Senator John Gordner
Prime Sponsored Legislation Report
2017-2018 Legislative Session
The following is a list of bills and resolutions introduced in the 2017-2018 legislative session, including a brief description of the legislative intent and the most recent action that each bill has seen.
Senate Bills
SB 274 – Amends The Professional Nursing Law to provide for certified registered nurse anesthetist designation.
- Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, March 23, 2017 [House]
SB 276 – Prohibits an employer from asking a prospective employee whether that person has ever been arrested when the arrest resulted in the charges being withdrawn or if there was a not guilty verdict.
- Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 31, 2017 [Senate]
SB 277 – Establishes an outer limit of 10 years for action by tax officers or political subdivisions to collect unpaid earned income taxes.
- Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 31, 2017 [Senate]
SB 278 – Establishes an outer limit of 10 years for action by tax officers or political subdivisions to collect unpaid earned income taxes.
- Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 31, 2017 [Senate]
SB 365 – Amends the Second Class Township Code to increase from $1,000 to $2,000 the fair market value threshold for personal property that can be sold by a Second Class Township without a bid process or via public auction.
- Act 21 of 2017
SB 399 – Clarifies that a Second Class Township Supervisor can hold both an elected and appointed position within the township as long as it is not prohibited elsewhere in statute.
- Act 28 of 2017
SB 499 – Amends Title 61, relating to county board of inspectors in counties of the eighth class.
- Act 63 of 2018
SB 668 – Amends the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act.
- Re-reported as committed, June 21, 2018
SB 676 – Addresses ongoing funding deficiencies in the Workers’ Compensation Uninsured Employers Guarantee Fund.
- Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Oct. 26, 2017 [House]
SB 764 – Creates a recreational vehicle (RV) specific law which would govern RV dealers, manufacturers, and salespeople.
- Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 22, 2018
SB 796 – Waives the change of address fee for CDL licensees whose address was changed by a governmental action.
- Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Feb. 8, 2018 [House]
SB 932 – Clarifies that 50% of a payment in-lieu of Social Security benefits for annuitants of the federal Civil Service Retirement System is not to be considered “income” when determining eligibility for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program.
- Referred to FINANCE, Oct. 19, 2017 [Senate]
- Included as an amendment to Act 42 of 2018
SB 975 – Amends the Covered Device Recycling Act
- Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Dec. 4, 2017 [Senate]
SB 977 – Amends the Regulatory Review Process
- Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 25, 2018 [House]
SB 1022 – Reestablishes an exemption to state prevailing wage rates for certain federal housing grants.
- Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 19, 2018 [Senate]
SB 1130 – Establishes the Keystone Scholars program in Pennsylvania.
- Referred to FINANCE, April 16, 2018 [Senate]
- Included as an amendment to Act 42 of 2018