DiSanto Bill Imposing Legislative Accountability over Costly Regulations Passes Senate Committee
Legislation sponsored by State Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) requiring the General Assembly to approve all major regulations was approved by the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee this week. [Read More]
DiSanto’s Banking & Insurance Committee Approves Bills to Improve Team-based Healthcare and Strengthen State Banking Fund
As Chairman of the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee, Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) held a voting meeting to approve bills that promote the use of team-based healthcare as well as strengthen the independence of the state’s banking fund. [Read More]
Sen. DiSanto and Rep. Stambaugh Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Eliminate School Property Taxes
Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) and Representative Perry Stambaugh (Perry/Cumberland) introduced a proposal this week that would allow Pennsylvania residents to vote directly on the elimination of school property taxes through an amendment to the state constitution. [Read More]
DiSanto Proposes Bill to Modernize Costly Public Notice Mandate
State Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) has reintroduced legislation to modernize a costly and archaic state mandate requiring school districts and municipalities to publish all public notices in a printed local newspaper. [Read More]
Op-ed: Governor Wolf is Trying to Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes. Don’t Let Him.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created extraordinary challenges that clearly require the cooperation of all branches and levels of government. [Read More]
Senators DiSanto & Regan Oppose Governor’s I-83 Bridge Tolling Scheme
Today Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) and Senator Mike Regan (Cumberland/York) learned for the first time from the PA Department of Transportation (PennDOT) that they intend to impose tolls on the Interstate 83 John Harris (South) Bridge in Harrisburg between Dauphin and Cumberland County. DiSanto and Regan oppose this tolling plan and intend to use every means available to them, legislative or otherwise, to prevent Governor Wolf from moving forward. [Read More]
DiSanto Proposes Bill to Streamline Adoption Process
State Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) has reintroduced legislation that would expedite the voluntary termination of parental rights in the course of the legal adoption process. [Read More]
DiSanto Says Governor’s Budget is More Failed Leadership
Governor Tom Wolf today unveiled his proposed $40.2 billion General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22, which includes a massive increase in state spending, a substantial personal income tax rate hike, imposition of Marcellus Shale extraction tax, and elimination of funding for broadband expansion as well as vital agricultural and health programs and services. [Read More]
Senate Approves DiSanto Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Legislative Vote on Extended Disaster Declarations
The state Senate today approved a proposed constitutional amendment, co-prime sponsored by Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry), that would limit the length of future emergency disaster declarations unless an extension is approved by the General Assembly, moving it one step closer to a voter referendum. [Read More]
Senate Committee Advances Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Strengthen Emergency Response
The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee approved a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution today to bolster the state’s efforts to respond to emergencies by limiting the length of future disaster declarations, according to prime sponsors Senators John DiSanto and (R-15) and Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
DiSanto to Hold Telephone Town Hall January 27
State Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) will be hosting a telephone town hall with local residents Wednesday, January 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. [Read More]
DiSanto Named Chairman of Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) has been appointed Chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee for the 2021-22 legislative session by Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman. [Read More]