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The following Legal Brief  and email was sent to all our PA Senators, gratefully with the help of Chase Englund of the Pennsylvania Small Enterprise Foundation.  The recent proposals, HB2189

The following Legal Brief was sent to all PA Senators and Representatives, gratefully with the help of Chase Englund of the Pennsylvania Small Enterprise Foundation.  The Governor’s budget proposes

The following bill passed the House Labor & Industry Committee along party lines 14-12, on March 23, 2026. Video. The Bill: HB64 (Rep Khan-D) Title: Captive Audience Meeting Enforcement Fund; and imposing penalties.

The Bill: HB2300 (Rep Cepeda-Freytiz-D) The Title: Real Time Sales Tax Remittance What Does it Mean: It allows the Department of Revenue to require certain

The following bills passed the House: HB135 Filing Requirements for Cooperative Entrepreneurs (RepKrawjewski-D) Short Summary: Reducing the required number from 5 to 3 employees to have

The Bill: No Bill# yet. Title: Fair Pay For PA: $15 NOW What Does it Mean: Raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour beginning

The Bill: HB300 Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta(D) Title: The Fairness Act What Does it Mean: Its purpose is to expand anti-discrimination protections by adding these categories:

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives reconvenes for voting on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 12:00 PM. The last voting sessions occurred February 2, 3, and

Pennsylvania 2026 Legislature Update: The Pennsylvania House of Representatives (Democratic narrow majority) reconvened on January 6, 2026, with the next voting session not till January 26. Speaker Joanna

This legislation creates a Net Operating Loss Transfer Program in Pennsylvania, allowing certain start-up companies (primarily in biotech, tech, and similar innovative sectors) to sell their unused net operating losses (NOLs) to profitable Pennsylvania-based corporations.

Just hours before Governor Josh Shapiro delivered his 2026-27 budget address at 11:30 AM, the House Labor & Industry Committee rushed through and passed yet

Estimated read time: 2 minutes What do you think about this?.  Philadelphia City Council  recently passed legislation similar to this. The Bill:  HB2135 Representative Morgan Cephas(D) Title:  Menopause and

As Pennsylvania’s political landscape continues to shift, it’s important for small business owners to stay informed about key developments across both sides of the aisle.

The Bill: SB 160 Senator Scott Martin (R)  Title: appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth,