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
John Gordner
Stewart Greenleaf
Wayne Langerholc
Scott Martin
Bob Mensch
Mario Scavello
Elder Vogel
Randy Vulakovich
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
- FY 2018-19 Enacted General Fund Budget (HB 2121)
- FY 2018-19 General Fund Budget as Proposed by Governor Wolf
- Senate Appropriations Budget Hearing Schedule FY 2018-19
- 2017-18 General Fund Tracking Run (HB 218)
- 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 Health and Human Services and Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee | September 26, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B | Watch Live [Read More]
Senate Appropriations Committee | August 28, 2018 at 11 a.m. | Shusterman Hall, Temple University | [Read More]
Public Hearing – Subcommittee on Health and Human Services on School Safety – Mental Health Services
Senate Appropriations Committee - Subcommittee on Health and Human Services | May 23, 2018 at 1:30 PM | Hearing Room 1, North Office Building | [Read More]
Senate Judiciary Committee AND Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice - March 26, 2018 in North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 [Read More]
Senate Appropriations Committee - March 27 - North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 Watch Live [Read More]
Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice and Judiciary - March 19, 2018 - Hearing Room 1, North Office Building [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]