The House of Representatives approved a Senate-proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution today that could improve the way that state government responds to emergencies by adding accountability and controls to future disaster declarations, according to Senator Scott Martin (R-13), who sponsored the bill. [Read More]
Senator Scott Martin (R-13) urged the Department of Health today to use local vaccine distribution planning efforts like Lancaster County’s planned model and take a more locally-coordinated and efficient approach to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to more Pennsylvanians. [Read More]
Lancaster County Senators Ryan P. Aument (R-36) and Scott Martin (R-13) raised serious concerns today about the massive tax hikes and unsustainable new government spending included in Governor Tom Wolf’s 2021-22 budget proposal. Listen [Read More]
HARRISBURG – Lancaster County Senators Ryan P. Aument (R-36) and Scott Martin (R-13) raised serious concerns today about the massive tax hikes and unsustainable new government spending included in Governor Tom Wolf’s 2021-22 budget proposal. Governor Wolf’s $40.2 billion proposal would boost state spending by a whopping a $3.1 billion (8.2 percent) over the current […] [Read More]
After being named Chair of the Senate Education Committee earlier this month, Senator Scott Martin (R-13) announced today that a former Lancaster County teacher and well-respected Senate staff member will serve as Executive Director of the committee in the upcoming session. [Read More]
Senator Scott Martin (R-13) was reappointed today to serve on the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee, which he chaired in 2020. [Read More]
The Senate today approved a comprehensive $912 million relief measure to help restaurants, schools, employers, and tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Senator Scott Martin (R-13), who supported the bill. [Read More]
The Senate approved a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution today that could improve the way that state government responds to emergencies by limiting the length of future disaster declarations, according to Senator Scott Martin (R-13), who sponsored the bill. [Read More]
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved three bills on Monday that would provide uniformity and consistency to the process of filling county district attorney vacancies, according to one of the bills’ sponsors, Senator Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
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]
