HARRISBURG – The House Human Services Committee today sent to the full House legislation authored by Reps. Jason Ortitay (R Washington/Allegheny) and Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny) that would require the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) to annually update the fee schedule rates for direct support professionals based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today announced he secured more than $2.08 million in Local Share Account (LSA) grants from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) for five projects in the 46th Legislative District.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today announced he secured more than $2.08 million in Local Share Account (LSA) grants from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) for five projects in the 46th Legislative District.
CECIL TOWNSHIP – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R Washington/Allegheny) today announced he secured a $100,000 state grant to fund much-needed renovations at the Cecil Township Generations Room, which is used during the day as the Cecil/McDonald Senior Center.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Allegheny/Washington) today announced $2 million from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) has been awarded to Attollo Medical Institute.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) announced today he supported the newly passed state budget, which includes four provisions he championed, along with major investments in infrastructure and support for longtime state employees.
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee today advanced Rep. Jason Ortitay’s (R-Allegheny/Washington) legislation that would cancel coerced debt incurred as a result of a domestic violence offense, fraud, duress or intimidation.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Allegheny/Washington) has introduced legislation that would require online gaming and sports wagering operators to block access to their platforms from inside Pennsylvania schools, closing a gap that has allowed students to gamble during the school day.
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Reps. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery) to create a campaign to educate Pennsylvanians about the potential benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI).
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Rep. Justin Fleming (D-Dauphin) today introduced House Bill 2541, the Keystone Literacy Investment Tax Credit, a bipartisan plan to fund the implementation of Pennsylvania’s landmark structured literacy law without raising taxes or adding new spending to the state budget.
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today passed Alicia’s Law, sponsored by Reps. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny), that would create a dedicated state grant program to help law enforcement find, investigate and prosecute internet predators who target children.
HARRISBURG – The House today approved legislation co-prime sponsored by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) that would require a study to determine if it is feasible to allow the ACT, SAT or Smarter Balanced assessments to be used in place of Keystone Exams.
SOUTH FAYETTE – During a press conference in South Fayette Township today, Reps. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Lindsay Powell (D-Allegheny) announced they recently introduced a legislative package to offer domestic violence victims further protections, enhance offender accountability, and better prevent repeat and escalating violence in response to a man almost murdering his wife in 2022.
WHAT: Reps. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Lindsay Powell (D-Allegheny) will discuss a legislative package to strengthen protections for domestic violence victims in response to gaps in the law related to the case of a South Fayette Township man who attempted to murder his wife.
HARRISBURG — After years of work by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), Pennsylvania passed a major law in 2025 to change how kids are taught to read. Now he plans to introduce legislation to fund it without raising taxes or putting more pressure on the state’s General Fund.
HARRISBURG – Legislation to create a campaign to educate Pennsylvanians about the potential benefits and risks of artificial intelligence was introduced as House Bill 2314 this week by the House Communications and Technology Committee chairs, state Reps. Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery) and Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny).
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2026-27 budget proposal before a joint session of the General Assembly:
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today announced Cecil Township has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Multimodal Transportation Fund to rebuild the railroad bridge over Georgetown Road. The underpass has become a growing safety and traffic problem due to repeated truck collisions.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today announced plans to reintroduce legislation that would modernize Pennsylvania’s outdated advertising and public notice requirements for local governments, allowing greater flexibility in how required notices are delivered to the public.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today announced he secured $738,030 in Local Share Account (LSA) grants from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) for five projects in the 46th Legislative District.
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