Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the current status of bat species located in this Commonwealth and management and conservation efforts that have been undertaken to protect and bolster bat populations and to issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly.
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Women's Reproductive Health Care Compact to protect women's reproductive health care services; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor.
Providing for the return of beverage containers and for the powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection; imposing a returnable beverage container assessment on distributors; providing for duties of returnable beverage distributors; establishing the Returnable Beverage Container Fund; and providing for a returnable deposit value on returnable beverage containers, for redemption of empty returnable beverage containers, for redemption centers, for payment of claims from the fund and for annual report to General Assembly.
In rules of the road in general, further providing for meeting or overtaking school bus and for enforcement of failure to stop for school bus with flashing red lights.
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions and providing for inspection for continuing conformity to license.
In judicial boards and commissions, further providing for powers and duties of Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing; and providing for demographic impact statements in consideration of legislation relating to crimes, offenses and sentencing.
In licensing of health care facilities, providing for hospital pricing transparency; providing for acquisition of health care facilities; and imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Attorney General.