COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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 | Monday, May 24, 2021 | 11:00 noon | Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | April 26, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room 1 (and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, March 23, 2021 | 12:00 noon [Read More]
Joint Hearing | Senate Education Committee and Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Wednesday, March 3, 2021| 10:00 a.m. | Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Health & Human Services Committee AND Senate Aging & Youth Committee | Thursday, February 4, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. | Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | October 6, 2020 \ [Read More]
News
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]
Mar
01
2021
March 01, 2021
The Senate Education Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee will hold a joint public hearing on Wednesday, March 3 at 10 a.m. to explore the many challenges schools have been forced to confront during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Committee Chairs Senator Scott Martin (R-13) and Michele Brooks (R-50). [Read More]
Feb
02
2021
February 02, 2021
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Aging and Youth Committee will get an update on the state’s efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine during a public hearing on Thursday beginning at 11 a.m. [Read More]
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]