Senate Local Government Committee
Monday, October 5, 2020 | 12:45 p.m.
Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation)
Consideration of SB 1336
LocalGov_Committee
Meeting to consider SB 1296
Senate Local Government Committee
Monday, September 21, 2020 | 12:45 p.m.
Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation)
Senate Bill 1296 (Argall) – Amends the County Code requiring approval of a city of the third class and school district impacted by a county of the fourth class purchasing property within the city.
Meeting to consider SB 1164, HB 885, HB 908, HB 1408, HB 1582, HB 1647, HB 2044, and HB 2536
Senate Local Government Committee
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 12:30 pm (Senate Chamber and Remote Participation)
Meeting to consider SB 1164, HB 885, HB 908, HB 1408, HB 1582, HB 1647, HB 2044, and HB 2536
Senate Bill 1164 (J. Ward) – Amends the County Code requiring notification to the Coroner of a death suspected to be due to contagious diseases related to a pandemic or health disaster emergency and access to death certificate information.
House Bill 885 (Gaydos) – Amends the Public Works Contractors’ Bond Law of 1967 requiring certain financial securities for public contracts in excess of $10,000.
House Bill 908 (Rader) – Amends Act 442 of 1967 (1968) permitting open space tax funds to be used to maintain open space property not acquired under the Act.
House Bill 1408 (Lewis) – Repeals Act 192 of 1959, which permits the continuation of play for baseball games on Sunday after 5:00 p.m.
House Bill 1582 (Greiner) – Amends the Second Class Township Code providing the option for the abolishment of elected auditor and the appointment of an independent auditor.
House Bill 1647 (Emerick) – Amends the Local Tax Collection Law waiving penalties for failure to receive a tax notice upon the transfer of real property.
House Bill 2044 (Masser) – Repealing Act 120 of 1919, which requires a permit from the Mayor for a public dance or public ball, and annual licenses.
House Bill 2536 (James) – Amends Title 53 temporarily authorizing the issuance of tax anticipation notes under additional terms.
Meeting to consider SB 1188
Senate Local Government Committee
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 (approx. 1:30 p.m.)
Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation)
Meeting to consider SB 1188
Senate Bill 1188 (Blake) – Limitations on the calculation of aggregate taxes imposed under section 320 of Act 511.
- Amendment A06120 removes the calculation of total market value of real estate in (d)(1) and renumbers the section.
Meeting to consider SB 1039, SB 1188, HB 1564 and HB 2073
Senate Local Government Committee
Monday, June 8, 2020 | 12 p.m.
Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation)
Senate Bill 1039 (Martin) – Consolidation of the County Code into Title 16.
- Amendment A06013 authorizing off-site space for county row officers, clarifying the use of electronic bidding, and permitting county appropriations to fire operations.
Senate Bill 1188 (Blake) – Limitations on the calculation of aggregate taxes imposed under section 320 of Act 511.
House Bill 1564 (Emerick) – Assessments of mobile homes and manufactured homes and various COVID-19 related provisions.
- Amendment A06001 extending assessment board training deadlines and appeal deadlines of judicially mandated assessments and removing COVID-19 related provisions previously enacted.
House Bill 2073 (Moul) – Revision of the First Class Township Code
Public Hearing on Ability of Counties to Open Safely
Joint Hearing
Senate Aging & Youth Committee AND Senate Local Government Committee
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 | 10:30 a.m.
Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation)
Public Hearing on Ability of Counties to Open Safely
10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Opening remarks
Senator Ward, Majority Chair, Aging & Youth Committee
Senator Martin, Majority Chair, Local Government Committee
Senator Collett, Minority Chair, Aging & Youth Committee
Senator Kearney, Minority Chair, Local Government Committee
10:40 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Panel 1
Dr. Steven Shapiro, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, UPMC
Dr. Donald Yealy, Chair of Emergency Medicine, UPMC
11:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Panel 2
Jeff Haste, Chairman, Dauphin County Board of Commissioners
Daniel Camp, Chairman, Beaver County Board of Commissioners
Joseph Kantz, Chairman, Snyder County Board of Commissioners
Albert “Chip” Abramovic, Commissioner, Venango County Board of Commissioners
Brian Zidek, Chairman, Delaware County Council
12:30 p.m.
Adjournment
Written Testimony:
Public hearing on Wolf Administration’s Plan for Reopening Pennsylvania
JOINT HEARING
Senate Local Government Committee AND Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Monday, May 4, 2020 | 10:00 a.m.
Senate Chamber and Remote Participation
Public hearing on Wolf Administration’s Plan for Reopening Pennsylvania
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Opening remarks
Senator Brooks, Majority Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Senator Martin, Majority Chair, Local Government Committee
Senator Haywood, Minority Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Senator Kearney, Minority Chair, Local Government Committee
10:10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Panel 1
Dr. Rachel Levine, Secretary, Department of Health
David Padfield, Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Dennis Davin, Secretary, Department of Community and Economic Development
11:45 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. Panel 2
Lisa Schaefer, Executive Director, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
Matt McConnell, Commissioner, Mercer County
Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, Commissioner, Montgomery County
Rob Shipp, Vice President, Quality and Population Health, Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
Dr. Michael Ripchinski, Chief Clinical Officer, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Scott Jeffers, Vice President, Enterprise Operations, Quest Diagnostics
David Reiner, Senior Director, State Government Affairs, Quest Diagnostics
12:55 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Closing remarks and Adjournment
Meeting to consider SB 207, SB 958, and HB1751
Joint public hearing regarding an overview of the Community Services Block Grant Program from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Joint Hearing of the Senate and House Local Government Committees
Monday, October 28, 2019 | 10:00 a.m.
140 Main Capitol
House Majority Caucus Room
10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
Opening remarks
10:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Rick Vilello
Deputy Secretary for Community Affairs
Department of Community and Economic Development
10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
Lynette Praster
Director, Community Services
Department of Community and Economic Development
10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Susan Moore – Handout 1, Handout 2 Matrix
Chief Executive Officer
Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Closing remarks/Adjournment
Meeting to consider bills
Senate Local Government Committee
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 | 10:00 a.m.
East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A
Consideration of Bills