The House Insurance Committee Monday took a step to advance legislation that would require the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to study how to best implement the legalization of selling health insurance policies across state lines.

Gov. Tom Wolf and Rep. Matthew Baker (R-Tioga) joined others at a press conference Thursday afternoon to discuss a recently awarded federal grant that will help Pennsylvania improve rural health care.

Continuing their review of the issue, the House Judiciary Committee and House Health Committee held a joint hearing Wednesday on the concept of legalizing medical marijuana.

During the hearing, the committees heard from a number of law enforcement groups including the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Fraternal Order of Police, and the Pennsylvania Chief of Police Association.

While all three remained somewhat skeptical of the concept, none of the law enforcement organizations categorically opposed the legalization of medical marijuana under the condition that the system used to implement and regulate the use of medical marijuana is strict.