officer. Further providing for powers, purpose and duties to indicate enforcement officers shall have the power to carry firearms, concealed or otherwise in the performance of their official duties and subject to the written policies of the State Inspector General. Amends the definition of “enforcement officer.” Prohibits carrying a firearm unless the enforcement officer has successfully completed basic firearms training and annual firearms training or other similar training as approved by the State Inspector General. Effective immediately. (Prior Printer Number(s): 2018) (PN 2018) Amends the Administrative Code, in Office of State Inspector General, to provide a definition for enforcement officer. Further providing for powers, purpose and duties to indicate enforcement officers shall have the power to carry firearms, concealed or otherwise in the performance of their official duties and subject to the written policies of the State Inspector General. Effective immediately.

(PN 2181) Amends the Agricultural Area Security Law, further providing for purchase of agricultural conservation easements to indicate that eligible nonprofit entities may participate in the preservation of farmland through an easement if the entity does not seek reimbursement for purchase of the easement. Further provides for Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Fund (fund) to indicate the state board shall make annual allocations from the fund by March 1 of each year. Further providing for Land Trust Reimbursement Program (program) to reflect additional provisions relating to the fund. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 3418)  Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, providing for temporary Sunday hunting authorized and for hunting on private land, state forests or land owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and training on Sunday, provides that beginning on July 1, 2028, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt for any furbearer or game on Sunday, provides for exceptions for trapping and certain Sundays, repealing provisions relating to trespass on private property while hunting and to hunting on Sunday without written permission, providing for the offense of trespass on private land while hunting or furtaking and for the offense of hunting, trapping or taking game or wildlife without written permission, excludes unarmed individuals, and further providing for training dogs on small game; in special licenses and permits, further providing for field dog trials; and imposing penalties. Effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 2690, 3165) (PN 3165) Amends Title 34 (Game), in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations; in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, providing for hunting on Sunday, repealing provisions relating to trespass on private property while hunting and to hunting on Sunday without written permission, providing for the offense of trespass on private land while hunting or furtaking and for the offense of hunting, trapping or taking game or wildlife without written permission and further providing for training dogs on small game; in special licenses and permits, further providing for field dog trials; and imposing penalties. Repeals current language regarding Sunday exceptions and hunting prohibitions. Allows any individual who has secured a hunting license to lawfully hunt for any furbearer or game on any day of the week, but provides an exception for an individual who attempts to hunt on private land without obtaining written permission of the owner or a lessee of the private land or another authorized person. Repeals current language regarding trespass on private property while hunting. Defines certain trespassing offenses of an individual engaged in hunting or furtaking that is not licensed or privileged to do so or uses dogs for the hunting or furtaking. Provides for the grading of such offenses and the enforcement of the section. Exempts from subsection (a)(4) counties of the first class; an unarmed individual who enters onto posted or marked property for the sole purpose of retrieving a hunting dog; and such an individual if the property is private land that is fenced or enclosed in a manner manifestly designed to exclude trespassers or if the property is private land posted as an agricultural biosecurity area unless the individual attempts to make contact with the landowner or an agent thereof of the private land prior to entering onto the private land. Defines the summary offense of the third degree of hunting, trapping or taking game or wildlife without written permission by any means or manner or device. Repeals language prohibiting the training of dogs on privately owned property on Sunday. Section 9 shall be effective immediately. The remainder of the act shall be effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 2690) (PN 2690) Amends Title 34 (Game), in game or wildlife protection, to further provide for regulations by removing language stating Sundays excepted; in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, adding a section providing for hunting on Sunday, repealing provisions relating to trespass on private property while hunting and to hunting on Sunday without written permission, adding sections providing for the offense of trespass on private land while hunting or furtaking and for the offense of hunting, trapping or taking game or wildlife without written permission and further providing for training dogs on small game to repeal language relating to Sunday limitation; in special licenses and permits, further providing for field dog trials to repeal language relating to when the meet or trial is to be held on Sunday; and imposing penalties. Establishes a general rule and exception for hunting on Sunday. Defines the offense of trespassing on private land while hunting or furtaking. Provides grading for the first violation, second violation and third or subsequent violation. Specifies that the director shall authorize the police department of each municipal corporation to assist in the enforcement of this section as necessary. Outlines applicability. Defines the offense of hunting, trapping or taking game or wildlife without written permission, and provides for grading. Section 9 shall be effective immediately. The remainder of the act shall be effective in 60 days.

