Committee Members
Republicans
Pat Browne, Chair
Kim Ward, Vice-Chair
Jake Corman, ex-officio
Joe Scarnati, ex-officio
David Argall
Lisa Baker
John Eichelberger
Tom Killion
Stewart Greenleaf
Wayne Langerholc
Scott Martin
Bob Mensch
Mario Scavello
Elder Vogel
Randy Vulakovich
Scott Wagner
Gene Yaw
Democrats
Vincent Hughes, Minority Chair
Judy Schwank, Minority Vice Chair
Jay Costa, ex-officio
John Blake
James Brewster
Art Haywood
Daylin Leach
Sharif Street
Tina Tartaglione
- Senate Appropriations Budget Hearing Schedule FY 2017-18
- 2016-17 General Fund Tracking Run (SB 1073)
- Senate Budget Hearing Summaries and Video
- 2015-16 General Fund Tracking Run (HB 1801)
- 2015-16 General Fund Budget Tracking Run (HB 1460 as passed by the General Assembly and line-item vetoed, then enacted by the Governor) – *Tracking run provided by the Governor’s Budget Office
- 2015-16 General Fund Budget Tracking Run (HB 1192)
Committee Schedule, Votes and Bills
Meetings and Hearings
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Infrastructure, Environment and Government Operation - June 7, 2017 [Read More]
Senate Appropriations Committee Meeting - June 5, 2017 [Read More]
Senate Appropriations Committee Meeting - June 4, 2017 [Read More]
Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice - May 22, 2017 [Read More]
Senate Aging and Youth, Senate Health and Human Services, Appropriations, Intergovernmental Committees and Senate Philadelphia Delegation - May 18, 2017 [Read More]
Senate Appropriations Committee Meeting - May 8, 2017 [Read More]
Monthly Report
News
Apr
24
2017
April 24, 2017
Similar to hearings held during last year’s budget discussions, the Senate Appropriations Committee will once again be holding Subcommittee hearings starting this month, according to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne and Democratic Appropriations Committee Chairman Vincent Hughes. [Read More]
Apr
11
2017
April 11, 2017
The Senate will hold the second in a series of public hearings looking into the Wolf Administration’s proposal to consolidate the departments of Human Services, Health, Aging, and Drug and Alcohol Programs. [Read More]
Mar
14
2016
March 14, 2016
Given the size and scale of the Commonwealth’s fiscal operations and recognizing a need for a more thorough review of department and agency spending, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne and Democratic Appropriations Committee Chairman Vincent Hughes have established a subcommittee structure within the Senate Appropriations Committee [Read More]
May
09
2012
May 09, 2012
Better than anticipated revenues over the past few months enabled the Senate to pass a General Fund budget bill for Fiscal Year 2012-13 on Wednesday that makes significant restorations without raising taxes, according to Senator Jake Corman, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. [Read More]