Governor Tom Wolf signed bills to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania that bolster the health care system, benefit workers and schools, and reschedule the 2020 primary election for June 2.
House Bill 1232: Provides $50 million for the Wolf administration to purchase medical equipment and supplies for hospitals, nursing facilities and emergency medical services to meet the urgent needs by patients and staff.
Senate Bill 751: waives the requirement for schools to be in session at least 180 days, provides for continuity of education plans, ensures school employees are paid during the closure, and provides the Secretary of Education with authority to waive student teacher and standardized assessments
Senate Bill 422: Reschedules the 2020 primary election from April 28 to June 2 and House Bill 68, which makes applying for unemployment compensation easier for workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
House Bill 1578: Technical changes to the disclosure of fees in declarations and in public offering statements of planned communities, cooperatives, and condominiums and to permit corrective amendments to the bylaws of planned communities, cooperatives, and condominiums by utilizing the current procedure used to make corrective amendments to declarations.
House Bill 68: Makes applying for unemployment compensation easier for workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine continue to revise Stay at Home orders—find the most recent list: https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200330-GOV-Stay-at-Home-Order-Amendment.pdf.
Pennsylvania Stay at Home Guidance
Governor Wolf announced the creation of a new web portal that will expedite the procurement of critical medical supplies for Pennsylvania’s health care system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Critical Medical Supplies Procurement Portal was developed to source the most needed supplies for medical providers, emergency responders, and health care professionals.
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