Pennsylvania regulations
- Amendments to the internal operating procedures of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania; No. 126 misc. docket No. 3July 4, 2026
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania amends internal operating procedures for appeals and petitions, effective August 3, 2026, streamlining permission-to-appeal petitions and reargument applications.
- Adoption of local rules of orphans' court procedure; 6726-1315 AOJuly 4, 2026
York County orphans' court adopts updated local rules for guardianship proceedings requiring detailed petitions with asset valuations and criminal history checks, effective August 1, 2026.
- Proposed amendment of Pa.R.Civ.P. 227.4July 4, 2026
Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rules amendment clarifies when trial court judgments become final and allows prothonotaries to enter judgments automatically, establishing clearer timelines for civil lawsuit parties.
- Amendments to Rule 701 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration; No. 659 judicial administration docketJuly 4, 2026
Pennsylvania raises the retirement age for senior judges from 78 to 80 years old, effective June 23, 2026, extending their potential service period by two years.
- 2026-2027 Pennsylvania Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program (Part II)July 4, 2026
Pennsylvania's 2026-2027 Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program provides up to $50,000 for farmers and nonprofits implementing environmental practices in Chesapeake Bay watersheds; applications due August 28, 2026.
- Actions on applications (Part II)July 4, 2026
Department of Banking and Securities processed routine applications for the week ending June 23, 2026, including approval of one de novo bank branch and one branch closure affecting community banking services.
- Applications, actions and special notices (Part II)July 4, 2026
Department of Environmental Protection accepts public comments on water pollution permits for sewage treatment, industrial, and stormwater projects during 30-45 day comment periods via regional offices.
- Draft general permits for the beneficial use of exceptional quality biosolids (PAG-07), non-exceptional quality biosolids (PAG-08) and residential septage (PAG-09) by land application (Part II)July 4, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued draft permits PAG-07, PAG-08, and PAG-09 for beneficial land application of biosolids and septage with new requirements for PFOA/PFOS and phosphorus management; public comment period closes …
- Newborn Screening and Follow-Up Technical Advisory Board meeting (Part II)July 4, 2026
Department of Health's Newborn Screening and Follow-Up Technical Advisory Board meets July 23, 2026, to address board membership, screening updates, and genetic and metabolic disorder discussions via in-person and teleconference options.
- Availability of Rural Health Transformation Program payments; modernizing healthcare technology and enabling interoperability: Federally qualified health centers and Federally qualified health center look-alikes (Part II)July 4, 2026
Rural Health Transformation Program provides $1.8 million in federal funding for federally qualified health centers to adopt electronic health records and connect to Pennsylvania's statewide health information exchange; awards up to $300,000 per cen…
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