Senate Majority Policy Committee

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 10 a.m.

The Community College of Philadelphia Northeast Regional Center, 12901 Townsend Rd., Philadelphia, PA

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Agenda

10:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

Senator David G. Argall, Chair
Senate Majority Policy Committee
Senator Joe Picozzi, Vice Chair
Senate Majority Policy Committee

10:05 a.m. Law Enforcement

Kevin J. Bethel, Police Commissioner – Testimony, Testimony 2
Philadelphia Police Department

Christopher M. Puchalsky, Ph.D. – Testimony
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems

10:45 a.m. Local Administration

Din Abazi, PE, District Executive – Testimony
Engineering District 6
PA Department of Transportation

Ashwin Patel, PE, Assistant District Executive for Operations
Engineering District 6
PA Department of Transportation

Rich Lazer, Executive Director – Testimony
Philadelphia Parking Authority

Kevin Murphy, Manager – Testimony
Office of Safe Streets
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

11:25 a.m.       Local Advocacy

Elizabeth Hocker, Member – Testimony
Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia

Nicole Brunet, Program Director – Testimony
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania

12:05 p.m.      Closing Remarks and Adjournment

 

Additional Testimony

Pennsylvania State Police
National Motorist Association
James Sikorski, Jr.