[0:11] The hour of 12 noon having

[0:12] arrived, the house will come to

[0:14] order Without objection, the

[0:16] prayer and pledge will be

[0:17] dispensed with today.

[0:22] Without objection, the approval

[0:24] of the Journal of Thursday, July

[0:26] 23, 2026 will be postponed until

[0:28] printed. The following journals

[0:29] are in print and without

[0:31] objection will be approved.

[0:34] Wednesday, March 25th, 2026.

[0:37] Monday, April 13th, 2026,

[0:40] Tuesday, April 14, 2026,

[0:43] Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 and

[0:45] Monday, April twenty7h, 2026.

[0:50] The House will now now take up a

[0:52] special order of business, the

[0:54] swearing in of representative

[0:56] elect Brandon Dukes of the 12th

[0:58] Legislative District. The chair

[1:00] is in receipt of the election

[1:01] returns for the 12th Legislative

[1:02] District that the clerk will now

[1:03] read.

[1:07] I, Al Schmitdt, Secretary of the

[1:08] Commonwealth, you hereby certify

[1:09] that at the special election

[1:11] held on the 18th day of August

[1:14] 2026, Brandon Dukes, having

[1:16] received 8470 votes, was duly

[1:17] elected to the officef of

[1:18] Representative in the General

[1:20] Assembly and the 12th

[1:21] leggislative District of the

[1:22] Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

[1:24] which is by hand and the seal of

[1:25] the office of the Secretary of

[1:26] the Commonwealth this 2nd day of

[1:27] September 2026. Al Schmitdt.

[1:32] The chair requests that the

[1:34] member elect come forward to the

[1:35] well of the House for the

[1:36] purpose of taking the oath of

[1:38] office. Please bring your sacred

[1:39] book and if desired

[1:42] family members or colleagues can

[1:44] also come forward to hold your

[1:45] sacred book during the

[1:45] administration of the oath.

[1:49] The oath of office required by

[1:51] Article 6, Section 3 of the

[1:52] Constitution of Pennsylvania

[1:54] will now be administered by the

[1:56] honornorable Susan Schwab,

[1:57] United States Magistrate

[1:58] judgedge for the middledle

[1:59] District of Pennsylvania.

[2:20] Mr. Dukes, please place your

[2:22] left hand on your sacred text.

[2:25] and raise your right hand and

[2:25] repeat after me.

[2:26] i

[2:30] and state your name

[2:33] do solemnly swear

[2:36] that I will support

[2:42] obey, and defend the

[2:42] constitution of the United

[2:43] States.

[2:46] and the Constitution of this

[2:47] commonwealth

[2:51] and that I will discharge the

[2:51] duties of my office.

[2:54] with fidelity

[2:56] Congratulations

[3:33] Congratulationsres

[3:33] representative Dukes.

[3:36] The chair is in receipt of the

[3:37] following reports which the

[3:38] clerk will read.

[3:44] A report as recordd by Act 19842

[3:45] from the Pennsylvania Commission

[3:45] on Crime and Delinquency

[3:46] regarding the 2025 sheriff and

[3:48] deputy sheriffucation and

[3:49] Training Board annualport.

[3:52] A report as required by Title

[3:56] 44, chapter 71, section 71 44 12

[3:57] from the Pennsylvania Commission

[3:58] on Crime and Delinquency

[3:59] regarding the 2025

[4:00] Constable'sducation and Training

[4:02] Board annualport. A report as

[4:04] required by the Job Enhancement

[4:07] Act of 1966, Act 113, Section

[4:12] 2706 as amendment regarding the

[4:13] 2026 semmi-annual

[4:13] allocationport.

[4:18] from the Independent Fiscal

[4:19] Office, a report on the request

[4:21] for an actuarial analysis of

[4:24] Section 29.1 of 2026. An annual

[4:25] report from the Department of

[4:26] Community and Economic

[4:26] Development regarding the

[4:29] pennorks annualport, a report

[4:30] from the joint State Government

[4:32] commission in response to House

[4:34] Resolution 254 of 2025 regarding

[4:36] underground power lines in

[4:38] Pennsylvania staff study. a

[4:39] report in accordance with

[4:41] section 524b of the Public

[4:42] Utility code from the

[4:43] Pennsylvania Public Utility

[4:44] Commission regarding the c

[4:45] election power outlook for

[4:48] Pennsylvania 2025 to 2030.

[4:52] A report from the joint State

[4:53] Governmentcommission regarding

[4:55] dissidents estates advisoryit,

[4:57] probate estates and fiduciaries

[4:58] law proposed statutory

[5:00] amendments to 20 pA consolidated

[5:01] atutes.

[5:04] A report as required by Act 24

[5:06] of 2021 from the Pennsylvania

[5:07] Department of Labor and Industry

[5:08] regarding the Bureau of

[5:10] Occupational Industrial Safety

[5:12] waivers and refunds, annualport

[5:13] 2025 to 2026.

[5:20] The chair recognizes

[5:21] Representative Daley, chair of

[5:22] the Committee on Tourism,

[5:24] Recreation, and economic

[5:26] development who reports the

[5:28] following resolutions House

[5:30] resolution 589 reported as

[5:32] committed. Will the House agree

[5:33] to the report? Agreed to.

[5:36] House resolution 590 reported as

[5:38] committed. Will the House agree

[5:39] to the report? Agreed to.

