Senator Sabatina: REAP Tax Credit Expansion Signed by Governor Wolf

HARRISBURG, July 1st, 2019 — State Sen. John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) announced the passage of his agricultural tax credit proposal, as a component of the Tax Code (Act 13 of 2019). The Governor has signed the bill into law as part of the FY2019-2020 budget. Senator Sabatina’s...

Members of Pa Senate Democratic Caucus Request Disaster Declaration on Gun Violence

Harrisburg, Pa. − June 24, 2019 − Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus today jointly sent a letter to Governor Tom Wolf requesting a disaster declaration for gun violence in the Commonwealth. “We believe it is necessary to raise the public’s awareness of the massive loss of human...

Sabatina: Marsy’s Law Passes Senate

Harrisburg, June 19, 2019 - Senator John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) was pleased to see Marsy’s Law pass unanimously in the Senate today by a vote of 50-0. The version that passed the Senate is State Rep. Delozier’s companion bill, HB 276, which is identical to Sen. Sabatina’s bill (SB 149)....

Sabatina: Karen’s Law Passes the Senate (SB 123)

Harrisburg, June 19, 2019 − Sen. John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) is elated that his legislation Senate Bill 123, also known as Karen’s Law, was passed unanimously (50-0) by the Senate and is one major step closer to becoming a law in Pennsylvania. “It’s been well over a year since I first met Karen...