Senate Passes Plan for Voter Verification Constitutional Amendment
The Senate this week approved a plan to allow voters to decide if the Pennsylvania Constitution should be amended to require identification each time a voter casts a ballot, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who supported the measure. [Read More]
Yaw: Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee Approves Measures to Streamline Government
The Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee today approved three measures designed to streamline government, according to committee Chairman Senator Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Meeting to consider SB 717, SB 718, SB 765, and SR 139
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | Wednesday, June 23, 2021 9:30 a.m. | Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation | [Read More]
Sen. Yaw Welcomes Rev. Glen Bayly to Capitol for Senate Invocation
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) welcomed the Rev. Glen Bayly and his wife Darlene of Union County to the state Capitol on Tuesday. [Read More]
Senate Votes to Permit “Mixed Drinks to Go” Permanently, Enact Other Steps to Help Hospitality Sector Employers
The state Senate voted this week to permanently allow “mixed drinks to go” from restaurants and hotels, extend sales for outdoor dining and expand the number of locations where ready-to-drink mixed drinks can be sold, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Approves Bills on Solar and Wind Projects, PFAS Safeguards, Clean Streams Law
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee today approved three bills sponsored by committee chairman Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: Senate Approves Bill Requiring Legislative Approval for Joining RGGI
The state Senate yesterday (June 14) approved, by a solid 35-15 bipartisan, veto-proof vote, a bill that would require Legislative approval of the Governor’s proposal to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Yaw AUDIO [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: Region Receives More Than $27.8 Million in Marcellus Shale Impact Fees
The Marcellus Shale Impact Fee will deliver more than $27.8 million to county and local governments this year, according to Senator Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Meeting to consider SB 284, SB 302, and SB 545
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 12:30 pm | Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation [Read More]
Sen. Yaw Announces More Than $1.8 Million in Funds for Area Housing Assistance
Programs that help to provide affordable homeownership and rental housing options across the 23rd Senatorial District will receive a $1,835,000 funding boost, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Yaw Conservation Assistance Bill
Legislation creating a new Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program was unanimously approved today by the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) who prime sponsored the bill. Listen [Read More]
Op-Ed: Energy Production Important to Pennsylvania’s Environmental Future
Pennsylvania is one of the largest net exporters of energy in the United States. It’s a fact that has been highlighted in energy circles – and politics – for years. But many who are pushing for changes in public policy when it comes to energy growth and development do not seem to comprehend the depths of what that means. In fact, many behave as if they are embarrassed by Pennsylvania’s global energy position. [Read More]
PA Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Chairman Tours Shell Cracker Plant
Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) on Wednesday toured the Shell petrochemical plant located in Beaver County. [Read More]
Committee to Consider Conservation Measure Sponsored by Senator Yaw
The state Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee will consider a measure to support agricultural conservation projects during a meeting set for Monday (June 7), according to Committee Chairman Senator Elder Vogel. [Read More]
Sen. Yaw Says Misinformation on Fracking Ignores PA’s High Regulatory Standards
Calling a Senate Democrat legislative wish list – based on last year’s Statewide Investigating Grand Jury Report on fracking in Pennsylvania – an effort to “peddle misinformation,” PA state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement: [Read More]
Senate Committee Chairmen Tour PCT Campus
Two state senators visited Penn College on Friday, getting a firsthand look at the institution’s effectiveness in preparing students for careers readily and repeatedly shown to be “essential.” [Read More]
Yaw Calls Latest COVID Emergency Declaration the First Step to Returning Checks, Balances
State Senator Gene Yaw issued the following statement after Governor Wolf renewed the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration for 21 days: [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: Williamsport Regional Airport to Receive More Than $1 Million in State Funds for New Hangar
Williamsport Regional Airport will receive more than $1 million in state funds to build a new hangar complex, state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) announced today. [Read More]
State Senate Approves Yaw Measure Regulating Lawn Fertilizer Application, Updating 1956 Act
A bill aimed at modernizing Pennsylvania’s 1956 Fertilizer Act was overwhelmingly approved today by the state Senate, according to prime sponsor, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Joint Hearing on ‘Energy Choice’ Legislation Set for Tuesday
The Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Chaired by Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) and the Senate Local Government Committee, Chaired by Senator Cris Dush, will hold a joint committee hearing on Tuesday, May 11, to discuss Senate Bill 275, which would bar cities or towns from restricting types of energy sources in housing and commercial developments. [Read More]
Public hearing to SB 275 (Energy Choice Legislation)
Joint Hearing Senate Local Government and Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 10 a.m. | Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Joint Hearing on Bonding of Solar, Wind Installations Set for Wednesday
The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Chaired by Senator Elder Vogel (R-47) and the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Chaired by Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) will hold a joint committee hearing on Wednesday, May 12, to discuss Senate Bill 284 (Bonding of Solar and Wind Installations). The hearing will be held at 9 […] [Read More]
Public hearing to discuss SB 284 – bonding of solar and wind installations
Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Environmental Resources and Energy Committees | Wednesday, May 12, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. | Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Bradford, Tioga County Preschool Awarded $15K to Increase Early Childhood Nutrition, Agricultural Awareness
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today applauded a local “Farm to School” investment that will improve access to healthy, local foods and increase agricultural awareness opportunities for children in Bradford and Tioga counties. [Read More]
Senator Yaw Supports Plan to Establish a New Funding Stream for Pediatric Cancer Research
More than $100 million in private donations over the next 10 years could be raised to support childhood cancer research under a bill supported by Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) and passed today by the full Pennsylvania Senate. [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: Senate Environmental Committee Approves Bill Mandating Legislative Oversight in RGGI, Similar Carbon Tax
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee (ERE) today approved a bill that would require legislative authorization of the Governor’s proposal to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), or other taxation schemes, according to Sen. Gene Yaw, Majority Chairman. [Read More]
PA Senate ERE Committee to Convene Voting Meeting on Bill Mandating Legislative Approval for Imposing a Carbon Tax in PA
PA Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) will convene a voting meeting on Senate Bill 119, PN 125 (Pittman) – Requiring Legislative Approval for Imposing a Carbon Tax on Tuesday, April 27, at 12:30 PM [Read More]
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Endorse Senator Yaw’s Ag Conservation Bill
During a news conference today at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm Market in Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation voiced support for Senate Bill 465, legislation sponsored by state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Voting meeting to consider SB 119
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 12:30 pm | Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation | [Read More]