Committee Members
Republicans
Michele Brooks, Chair
Judy Ward, Vice-Chair
Joe Scarnati, ex-officio
Pat Browne
Scott Hutchinson
Scott Martin
Bob Mensch
Democrats
Art Haywood, Minority Chair
Katie Muth
Judy Schwank
Sharif Street
Committee Schedule, Votes and Bills
Meetings and Hearings
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | July 13, 2020 | 12 Noon | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) | Watch Live [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | June 29, 2020 | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | June 23, 2020 (approx. 1:30 p.m.) | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | June 22, 2020 at 10 am | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | May 27, 2020 (approx. 1:15 p.m.) | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
JOINT HEARING | Senate Local Government Committee AND Senate Health & Human Services Committee | May 4, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. | Senate Chamber and Remote Participation | [Read More]
News
May
07
2020
May 07, 2020
A pair of Senate committees took a closer look at some of the most serious challenges facing nursing homes and personal care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic at a joint public hearing today. [Read More]
May
06
2020
May 06, 2020
The Senate Aging and Youth Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee will examine some of the unique challenges facing nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic during a joint hearing on Thursday, May 7, beginning at 10:30 a.m., according to committee chairs Senator Judy Ward (R-30) and Senator Michele Brooks (R-50). [Read More]
May
01
2020
May 01, 2020
Members of the Senate Local Government Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee will take a closer look at Governor Wolf’s approach to reopening Pennsylvania during a joint hearing on Monday, May 4, beginning at 10 a.m. [Read More]
Jun
07
2019
June 07, 2019
The Senate Majority Policy Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee will hold a workshop on work requirements for able-bodied, non-elderly Medicaid recipients. [Read More]
Oct
16
2018
October 16, 2018
Senators Lisa Baker (R-20th) and John Yudichak (D-14th) announced that Senate Bill 1270 was approved by a unanimous vote today in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. [Read More]
May
12
2017
May 12, 2017
Several Senate panels will gather in Philadelphia on May 18 to host the last of a series of joint public hearings regarding Governor Wolf’s proposal to consolidate the Departments of Health, Human Services, Aging, and Drug and Alcohol Programs into a unified Department of Health and Human Services, according to Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee Chair Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46). [Read More]