[5:42] The chair referred the following

[5:43] bills which the clerk will read.

[5:48] Reerrals July 24, 2026. House

[5:50] Bill 2713 Judiciary and House

[5:51] Bill 2712 to professional

[5:52] licensure.

[5:56] Referrals July 27, 2026.

[5:57] Houseboat 2717 the game

[6:00] fisheries. House resolution 591

[6:01] to healthal. House about 2714

[6:03] Judiciary House Resolution 592

[6:04] to tourism, recreation and

[6:06] economic development in house

[6:07] Bill 2718 to transportation.

[6:10] referferrals July 29, 2026.

[6:13] Housepell 2719 and houseold 2720

[6:13] to finance.

[6:18] Reerrals July 31st, 2026. How

[6:20] spelled 2722 tosur, house bill

[6:22] 2721 to local government and

[6:23] House Bill 2723 to

[6:23] transportation.

[6:26] Referrals August 4th, 2026.

[6:29] House Bill 2726 to judiciary,

[6:31] House Bill 2727 a local

[6:33] government. House Bill 2725 to

[6:34] state government and House Bill

[6:35] 2724 to transportation.

[6:40] Reerrals August 5th, 2026. House

[6:41] Bill 2728 to state government.

[6:44] Referrals August 7, 2026. House

[6:46] Bill 2729 to agricultural

[6:48] andrural affairs, House

[6:50] Resolution 594 and House Bill

[6:52] 2730 to Judiciary and House

[6:54] resolution 593 to the

[6:54] uncontested calendar under Rule

[6:55] 35.

[6:59] Referrals August 11th, 2026. How

[7:01] spelled 2732 to aging andelar

[7:04] lot Services, Houseold 2731 to

[7:05] healthal and House resolution

[7:06] 595 to Veterans affairs and

[7:07] emergencyre preparedness.

[7:10] Referrals August 18, 2026. House

[7:14] Bill 2738. House bill 2739 and

[7:15] Housepe 2740 to consumer

[7:16] protection technology and

[7:18] utilities. Houses 2737

[7:22] education, House 2735 and house

[7:24] spelled 2736 to finance house

[7:27] bill 2734 tosur. housebo 2741

[7:29] and house spelled 2742 Judiciary

[7:31] and House Bill 2733 to La

[7:31] andndustry.

[7:36] Referrals August 19, 2026. How

[7:38] spelled 2743 to education, House

[7:40] Resolution 597 to health and

[7:42] House resolution 596 to tourism,

[7:43] recreation, and economic

[7:43] development.

[7:46] referfeerral's August 24th,

[7:50] 2026. House Bill 2744 Judiciary

[7:51] and House Bill 2745 tofesion

[7:51] licensure.

[7:56] Referrals August 25, 2026. House

[7:58] Bill 2748 to finance, health

[8:00] support 2749 to health. House

[8:02] 2746 to housing and Community

[8:05] Develo. House Bill 2747 to

[8:06] judiciary, House Resolution of

[8:08] 599 to state government. House

[8:10] resolution to House resolution

[8:12] in 598 to tourism, recreation

[8:14] and economic development and

[8:17] house resolution 601 to eterans

[8:17] Affairs and emergencyre

[8:18] preparedness.

[8:22] referfeerrals August 27, 2026.

[8:24] How spelled 2750 to agriculture

[8:26] and affairs, House Resolution

[8:28] 602 to Chire and youth. How

[8:30] speed 2752 the didiciary and

[8:31] House Bill 2751 state

[8:31] government.

[8:36] referferrals August 31st, 2026.

[8:38] House Bill 2753 day finance.

[8:40] House Resolution 604, House

[8:42] Resolution 605, and House Bill

[8:44] 2754 to healthal as spelled 2756

[8:46] for liquor Control. As

[8:48] Resolution 603 to the

[8:49] uncontested calendar under Rule

[8:51] 35 and House Resolution 606 to

[8:52] transportation.

[8:56] Referral September 1st, 2026.

[8:58] House spelled 2758 Judiciary

[9:00] House 2757 Eliquor Control.

[9:02] House Resolution 607 to state

[9:04] government and House Resolution

[9:05] 608 to tourism, recreation, and

[9:05] economic development.

[9:09] refererrals September 2, 2026.

[9:11] Hossolution 6 or90 children in

[9:12] youth and house by 2755 to

[9:13] energy.

[9:22] The chair thanks the clerk

[9:26] We wish a special happy birthday

[9:30] to the good gentle lady from

[9:30] Montgomery County,

[9:31] Representative Shusterman.

[9:33] happy birthdayre representative.

[9:38] The chair is in receipt of a

[9:40] motion by the good gentleman

[9:41] from Philadelphia, the

[9:42] appppropriations chairman,

[9:44] Chairman Harris, that the House

[9:45] will now adjourn until

[9:48] Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at

[9:51] 5:45 p.m. at Congress hall in

[9:53] Philadelphia unless sooner

[9:55] recalled by thepeer. The

[9:56] questions is on the motion those

[9:57] in favor say ay

[10:00] those opposed, no. the ayes have

[10:02] it and the house stands

[10:02] adjourned until Wednesday,

[10:06] September 9, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.

[10:07] at Congress Hall in Philadelphia

[10:08] un' must sooner recalled by

[10:10] thepeer and again

[10:10] congratulations Representative

[10:11] Dukes.

House Session (Sep 8 2026)

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