PENNSYLVANIA REGULATION OF MORTGAGE SERVICERS Senate Bill No. 75, now known as Pennsylvania Act No. 81 of 2017 (the “Amendment”), amends Pennsylvania’s Mortgage Licensing Act (the “Law”)…
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SOLICITOR’S REPORT – THE RIGHT-TO-TRY LAW House Bill No. 45 known as the “Right-To-Try Act” has been adopted as Act 33 of 2017 (the “Act”) to allow terminally…
Legislative Report Performance-Based Budgeting in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Act 48 of 2017, known as the Performance-Based Budgeting and Tax Credit Efficiency Act (the “Act”), gives the Governor…
COMMONWEALTH DEBT RATING DOWNGRADE On September 2, 2017, S&P Global Ratings downgraded the credit rating of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from AA‑ to A+, thus making…
SOLICITOR’S REPORT – THE RIGHT-TO-TRY LAW House Bill No. 45 known as the “Right-To-Try Act” has been adopted as Act 33 of 2017 (the “Act”) to allow terminally…
SOLICITOR’S REPORT NATURAL GAS BURNING VEHICLES IN PENNSYLVANIA Senate Bill No.589, adopted as Act31 of 2017 (the “Act”) amends title 75 of Pennsylvania Statutes, the…
SOLICITOR REPORT–PENNSYLVANIA PENSION REFORM Senate Bill No.1 (the “Act”) will replace the current defined benefit pension plans under Act120 for state and public school employees…
LEGISLATIVE REPORT – FUNDING THE PROPOSED GOP BUDGET Following introduction of Governor Wolf’s $32.34 billion state budget proposal, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted along…
On February 7, 2017, Governor Wolf proposed a 2017‑2018 budget for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Proposed Budget”) based on reduced expenditures and a more modest revenue…
The REAL ID Act (the “Act”) was passed by Congress and approved by the President in 2005 to create procedures and rules by which states…