Pennsylvania HB 2690: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for flexible instructional days.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3640
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2690
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY MEHAFFIE AND KULIK, JUNE 17, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JUNE 17, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing
for powers and duties of commission; in hunting and furtaking
licenses, further providing for classes of licenses and for
license costs and fees; and making an editorial change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 322(c) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 322. Powers and duties of commission.
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(c) Specific powers and duties.--In order to administrate
and enforce this title, the commission through proper action
shall:
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(14) Establish license and permit fees as follows:
(i) The commission shall publish a notice of
proposed rulemaking containing the proposed license or
permit class or fee changes in accordance with section
201 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240),
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referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law. The
commission shall give at least 30 days for the submission
of written comments and shall hold at least one public
hearing on the proposed change.
(ii) Prior to adoption of a final-form regulation
containing a license or permit class or fee change, the
commission shall review and consider any public comments
and may modify the text of the final-form regulation, as
necessary, under section 202 of the Commonwealth
Documents Law.
(iii) After adoption of a final-form regulation
containing a license or permit class or fee change, the
commission shall submit the final-form regulation, copies
of all public comments and the transcript of the public
hearing to the Game and Fisheries Committee of the Senate
and the Game and Fisheries Committee of the House of
Representatives.
(iv) Either committee under subparagraph (iii) may
report a concurrent resolution recommending disapproval
of the license or permit class or fee change within 30
days of the submission under subparagraph (iii) or within
10 legislative days of the submission, whichever is
later. If neither committee reports a concurrent
resolution recommending disapproval within the time
prescribed in this subparagraph, the license or permit
class or fee change shall be deemed approved.
(v) If either committee reports a concurrent
resolution under subparagraph (iv) and the General
Assembly does not adopt the concurrent resolution within
30 days of the date on which the concurrent resolution is
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reported or within 10 legislative days of the report,
whichever is later, the license or permit class or fee
change shall be deemed approved.
(vi) If the General Assembly adopts a concurrent
resolution under subparagraph (iv) within 30 days of the
date on which the concurrent resolution is reported or
within 10 legislative days, whichever is later, the
following shall apply:
(A) The concurrent resolution shall be presented
to the Governor in accordance with section 9 of
Article III of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
(B) If the Governor does not veto the concurrent
resolution of the General Assembly within 10 days
after the concurrent resolution is presented, the
license or permit class or fee change shall be deemed
disapproved.
(C) If the Governor vetoes the concurrent
resolution within 10 days after the resolution is
presented, the General Assembly may, within 30 days
of the veto or within 10 legislative days of the
veto, whichever is later, override the veto by a two-
thirds vote in each house. If the General Assembly
does not override the veto in the time prescribed in
this clause, the license or permit class or fee
change shall be deemed approved. If the General
Assembly overrides the veto in the time prescribed in
this clause, the license or permit class or fee
change shall be deemed disapproved.
(vii) If the license or permit class or fee change
is deemed approved under subparagraph (iv), (v) or (vi)
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(C), the commission shall:
(A) submit the final-form regulation containing
the license or permit class or fee change to the
Office of Attorney General for approval as to
legality; and
(B) publish an order adopting the final-form
regulation containing the license or permit class or
fee change and deposit the text of the order with the
Legislative Reference Bureau in accordance with
section 207 of the Commonwealth Documents Law.
Section 2. Section 2705 of Title 34 is amended to read:
§ 2705. Classes of licenses.
[Unless otherwise provided, any person wishing to exercise
any of the privileges granted by this title shall first secure
the applicab