>>Pennsylvania State Senate Approves Of New Bill On Limiting Disaster Declarations
(Harrisburg, PA) -- A proposed constitutional amendment is earning another victory after it was approved by the Pennsylvania State Senate. The state Senate voted in favor of Senate Bill Two yesterday 28-to-20. The proposed bill would limit the amount of time future disaster declarations have as well as needing the general assembly's approval to go into effect. Emergency declarations called for by the Governor currently last up to 90 days, while the new bill would limit it to about 21 days. The bill must be approved by the general assembly in two sessions before it can move onto the ballot for residents to vote on.