PA State Senator Keefer proudly serving the 31st District in Cumberland and York counties.

Joined April 2020
I voted ๐—ก๐—ข on the 2026-27 state budget. While it rejects broad-based tax increases and protects the Rainy Day Fund, it still spends beyond our means and relies on one-time fixes instead of lasting fiscal reform. PA families balance their budgets โ€” state government should too.
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PA THC products: no age limit. Candy-style packaging. No safeguards. My PA Hemp and Cannabinoid Act would require buyers to be 21+, establish testing & labeling standards, & prohibit marketing & packaging designed to appeal to children. We need clear rules that protect kids.
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No proof of water. No development approval. My SB 1287 passed the House and Senate unanimously and now heads to the Governorโ€™s desk. It ensures adequate water resources are confirmed before final approval of development projects, helping communities plan responsibly.
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A win for health care transparency! The federal govt is strengthening price transparency so patients can compare costs. That's a step in the right direction! One we should build on here in PA. My SB 752 would strengthen hospital price transparency & put patients first. Link๐Ÿ‘‡
Health information is a mess. โŒUseless information โŒDuplicative data โŒ No negotiated rates for services @SecKennedy: โ€œTodayโ€™s rule eliminates that kind of noise. @HHSGov estimates these reforms could reduce the size of our pricing files by 70% while making the information much easier to analyze.
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If your retirement income is taxed under my School Property Tax Elimination Act, does that automatically mean youโ€™ll pay more? No. Under SB 962, retirees who use pension or retirement income to pay their school property taxes could actually pay less. See๐Ÿ‘‡to find out.
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How could the ๐‘Š๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ฃ. ๐‘ƒ๐ด๐‘†๐‘†๐ป๐ธ ruling affect stormwater fees & programs across PA? I moderated a panel during the @Pa_LGC virtual symposium to discuss what the decision could mean for municipalities & taxpayers. Thank you to the panelists & Commission!
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๐Ÿ’งBefore new development is approved, letโ€™s make sure thereโ€™s enough water to serve it. The House Local Govt Cmte passed my SB 1287, clarifying that proof of adequate water supply must be provided bฬฒeฬฒfฬฒoฬฒrฬฒeฬฒ approval of final development plans. Now it heads to the full House.
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A win for Pennsylvanians today! This is what happens when we speak up and stand together.
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(1/2)๐Ÿšจ๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐†: The PA DOH is withdrawing the Shapiro administrationโ€™s proposed regulations following strong public opposition. ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐› ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐š ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค: ๐๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ข๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ
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(2/2) This is what happens when people pay attention, speak up and refuse to sit on the sidelines. Today is a win, but theyโ€™re playing the long game. Now, we wait to see what comes back in the resubmission.
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Philly residents arenโ€™t fooled by the digital ad tax sleight-of-hand. Iโ€™m happy to sit down with @PHLCouncil to discuss SB962, my bill to end school property taxes that puts $300M into Philly schools in year 1. ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’ฐ More home ownership. More๐Ÿ’ฒin the classrooms. Letโ€™s talk.๐Ÿค
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๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ.โŒ๐Ÿšช Read my letter opposing the Shapiro administrationโ€™s sweeping proposed health regulations.ย โฌ‡
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๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญโค๏ธ Thank you to everyone that joined us for the March for Life in Harrisburg today!
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I recently joined the Smart Seniors radio podcast for a conversation with Pam Kovalewski and Paul Hayes about issues affecting older Pennsylvanians. We covered school property taxes, hospital price transparency and why speaking up matters. Listen to the full interview.๐Ÿ‘‡
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Thank you, Garry Sutton, for inviting me to discuss whatโ€™s happening across our communitiesย from education funding andย honoring veterans toย celebrating agriculture and highlighting local events. Thereโ€™s plenty more in the conversation. โฌ‡๏ธ
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๐๐€ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ โ€” ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ. I joined a Senate hearing on increasing energy production, strengthening grid reliability and lowering costs for Pennsylvanians. Watch the hearing โฌ‡๏ธ
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