Senate Appropriations Releases Budget Hearing Schedule On FY 2020-21 Budget Request

On December 18, the Senate Appropriations Committee released its hearing schedule on the Governor’s FY 2020-21 budget request.

All hearings will be in Hearing Room 1 of the North Office Building and will be available live online.
The Governor presents his budget address on February 4.

Here’s the schedule--

-- February 18-- 10:00 - Independent Fiscal Office; 1:00 - Dept. of Revenue/Lottery; 3:00 - Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Programs.

-- February 19-- 10:00 - Dept. Of Military & Veterans Affairs; 1:00 - Dept. of Corrections, Board of Probation & Parole; 3:00 -  PA Board of Pardons. 

-- February 20-- 10:00 - PA State System of Higher Education; 1:00 - Dept. of State; 3:00 - Attorney General.

-- February 24-- 10:00 - Dept. of Labor & Industry; 1:00 - Auditor General; 3:00 - Dept. of Aging.

-- February 25-- 10:00 - Liquor Control Board; 1:00 - Dept. of Transportation; 3:00 - State Treasurer.

-- February 26-- 10:00 - Dept. of Human Services; 3:00 - Dept. of Health.

-- February 27-- 10:00 - Dept. of Education; 3:00 - Dept. of Community & Economic Development.

-- March 2-- 10:00 - Dept. of Agriculture; 1:00 - University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; 3:00 Penn State Agricultural Research & Extension.

-- March 3-- 10:00 - State-Related Universities; 1:00 - Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources; 3:00 - Penn College of Technology, Thaddeus Stevens College, Community Colleges.

-- March 4-- 10:00 - Dept. of Environmental Protection; 1:00 - PA Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association; 3:00 Governor’s Budget Secretary.

-- March 5-- Budget Hearing Weather Make-Up Day.
Click Here for the full schedule.

For more information, visit the Senate Appropriations Committee webpage.

Sen. Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and can be contacted at 717-787-1349 or send email to: pbrowne@pasen.gov.  Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted at 717-787-7112 or send email to: vincent.hughes@pasenate.com.