Jun. 25, 2021 /
![Voting Rights Protection Act Heads to Governor’s Desk, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Senate today approved comprehensive measures to improve the Commonwealth’s elections when it sent to the governor the Voting Rights Protection Act (House Bill 1300). In response, the bill’s sponsor, House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York), issued the following statement:
Jun. 22, 2021 /
![House Advances Legislation to Protect Pennsylvanians’ Voting Rights, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – The House today advanced one of the most comprehensive voting improvement bills in the country when it approved the Voting Rights Protection Act (House Bill 1300), its sponsor, House State Government Chairman Seth Grove (R-York), said.
Jun. 17, 2021 / Press Release
![Improving Elections Through: Access, Security, Modernization]()
The Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act, approved in committee just recently vastly improves Pennsylvania’s election process that the last few election cycles prove are ripe with problems, some of which disenfranchise voters.
Jun. 15, 2021 /
![Voting Rights Protection Act to Enhance Accessibility Through Uniformity Advanced by the House State Government Committee, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – To increase voter accessibility and improve security in Pennsylvania’s election process, the House State Government Committee today advanced House Bill 1300, the Voting Rights Protection Act, its sponsor and committee chairman Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) said.
Jun. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Following months of hearings by the House State Government Committee, House Republicans today unveiled legislation to transform and improve Pennsylvania’s election process to restore the integrity of and trust in elections.
Jun. 02, 2021 / Press Release
![PA House Republican Leaders to Seek Impeachment of Philadelphia City Commissioners if State Election Law is Not Followed]()
HARRISBURG – The Republican Leaders of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) Friday sent a letter to Philadelphia City Commissioners Lisa Deely and Omar Sabir making it clear that if the commissioners continue to intentionally violate the plain language of the Pennsylvania Election Code and their oath of office, then they will face impeachment proceedings.
May. 25, 2021 /
![Legislation to End Damaging Provision in Wolf’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Advanced by Committee, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – House Resolution 106 by House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) to end destructive portions of Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency disaster declaration relating to COVID-19 was approved by the House State Government Committee today. Its chairman, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) issued the following statement:
May. 24, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee to Consider Bills to End COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, Other Bills]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will meet to consider three pieces of legislation, including a resolution to end the current COVID-19 Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, which was imposed more than a year ago.
May. 20, 2021 / Press Release
![Report Highlights Need for Election Reform]()
Pennsylvania’s election law is rife with fatal flaws, all of which must be fixed so voter confidence in the process is restored and they have faith in the election results. Some of those flaws again reared their heads during the 2021 Primary Election, which featured major issues, such as the lack of ballots at some polling places.
May. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) today released a report on the committee’s months-long comprehensive hearings on Pennsylvania’s election process and its 84-year-old election law.
May. 03, 2021 /
![Committee Moves to Improve Constitutional Amendment Process, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – In the wake of the Department of State failing to fulfill its responsibility of publishing a constitutional amendment, which prevented amendment questions from appearing on the May primary ballot, the House State Government Committee today approved two pieces of legislation to investigate what happened and to alter the constitutional amendment process, committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) announced.
Apr. 30, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee to Consider Bills to Alter Constitutional Amendment Process, Account for PPE]()
WHAT: In the wake of the Department of State failing to fulfill its responsibility of publishing a constitutional amendment, which prevented amendment questions from appearing on the May primary ballot, the House State Government Committee will consider a series of bills to address the gross negligence and improve the amendment process.
Apr. 26, 2021 /
![Easy to Vote, Hard to Cheat]()
Since late November, the House State Government Committee has been actively providing sorely needed oversight of the Commonwealth’s election law and election administration.
Apr. 23, 2021 /
![“Who’s Really Lying” Lawmakers Ask]()
HARRISBURG - The Wolf administration now admits some medical supplies stored at the state Farm Show Complex have been destroyed as claimed by state lawmakers this week.
Apr. 21, 2021 /
![Wolf Administration Denies Lawmakers Access to Farm Show Complex Where Entire State Stockpile of PPE is Stored]()
HARRISBURG -Three House committee chairmen showed up for a 9 a.m. tour of the state Farm Show Complex today to examine the personal protective equipment (PPE) stored there but were denied access because they refused to comply with unreasonable pre-conditions set by the Wolf administration.
Apr. 20, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee to Mark End of Election Review Hearings]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee recently concluded its non-partisan and bi-partisan review of Pennsylvania’s election process and laws. Over the course of 10 hearings, the committee heard from more than 50 testifiers ranging from national election experts to county election officials, and from top Pennsylvania election officials to officials who oversee elections in other states. Pennsylvania was the only state to complete an inclusive review of its election laws and administration prior to moving legislation.
Apr. 20, 2021 /
![Moul, Boback, Grove to Inspect PPE Stored at PA Farm Show Complex]()
WHAT: House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Chairman Dan Moul (R-Adams), House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Chairwoman Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) and House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) plan to tour the state Farm Show Complex as a follow-up to recent House hearings regarding preparations for state emergencies. The Wolf Administration invited the lawmakers to inspect the facility’s storage of personal protective equipment. House members will offer comments immediately following the tour.
Apr. 20, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee Approves Regulatory Bills]()
HARRISBURG – Knowing not all regulations are relevant in today’s modern world, as highlighted with the reprieve of regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the House State Government Committee approved two regulatory review bills at its meeting today, Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) announced.
Apr. 19, 2021 /
![House Approves Grove Transparency Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Continuing its commitment to more transparency in state government, the House today unanimously approved legislation by Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) to make the Treasury Department’s Transparency Portal a permanent fixture.
Apr. 19, 2021 /
![House State Government Committee to Take Up Regulatory Bills]()
WHAT: Knowing not all regulations are relevant in today’s modern world, the House State Government Committee will take up two regulatory review bills at its next scheduled meeting.