Schools
House Bill 2124 would revamp the system for state financial reimbursement for school construction projects. The House approved the measure 109-86 and sent it to the Senate. A yes vote supported the measure.
Voting yes: Reps. Matt Baker, R-68, Wellsboro; Karen Boback, R-117, Harveys Lake; Rosemary Brown, R-189, Middle Smithfield Twp.; Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-108, Rockefeller Twp.; Doyle Heffley, R-122, Lower Towamensing Twp.; Jerry Knowles, R-124, Tamaqua; Sandra Major, R-111, Bridgewater Twp.; Kurt Masser, R-107, Ralpho Twp.; Mike Peifer, R-139, Greene Twp.; Tina Pickett, R-110, Towanda; Mike Tobash, R-125, Pottsville; Tarah Toohil, R-116, Butler Twp.
Voting no: Reps. Mike Carroll, D-118, Avoca; Frank Farina, D-115, Jessup; Marty Flynn, D-113, Scranton; Neal Goodman, D-123, Mahanoy City; Sid Michaels Kavulich, D-114, Taylor; Gerald Mullery, D-119, Newport Twp.; Phyllis Mundy, D-120, Kingston; Eddie Day Pashinski, D-121, Wilkes-Barre; Mario Scavello, R-176, Mount Pocono.
Did not vote: Rep. Kevin Haggerty, D-112, Dunmore.
Revenge
House Bill 2107 would make it a crime to disseminate an intimate sexual image intended to cause distress or so-called `revenge porn' of another person. The House approved the measure 195-0 and sent it to the Senate. A yes vote supported the bill.
Voting yes: Reps. Baker, Boback, Brown, Carroll, Culver, Farina, Flynn, Goodman, Heffley, Kavulich, Knowles, Major, Masser, Mullery, Mundy, Pashinski, Peifer, Pickett, Scavello, Tobash, Toohil.
Did not vote: Rep. Haggerty.
Military
Senate Bill 803 would reinstate an exemption from paying the local income tax for active-duty military pay. The Senate approved the measure 49-0 and sent it to the House. A yes vote supported the bill.
Voting yes: Sens. David Argall, R-29, Tamaqua; Lisa Baker, R-20, Lehman Twp.; the bill sponsor; John Blake, D-22, Archbald; Lisa Boscola, D-18, Bethlehem Twp.; Pat Browne, R-16, Allentown; John Gordner, R-27, Berwick; Gene Yaw, R-23, Williamsport; John Yudichak, D-14, Plymouth Twp.
Compiled by The Times-Shamrock Harrisburg Bureau