Committee to Consider Two Bills during Wednesday Meeting
The Senate Finance Committee will consider two bills, including a measure to support fundraising efforts by Pennsylvania’s volunteer fire departments, at its meeting set for Wednesday, March 27, according to Committee Chairman Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Senator Hutchinson Comments on Governor’s Proposed FY 2019-20 Budget
Senator Scott Hutchinson issued the following statement on the proposed $34.1 billion General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 that Governor Tom Wolf unveiled before a joint session of the General Assembly on Tuesday. Listen. [Read More]
Slippery Rock Municipal Authority Receives $3.2 M PENNVEST Funding
The Slippery Rock Municipal Authority was awarded $3.245 million in funding from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) for major infrastructure improvement projects, according to Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Finance Committee to Consider Pension Forfeiture Measure
The Senate Finance Committee will hold its first meeting of the 2019-20 Legislative Session on Tuesday, January 29, to consider a measure that would require the forfeiture of pension benefits for public employees who are convicted or plead guilty or no contest to any job-related felony offense, according to Committee Chairman Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Hutchinson Named Vice Chair of Communications & Technology Committee
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati today (January 25) appointed Senator Scott E. Hutchinson to serve as Vice Chairman of the Senate Communications & Technology Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session. [Read More]
Senator Hutchinson Reappointed to Chair Senate Finance Committee
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati today (January 7) reappointed Senator Scott Hutchinson to serve as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for the upcoming 2019-20 Legislative Session. [Read More]