Upcoming Meetings & Hearings
Past Meetings & Hearings
Workshop Discussion on Wasteful, Vacant, Unused State Properties
Public hearing on orphaned and abandoned wells
Hearing on crime trends and solutions in Pennsylvania
Hearing on PA as an Innovation Leader
News
Senate Majority Policy Committee to Examine Proven Strategies, New Opportunities to Fight Blight
The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), will visit Sunbury next week to review successful strategies to fight the spread of blighted, decaying buildings in communities large and small. [Read More]
Senate Majority Policy Committee: $162 Million Wasted at Vacant State Properties
State legislators and local officials from across Pennsylvania called on the Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) to end their wasteful delays and reuse the long-vacant Hamburg, White Haven, and Polk centers at a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee today. [Read More]
Senate Majority Policy Committee to Examine Reuse of Long-Vacant State Properties
Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), chair of the Senate Majority Policy Committee, is hosting a workshop discussion with Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21) reviewing new uses for three vacant state centers in Hamburg, White Haven, and Polk on Thursday, Jan. 9, from 2-4 p.m. at the Hamburg Strand Theater, located at 6 South 4th Street in Hamburg, PA. [Read More]
Senate Majority Policy Committee to Examine Reuse of Long-Vacant State Properties
The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), will kick off its slate of 2025 public hearings and workshops this week, reviewing new uses for three vacant state centers in Hamburg, White Haven, and Polk that have sat unused for many years, costing millions of taxpayer dollars. [Read More]
Senate Majority Policy Committee Hearing About Orphan and Abandoned Well Plugging
The Senate Majority Policy Committee will be holding a public hearing about orphan and abandoned well plugging in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 9 a.m. in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Ft. Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, according to Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49), chair of the committee. [Read More]
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Members
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The Senate Majority Policy Committee holds hearings and informational briefings on a wide range of issues affecting Pennsylvanians.