House Budget Hearings Begin Feb. 16, Senate Hearings Start March 8

The  Senate Appropriations Committee and House Appropriations Committee announced their schedule of hearings on Gov. Wolf’s FY 2021-22 budget request.  The hearing schedule is frequently changed, of course.

In the House, the Department of Environmental Protection hearing is February 22, and the Department of Agriculture hearing is February 24. No hearing is scheduled yet for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Click Here to watch House hearings live.

In the Senate, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources hearing is March 9 at 10:00 a.m.; the Department of Environmental Protection on March 11 at 10:00 a.m. and the Department of Agriculture on April 8 at 2:00 p.m.

Click Here to watch Senate hearings live.

Here’s the complete schedule--

-- February 16-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. Of Revenue/Lottery; 1:00- Independent Fiscal Office; 3:00- Dept. of Aging.

-- February 17-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Corrections; 1:00- Dept. of State

-- February 18-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Community & Economic Development

-- February 22-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Environmental Protection; 1:00- Dept. of Health/Dept. Of Drug & Alcohol Programs

-- February 23-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Transportation; 1:00- Dept. of General Services; 3:00- Liquor Control Board/ Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement

-- February 24-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Agriculture; 1:00- State-Related Universities

-- February 25-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: HOLD/ Weather Make-Up

-- March 1-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Education; 3:00- PA Commission for Community Colleges

-- March 2-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Labor & Industry

-- March 3-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Human Services

-- March 4-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Budget Secretary

-- March 8-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Independent Fiscal Office; 2:00- Dept. Of Revenue/Lottery.

-- March 9-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources; 2:00- Dept. of Transportation

-- March 10-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Human Services

-- March 11-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Environmental Protection; 1:30- Dept. of State

-- March 18-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Education; 3:00- PA State System of Higher Education

-- March 22-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Corrections/ Board of Probation & Parole; 2:00- Dept. of Community & Economic Development

-- April 6-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- State-Related Universities; 1:00- Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs; 3:00- State Treasurer

-- April 7-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Liquor Control Board; 1:00- Attorney General; 3:00- Auditor General

-- April 8-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Labor & Industry; 2:00- Dept. of Agriculture

-- April 22-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Dept. of Health; 2:00- Budget Secretary/ Dept. of General Services

Summaries, written testimony and videos of the hearings are typically posted on the House Appropriations Committee webpage.

Summaries, written testimony and videos of the hearings are typically posted on the Senate Appropriations Committee webpage.

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[Posted: February 5, 2021]  PA Environment Digest