Russ Diamond

Sponsored bills

• HB2865: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in liquid fuels and fuels tax, further providing for diesel fuel importers and transporters, prohibiting use of dyed diesel fuel on highways and violations and penalties.
• HB2593: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in general provisions relating to powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, providing for prostate health public education campaign; and establishing the Prostate Health Public Education Campaign Fund.
• HB2855: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons and for use or possession of electric or electronic incapacitation device.
• HB2492: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in departmental powers and duties as to supervision, providing for notification of child care closure and for notification of child care closure.
• HB1442: An Act amending Title 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in coroner, further providing for coroner's investigation and providing for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
• HB368: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for antique, classic and collectible plates. (primary sponsor)
• HR575: A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
• HB2802: An Act amending the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, in taxation by school districts, further providing for general tax authorization, for reimbursement and for disposition of income tax revenue and property tax reduction allocations and repealing provisions relating to school district options; in State funds formula, further providing for certification and calculation of minimum and maximum modifiers and repealing provisions relating to State property tax reduction allocation; providing for homeowner tax rebate; in tax relief in cities of the first class, further providing for tax relief and for supplemental senior citizen tax reduction; in school district choice and voter participation, repealing provisions relating to school district choice and further providing for voter participation; and, in senior citizens property tax and rent rebate assistance, further providing for property tax and rent rebate. (primary sponsor)
• HB2801: An Act amending Titles 4 (Amusements) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, providing for scope of title, for legislative intent and for definitions; in fantasy contests, further providing for definitions, for general and specific powers of board, for issuance and denial of license, for license renewal, for conditions of licensure, for prohibitions, for penalties, for fantasy contest tax, for licensed operator deposits and for responsibility and authority of department and repealing provisions relating to compulsive and problem gambling; in general provisions relating to gaming, repealing provisions relating to legislative intent and further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, further providing for Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board established, for general and specific powers, for expenses of regulatory agencies, for regulatory authority of board, for collection of fees and fines, for slot machine license fee, for reports of board and for specific authority to suspend slot machine license; in licensees, further providing for Category 1 slot machine license, for Category 2 slot machine license, for Category 3 slot machine license, for Category 4 slot machine license and for conduct of auctions, providing for conduct of additional auctions, further providing for slot machine license application financial fitness requirements and for slot machine license operation fee; in table games, further providing for regulatory authority, repealing provisions relating to temporary table game regulations, further providing for prohibitions, for table game accounting controls and audit protocols, for table game authorization fee and for table game taxes and repealing provisions relating to local share assessment; in interactive gaming, further providing for fee and for multi-use gaming device tax, repealing provisions relating to multi-use gaming device local share assessment, further providing for interactive games and interactive gaming devices and associated equipment testing and certification standards, for interactive gaming authorization fee and for interactive gaming tax, repealing provisions relating to local share assessment and to compulsive and problem gambling, further providing for certificate holder deposits and providing for sweepstakes games prohibited; in sports wagering, further providing for unauthorized sports wagering, for authorization to conduct sports wagering, for authorized locations for operation, for sports wagering authorization fee and for sports wagering tax and repealing provisions relating to local share assessment and to compulsive and problem gambling; in revenues, further providing for slot machine licensee deposits, for gross terminal revenue deductions, for itemized budget reporting, for establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine revenue distribution, for distributions from licensee's revenue receipts, for Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Trust Fund, for protection of funds, for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Trust Fund and for Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund, repealing provisions relating to Casino Marketing and Capital Development Account and to transfers from State Gaming Fund, further providing for Property Tax Relief Fund and providing for State Gaming Fund and for Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Regulatory Fund; in administration and enforcement, further providing for drug and alcohol treatment, for financial and employment interests, for list of persons self excluded from gaming activities and for prohibited acts and penalties; in fingerprinting, further providing for submission of fingerprints and photographs; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for Commonwealth Financing Authority; in general provisions relating to video gaming, further providing for definitions; in administration, further providing for powers of board and for records and confidentiality of information; in application and licensure, further providing for establishment licenses, for license or permit prohibition, for issuance and renewal and for conditional licenses; in operation, further providing for testing and certification of terminals and for video gaming limitations, providing for hours of operation and further providing for terminal placement agreements and for compulsive and problem gambling; in enforcement, further providing for self-exclusion, for investigations and enforcement and for prohibited acts and penalties; in revenues, further providing for fees and for taxes and assessments, repealing provisions relating to distribution of local share, further providing for regulatory assessments and repealing provisions relating to transfers from Video Gaming Fund; in ethics, further providing for financial and employment interests; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for preemption of local taxes and license fees and for Commonwealth Financing Authority; in prohibition options, further providing for definitions and for municipal option for gaming; making repeals; and making an editorial change. (primary sponsor)
• HR518: A Resolution recognizing the month of November 2026 as "National Epilepsy Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (primary sponsor)
• HR514: A Resolution designating October 13, 2026, as "Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. (primary sponsor)
• HB2661: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for residence and right to free school privileges; and, in charter schools, further providing for enrollment and notification.
• HR565: A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
• HB1045: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, further providing for seizure recognition and related first aid training.
• HR550: A Resolution designating the month of June 2026 as "Life Month" in Pennsylvania.
• HB2594: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, for excuses from attending school, for procedure when child is truant, for procedure by school when child habitually truant and for penalties for violating compulsory school attendance requirements.
• HB2592: An Act amending the act of October 24, 2018 (P.L.719, No.112), known as the Patient Test Result Information Act, further providing for definitions; providing for prostate-specific antigen test results; and further providing for duties of Department of Health.
• HB2591: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, establishing the Prostate Health Education Grant Program and the Prostate Health Education Grant Program Fund; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.
• HB2546: An Act amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authority of Department of Transportation, further providing for authority of department by prohibiting certain activity relating to automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts.
• HB888: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder, murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in jurisdiction of appellate courts, further providing for direct appeals from courts of common pleas; in post-trial matters, further providing for postconviction DNA testing and for disposition and appeal; in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree; and, in execution procedure and method, repealing provisions relating to issuance of warrant. (primary sponsor)