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Past Meetings & Hearings
Meeting to consider SB 1345 and HB 2496
Meeting to consider SB 1287 and HB 1442
Public hearing to collect testimony on Senate Bill No. 822; and firearm preemption law
News
Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Legislation Empowering Pennsylvania Municipalities on Data Center Decisions
The Pennsylvania Senate Local Government Committee advanced Senate Bill 1345, sponsored by Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16), and House Bill 2496, sponsored by Rep. Paul Friel (D-26), with strong bipartisan support. The bills deliver critical new tools to local governments across the commonwealth, empowering municipalities and the people who live within them to determine the development that best suits their communities. [Read More]
Keefer: Senate Passes Key Local Government Bills to Strengthen Communities
The Senate passed a series of bills this week advanced by the Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-31), designed to improve the efficiency and accessibility of local government operations across Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Cybersecurity Threats Faced by Local Governments and Municipal Authorities Examined by Senate Committees
Cybersecurity threats faced by local governments and municipal authorities were the focus of a public hearing today held by the Senate Communications and Technology Committee, chaired by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), and the Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Rosemary M. Brown (R-40). [Read More]
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The Local Government Committee is responsible for reviewing legislation that affects Pennsylvania’s more than 2,500 county and municipal government entities. The committee also has oversight of the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System and the Pennsylvania Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff’s Education and Training Board.