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House Appropriations Committee unanimously refers four-bill package to the House floor
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee unanimously referred a package of four bills — HB 562, HB 802, HB 1257 and HB 2024 — to the House floor after a brief staff overview; the measures cover concurrent jurisdiction over juvenile matters on federal land, exemptions to the Right-to-Know Law, a disabled veterans tax-exemption expansion and trauma-informed training for county veterans directors.
Chairman Harris said the House Appropriations Committee referred a four-bill package to the House floor after a staff summary of each measure.
The committee executive director outlined the bills before the vote: House Bill 562 would preserve the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over juvenile processes on certain federally owned or acquired land; House Bill 802 would amend the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law to provide specified exemptions; House Bill 1257 is a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to expand eligibility for the disabled veterans real estate tax exemption; and House Bill 2024 would mandate trauma-informed care training for county directors of veterans affairs.
"On this package of bills, Republicans will be voting in the affirmative," Chairman Struz said during the meeting. Chairman Harris then stated, "All of the Democrats will also vote in the affirmative." Following those declarations, the chair reported the package was referred to the floor with a unanimous vote.
Committee members did not provide extended floor debate in the hearing; staff gave the overview and the committee moved the items forward as a package. The committee did not record a numeric roll-call tally in the transcript provided; the chair characterized the outcome as unanimous.
Next steps: each bill will proceed to the full House for consideration. The committee did not specify committee amendments or additional fiscal notes during the meeting.
Authorities and procedural notes: the executive director described the bills by title and purpose during the staff overview. The transcript does not include bill sponsors or a recorded numeric vote tally in committee.
