AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FUNDING Christmas trees & ornamental conifers (PA)

ANNUITY TAX REPEAL tax on non-qualified annuities ( PA)

ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS state v. federal authority (US)

AUTO INSURANCE market access (PA)

BANK MARKETING of INSURANCE standards for financial institutions to market insurance (PA)

BENEFIT CONSOLIDATION school districts (PA)

BUSINESS TAXATION ISSUES Capital Stock & Franchise Tax, death tax, and others (PA)

CHIP opposed expansion of government subsidy (PA)

CROP INSURANCE insurance premium subsidy (PA)

DIVESTITURE from Sudan

DRIVER EDUCATION funding Driver Education and requiring it as a condition for graduation (PA)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT tax incentives (PA)

FLORAL INDUSTRY DECEPTIVE PRACTICES making an unfair trade practice illegal (PA)

HEALTH INSURANCE - promote private sector role in providing health insurance (PA & US)

HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS tax incentives for Consumer-Directed health care (PA & US)

HIGHWAY SAFETY Graduated Driver Licensing (PA)

INSURANCE ADVOCATE opposed creation of separate office (PA)

INSURANCE PRODUCER LICENSING reformed and standardized licensing (PA)

INSURANCE PRIVACY RULE Gramm Leach Bliley Act, HIPPAA, and Third Privacy rule implementation and compliance

INSURANCE PREMIUM DISCOUNTS certified worker committee 5% Workers compensation discount

LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE tax incentives to encourage purchase of the product (PA & US)

LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP Medicaid spend-down shelter allowing the individual to have private sector long-term care insurance (PA & US)

MANDATED BENEFITS curb growth in mandated benefits (PA)

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE REFORMS caps on non-economic damages, venue legislation, etc. (PA & US)

MINE SUBSIDENCE established insurance agents as distribution system for DEPs mine subsidence insurance program

OWNER-CONTROLLED (WRAP-UP ) bundling contractor insurance (PA)

PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS licensing (US)

REGULATORY RELIEF small business (PA)

TORT REFORM product liability, non-economic damages, joint and several liability (PA)

TOURISM Welcome centers, museum funding (PA)

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK INDEMNIFICATION FUND opposed subsidies (PA)

UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE exemption (PA)

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE opposed single payer plan, MD (Wal-Mart) TN, MA and other expansions of public sector (PA & US)

WORKERS COMPENSATION reforms, subcontractor sole proprietor WC coverage (PA)

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES