August 18, 2022
Public Hearing on Act 84 and improving Pennsylvania’s major bridges
Senate Transportation Committee | Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. [Read More]
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July 8, 2022
Langerholc Issues Statement on State Budget Passage
Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) issued the following statement following the passage of the 2022-23 budget: [Read More]
July 7, 2022
Langerholc Reaches Compromise to End Bridge Tolling
The Senate of Pennsylvania unanimously passed legislation today led by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, to stop the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) from imposing new tolls on existing bridges with a Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3). [Read More]
June 30, 2022
Senate Republican Leaders Applaud Court Ruling Halting Wolf’s Bridge Tolling Plan
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) and Senate Transportation Committee Chair Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) issued the following statement today following a Commonwealth Court ruling that blocks the Wolf Administration from moving forward with its bridge tolling plan: [Read More]
June 30, 2022
Langerholc: Major Bridge P3 Initiative Halted by Commonwealth Court
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania today declared Gov. Tom Wolf’s Major Bridge P3 Initiative void ab initio. [Read More]
June 27, 2022
Meeting to consider SB167, SB 1123, SB 1249, SB1299, HB 140, HB 1486, HB 2526
Senate Transportation Committee | Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. | Main Capitol, Room 461 [Read More]
June 27, 2022
Langerholc Issues Statement on Increased Passenger Rail Service in Western Pennsylvania
Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, issued a statement today regarding the historic agreement to commence passenger rail improvements: [Read More]
June 3, 2022
**Media Advisory** Senators Speaking at Rally to Oppose Bridge Tolling
Several Pennsylvania senators will be joining members of the No P3 Bridge Tolls Coalition, an organization against the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (P3) initiative, to voice opposition to the Wolf administration’s plan to toll interstate bridges in Pennsylvania, starting with the following nine bridges. | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 [Read More]
May 24, 2022
Meeting to consider SB 1093, SB 1171, SB 1183, SB 1199 and HB 773
Senate Transportation Committee | Wednesday, May 25th | 10 a.m. | Main Capitol, Room 461 [Read More]
May 23, 2022
House Committee Passes Bill to Address Teacher Shortage by Improving Certification Process
In response to the impact Pennsylvania’s teacher shortage has on students, Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) sponsored legislation to simplify the process for out-of-state teachers to obtain certification in the commonwealth. It received unanimous support from the House Education Committee today. [Read More]