(PN 3376) Amending Title 34 (Game), in enforcement, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers, provides for any officer whose duty it is to enforce the title may not list any officer’s home address on a citation, special permit or any other official business, and, in protection of property and persons, provides definitions. Provides for damage caused by deer or other game upon crops, vegetables, livestock, poultry or beehives. Allows the farmer or an authorized agent of the farmer to kill and dress the deer or other game on the private land, contact the commission to report the killing and transport the carcass to a licensed processor without waiting for an authorized agent of the commission to remove the deer or other game. Allows for the killing only for the purpose of protecting crops, vegetables, livestock, poultry or beehives on private land and prohibits such a killing for food consumption by the household of the farmer or farmer-authorized agent. Provides for the establishment of a registry of responsible hunters within two years of the subsection effective date to assist farmers with the killing and dressing of deer and other game-causing damage on farmers’ private land. Effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 2691) (PN 2691) Amends Title 34 (Game), in protection of property and persons, providing for mitigation of damage and for registry of responsible hunters. Provides definitions. Provides for damage caused by deer or other game upon crops, vegetables, livestock, poultry or beehives. Allows the farmer or an authorized agent of the farmer to kill and dress the deer or other game on the private land, contact the commission to report the killing and transport the carcass to a licensed processor without waiting for an authorized agent of the commission to remove the deer or other game. Allows for the killing only for the purpose of protecting crops, vegetables, livestock, poultry or beehives on private land and prohibits such a killing for food consumption by the household of the farmer or farmer-authorized agent. Provides for the establishment of a registry of responsible hunters within two years of the subsection effective date to assist farmers with the killing and dressing of deer and other game-causing damage on farmers’ private land. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 3377) Amending Title 34 (Game), in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission, Amends section 102 to provide for definitions, stipulates that the governor shall ensure that at least one member of the commission is knowledgeable in the area of wildlife management and actively engaged in a normal agricultural operation as defined in the Right-to-Farm Law. Prohibits the commission from hiring or being represented by a lobbyist, lobbying firm or political consultant. Directs the commission to adopt and periodically review an ethics policy. Effective in 60 days. (Prior Printer Number(s): 2692) (PN 2692) Amends Title 34 (Game), in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission. Amends section 301(a) to add language stating subject to subsection (b.1). Adds a subsection providing for additional consideration, stipulating that the governor shall ensure that at least one member of the commission is knowledgeable in the area of wildlife management and actively engaged in a normal agricultural operation as defined in the Right-to-Farm Law. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 3006) Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution, further providing for security from searches and seizures to include land. A Joint Resolution proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania Constitutional amendments require approval in two consecutive legislative sessions and then approval by the voters through a referendum.

(PN 3374) Amends the Dog Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; in licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for kennels, for requirements for kennels, for revocation or refusal of kennel licenses and for health certificates for importation; and, in enforcement and penalties, further providing for rules and regulations. Amends certain definitions and provides additional definitions. Imposes a fee of $35 per year to keep or operate a service dog kennel. Provides provisions for imported dogs, specifying what shall apply to a kennel that imports dogs from another state or country. Adds language directing the Secretary to revoke a kennel license, dealer license or out-of-state dealer license if a licensee is convicted of a violation relating to sexual intercourse with an animal; neglect of an animal if graded as a misdemeanor or higher; cruelty to an animal if graded as a misdemeanor or higher; aggravated cruelty to an animal; attack of a service, guide or support dog; animal mutilation and related offenses if graded as a misdemeanor or higher; animal fighting; possession of animal fighting paraphernalia; police animals; or assault with a biological agent on an animal, fowl or honey bees. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a kennel license, dealer license or out-of-state dealer license to a person convicted in the last ten years of certain violations if graded a misdemeanor or higher. Makes editorial and technical changes. Outlines the conditions in which an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection shall not be required. Provides for adoption by reference. Effective immediately. (Prior Printers Number 3311) (PN 3311) Amends the Dog Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; in licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for kennels, for requirements for kennels, for revocation or refusal of kennel licenses and for health certificates for importation; and, in enforcement and penalties, further providing for rules and regulations. Revises the definitions of “certificate of vaccination” and “commercial kennel” and defines “accredited veterinarian,” “commercial kennel” and “service dog kennel.” Imposes a fee of $35 per year to keep or operate a service dog kennel. Provides provisions for imported dogs, specifying what shall apply to a kennel that imports dogs from another state or country. Adds language to revocation or refusal of kennel licenses providing for if a licensee or a person is or has been convicted of a violation that causes bodily injury to the animal or places the animal at imminent risk of serious bodily injury. Makes editorial changes. Outlines the conditions in which an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection shall not be required. Provides for adoption by reference. Effective immediately.

(PN 3643) Amends Title 34 (Game), in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for Game Commission officers and employees to insert that each full-time officer whose duty it is to enforce this title shall be classified in the same manner as members of the Pennsylvania State Police for purposes of compensation. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 3685) Amends Title 30 (Fish), in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, further providing for waterways patrolmen and employees. Inserts that each full-time waterways conservation officer whose duty it is to enforce this title shall be classified in the same manner as members of the Pennsylvania State Police for purposes of compensation. Effective in 60 days.

(PN 1029) Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a report on the current status, management and benefits of conservation corridors in this Commonwealth.

(PN 1791) Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to conduct a study to compare impact fees and severance taxes in the largest natural gas producing states and examine the competitive business climate for the industry in those states. Strikes out certain language. Adds new language providing for the LBFC study. (Prior Printer Number(s): 1402) (PN 1402) Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study to determine the amount of revenue that Pennsylvania may have collected since the enactment of Act 13 of 2012 if the commonwealth implemented a severance tax.