Representatives Mike Driscoll (D-Phila) and Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) jointly introduced House Bill 1887 which will prohibit certain indemnification agreements in construction contracts.  This legislation would ensure that all construction-related...

HB 2101 makes a number of important changes to the licensing law for engineers, land surveyors and geologists. While the major part of the bill makes a necessary clarification between land surveying and Geographic Information System (GIS) activities, it ALSO rectifies...

Dear PLTA Member - HB 2412 passed the House and Senate, and will be presented to Governor Wolf tonight. The Bill requires a waiver from the Governor’s business closure order to be issued to providers of residential and commercial real estate services – including title...

Pennsylvania state agencies have traditionally utilized a Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) process when selecting design professionals to do work. The statutory requirement also applies to related agencies that receive state funds for those projects. That includes...

Another attack on the Pennsylvania Separations Act is underway. This time the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's (PASSHE) 14 universities would be exempt from multiple prime construction if House Bill 2172 was enacted. This legislation appears to be primarily...

Dear PLTA Member, There are tens of thousands of title professionals across the country, including over 6,700 in Pennsylvania, who ensure safe, secure real estate transactions every day.  Please take a moment to tweet your Senators and Representative today about the...

Dear Economic Development Professional:    PEDA believes only the continuation of a strong, bold and meaningful state stimulus package that heavily invests in economic development and recovery will allow the Commonwealth's economy to rebound from the...

Dear PLTA Member –   Due to your advocacy, the Pennsylvania State Legislature has advanced two pieces of legislation to allow Remote Online Notarization – Senate Bill 1097 by Senator Doug Mastriano and House Bill 2370 by Representative Mark Keller. PLTA...

Why would the Governor want to destroy an industry that defines Southeastern Pennsylvania? He may not realize it, but that’s what will happen if his budget proposal to end horse racing in PA goes through. In this region, the horse racing industry preserves thousands of...

Dear PLTA Member - Pennsylvania State Senator Robert Tomlinson and Representative Todd Polinchock are both in the process of introducing legislation that will make predictable the cost of recording documents charged by Recorders of Deeds for counties within Pennsylvania...

Why would the Governor want to destroy an industry that defines Chester County? He may not realize it, but that’s what will happen if his budget proposal to end horse racing in PA goes through. In Chester County this industry preserves thousands of acres of open space,...

Governor Tom Wolf has proposed draining the Race Horse Development Trust Fund (RHDTF) which would effectively end horse racing in Pennsylvania.  As part of his budget request to the state legislature, Wolf proposed taking more than $200 million dollars from the...

Members of the PA-DE ASLA Executive Committee will be in Harrisburg, PA on Monday, September 23 to raise awareness about the value and impact that landscape architecture and licensed landscape architects have on the natural environment, urban design and planning,...