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In this Update:

• Honoring Our Military Heroes and Veterans
• Lifesaving Bill to Eliminate Cost Barriers to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Approved by Senate
• Senate Targets PA Opioid Crisis with Expanded Reporting Tool
• Measure to Prevent Eminent Domain Abuse Approved by Senate
• Celebrating Great Outdoors Month

Honoring Our Military Heroes and Veterans

We owe our veterans and active-duty military heroes a tremendous debt of gratitude for their service to our great nation. To honor these heroes, I am creating a special exhibit at my Senior Expo that recognizes local veterans (living or deceased) and active-duty military personnel for their efforts to defend our freedom.

If you would like to nominate a friend or loved one to be included in this exhibit, please submit their photo and complete their information here by August 7. The submissions will be featured at a special display at the Senior Expo, which is scheduled on August 14 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Farm and Home Center, located at 1383 Arcadia Road in Lancaster.

Registration and more information about my Senior Expo are available here.

Lifesaving Bill to Eliminate Cost Barriers to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Approved by Senate

Patients who receive abnormal results from supplemental breast cancer screenings will be able to access the necessary follow-up diagnostic imaging at no cost under bipartisan legislation passed by the Senate. This ensures critical continuum of care.

Senate Bill 88 builds on the success of Act 1 of 2023, which provided no-cost preventive screenings for individuals at high risk. Senate Bill 88 takes the next step with no-cost follow-up diagnostic imaging and expands eligibility to include individuals at average risk.

While 26 other states have followed Pennsylvania’s lead in offering no-cost supplemental breast screening since the passage of Act 1, Pennsylvania remains the only state without guaranteed coverage for diagnostic imaging. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives.

Senate Targets PA Opioid Crisis with Expanded Reporting Tool

The Senate voted to incorporate overdose reporting by EMS providers into the statewide Overdose Information Network to make sure first responders, treatment providers and other key parties have the information they need to save lives.

Senate Bill 89 would require the Pennsylvania Department of Health to coordinate with the Pennsylvania State Police to ensure real-time overdose reporting by EMS providers is incorporated into the statewide mapping system. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives.

EMS providers would report information including the date and time of the overdose, location, substances used by the victim and more. In other action to prevent opioid deaths, Senate Republicans led passage of a measure giving EMS personnel permanent authority to leave behind a dose of lifesaving naloxone at non-fatal overdose scenes.

Measure to Prevent Eminent Domain Abuse Approved by Senate

Legislation to protect property owners against eminent domain abuse and ensure they are fully compensated when their property is taken by government was approved by the Senate.

Senate Bill 225 would ensure business owners and farmers whose properties are seized through eminent domain are compensated for loss of “goodwill,” which goes beyond the assessed value.

For farms, the land may possess characteristics that make it particularly special, such as fertile soil. In the case of another business, goodwill may be because of location, access to utilities and other factors. 

Farmers, employers and homeowners testified before a Senate committee last year about eminent domain abuse. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.

Celebrating Great Outdoors Month

The arrival of summer means plenty of opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy what nature has to offer locally and across our commonwealth.

Pennsylvania is home to cool, green forests, thousands of pristine lakes and streams, hiking trails and state parks. Find plenty of ways to explore the great outdoors of our region and the state here.

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