Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives

Scope and Contents The 2007-2008 Finance Committee dealt with several specific topics, most relating to taxes. Public hearings were held on the following issue: earned income tax credit (House Bill 377); the treatment of Goodwill following business combination of a banking institution; the amusement tax; combined reporting (House Bill 1186); youth employment incentive tax credit (House Bill 333); property tax reform (House Bill 1600); property tax relief for low income seniors in Philadelphia (House Bill...

Scope and Contents During the 2001-2002 Legislative Session the Game and Fish Committee conducted meetings, hearings, and tours related to wildlife management and related issues. The Committee paid special attention to Polychlorinated Biphenyls, or PCBs, in trout, hatcheries in Pennsylvania, licenses and permits, wild turkey hunting, deer management, elk and black bears.Very little supporting material was supplied with the 2001-2002 Game and Fisheries Committee papers. The vast majority of this...

Scope and Contents During the 2007-2008 Session, the Game and Fisheries Committee held hearings on the following topics: House Bill 251 (Regulation of Hunting in Vicinity of Feeding Stations), House Bill 1436 (Creation of a Junior Fishing License), House Bill 2205 (Increasing Penalties for Game Code Violations) and Deer Farming in Pennsylvania. The Committee toured a Bear Den, Elk Ranges and Mountain Ridge Whitetails as well as the National High Power Rifle Silhouette Competition and Sinter Fire, a company...