Republicans
Michele Brooks, Chair
Bob Mensch, Vice-Chair
Jake Corman, ex-officio
Dave Argall
Scott Hutchinson
Devlin Robinson
Judy Ward
Democrats
Art Haywood, Minority Chair
Amanda Cappelletti
Carolyn Comitta
Judy Schwank
Committee Schedule, Votes and Bills
Meetings and Hearings
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 10:30 a.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room 1 | Watch Live [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | Off the Floor | Rules Room [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, November 9, 2021 | 10:45 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Monday, November 8, 2021 | 12:30 p.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A [Read More]
News
Oct
27
2021
October 27, 2021
The ongoing effort to halt the closure of the Polk State Center and White Haven State Center advanced today with Senate committee passage of legislation sponsored by Senator Scott Hutchinson (R-21), Senator John Yudichak (I-14), Senator Michele Brooks (R-50) and Senator Lisa Baker (R-20). [Read More]
Sep
15
2021
September 15, 2021
The Senate Health & Human Services Committee and the Aging & Youth Committee today held a joint hearing to examine new regulations for long-term care nursing facilities being proposed by the Wolf Administration. [Read More]
Sep
14
2021
September 14, 2021
The Senate Health & Human Services Committee and the Aging & Youth Committee will hold a joint hearing to examine new regulations for long-term care nursing facilities being proposed by the Wolf Administration. [Read More]
Jul
19
2021
July 19, 2021
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee and Senate Health and Human Services Committee will hold a joint public hearing to review the recently announced $34 million contract issued by the Department of Health to Public Consulting Group, the latest third-party vendor tasked to perform contact tracing of COVID-19 positive patients over the next year. [Read More]
May
24
2021
May 24, 2021
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee advanced a measure that would ban the state, as well as local governmental entities and school districts from requiring vaccine passports, according to the committee’s chair, Senator Michele Brooks (R-50). [Read More]
Mar
03
2021
March 03, 2021
Pennsylvania must provide opportunities for students to return to in-person instruction in schools to protect the mental health and educational development of young people, according to many testifiers at a Senate hearing today. [Read More]