Zoo Day is always a favorite for staff and visitors at the Capitol! The House Game and Fisheries Committee, which I chair, was proud to host the annual event to bring in animal and human representatives from the zoos across the Commonwealth, including the National Aviary.

It was wonderful to have a group of Scouts from local Troops in our area come to my Harrisburg office on Scouting Day at the Capitol. These accomplished young people are dedicated Scouts, and I know they all have great futures ahead of them!

My House colleagues and I recently passed the following bills that will help our neighbors and improve our communities:

We’re making Big Tech pay their fair share by taxing digital ads (HB 1678) and using every penny to prevent any property tax hikes for older homeowners. We’re also expanding housing options and helping people afford to stay in their communities by preventing arbitrary limits on unrelated roommates, also known as the Golden Girls Law (HB 2109).

We’re supporting workers and small businesses by allowing small business owners to claim a tax credit for contributing to their employees’ health insurance premiums through Pennie (HB 2550).

We’re supporting our first responders by helping volunteer, municipal, and combined fire companies pay for new trucks, safety gear, and station upgrades (HB 2446).

We’re ensuring that every vote counts in a timely manner by allowing counties to pre-canvass mail ballots (HB 37) and keeping foreign money out of elections (HB 497).

We’re supporting families by guarding the right to fertility treatments in Pennsylvania (HB 836).

We’re expanding protections against nonconsensual sharing of real or AI-generated intimate images (HB 2252).

We’re protecting your health by banning PFAS “forever chemicals” in cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products, and menstrual products (HB 2145).

My office will be closed on Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

June 19, known as Juneteenth National Freedom Day, is an official annual observance in Pennsylvania. Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when union soldiers reached Galveston, Texas – the furthest point in the south – with news of the end of the Civil War. Juneteenth is a day to commemorate emancipation and the steps we've taken toward freedom.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has begun distributing $103 million in SUN Bucks to help families put fresh food on the table while school is out. About 860,000 children who are automatically eligible should start receiving benefits.

If your family did not receive SUN Bucks last year, please check the PA DHS Eligibility Navigator to see whether you are automatically eligible or need to apply.

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