News Releases

Senators Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Rosemary Brown (R-40) have teamed up to introduce legislation aimed at providing property tax relief to more disabled Pennsylvania veterans by allowing them to reduce the assessed value on their property in relation to their disability rating.   [Read More]

Once again, it’s summer and Pennsylvania is without a new state budget. It’s a story we hear all too often in our state’s capital and I want to take the opportunity to explain why I am a firm supporter of the 2023-24 spending plan that passed the Senate in late June. The $45.5 billion spending […]   [Read More]

The Senate passed legislation today that would reform Pennsylvania’s probation system to give people a better pathway out of the criminal justice system, according to Sen. Pennycuick.    [Read More]

Legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to reduce the educational challenges faced by children of National Guard and Reserve members was unanimously approved today by the Senate.   [Read More]

Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) is urging area school districts to take part in the state’s new Purple Star School program to support military-connected children as they relocate to new schools due to a parent’s change in duty station.   [Read More]

A new task force dedicated to the health of women veterans in Pennsylvania will be created following unanimous Senate approval of a measure sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Sen. Frank Farry (R-6), and Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18).   [Read More]

Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) this week recognized Summer Intern, Giana DePaul, on the Senate floor. Giana is a Senior at Liberty University, a private Baptist University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She is expected to graduate in December 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in public policy.   [Read More]

Legislation aimed at providing care for the unique health needs of women veterans was unanimously approved by a Senate committee today, according to sponsors Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Sen. Frank Farry (R-6) and Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18).   [Read More]

Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-5) have introduced legislation to strengthen notification requirements for data breaches and provide affected citizens with free credit reports and monitoring for six months and one year, respectively.   [Read More]

HARRISBURG – The Senate approved legislation to rename the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Senator Pennycuick said today. Senate Bill 691 will change the name of the DEP to the Department of Environmental Services and have no effect on the jurisdiction or current statutory or regulatory authority of the department.  “For years, citizens and employers have […]   [Read More]

The Senate approved legislation authorizing the state to return unclaimed property without the need for rightful owners to search for it, Senator Pennycuick said today.   [Read More]

Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) unveiled a display at the state Capitol commemorating women veterans as Pennsylvania prepares to observe the first official Women Veterans Day on June 12.   [Read More]

Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24 Berks/Montgomery) and Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) have introduced Senate Bill 734, a comprehensive and bipartisan electronic waste recycling bill that would establish an electronic waste recycling program in Pennsylvania. Senate Bill 734 is a bipartisan effort to establish an affordable and accessible electronic waste program in Pennsylvania by amending the Covered Device […]   [Read More]

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is accepting applications for grants to increase access to reliable, high-speed internet across the commonwealth, Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28) said today.   [Read More]

The Senate has approved legislation to provide students the foundation to become proficient at money management by requiring completion of a half-credit personal finance course during high school, said Sen. Tracy Pennycuick.    [Read More]

Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) will be hosting a License Plate Replacement Event on Wednesday, May 17 where constituents can get their illegible standard plates replaced for FREE.   [Read More]

In light of new data released by the Independent Fiscal Office, the Senate Finance Committee today voted to advance two pro-growth tax reform bills championed by Sens. Ryan Aument (R-36), Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Greg Rothman (R-34), and Judy Ward (R-30).   [Read More]

The Senate today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to make it easier for disabled veterans to obtain free Pennsylvania fishing licenses.   [Read More]

Legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to make it easier for disabled veterans to obtain free Pennsylvania fishing licenses was unanimously approved by the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee yesterday.   [Read More]

Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) has introduced the Kratom Consumer Protection Act (Senate Bill 614) to prohibit the sale of the hallucinogenic and potentially addictive substance to children and provide a regulatory frame work to protect consumers.   [Read More]

The Senate unanimously passed legislation to protect babies whose parents are unable to care for them, according to Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24).   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) along with Senate Republican colleagues Sens. John DiSanto (R-15), Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), and Devlin Robinson (R-37) offered their support for Senate Bill 8 as it advanced out of the House Insurance Committee earlier today.   [Read More]