The Senate Communications and Technology Committee, chaired by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), and the Senate State Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Cris Dush (R-25), will hold a joint public hearing this week on the recent Office of Administration (OA) server data loss. [Read More]
The Senate State Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Cris Dush (R-25), convened a public hearing on Wednesday to receive testimony from Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose regarding the departure from the Electronic Registration and Information Center (ERIC) by their respective states. [Read More]
PA State Government Committee Chairman Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) will convene a public hearing to receive testimony from Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose concerning best practices for cleaning and maintaining voter lists, problems with outsourcing this task to private corporations, and their respective state’s departures from the Electronic Registration and Information Center (ERIC). [Read More]
Fulfilling the constitutional responsibility of fully vetting executive branch nominees, today, Chairman Cris Dush (R-25) and members of the PA Senate State Government Committee voted by a near unanimous, bipartisan margin of 10-1 to confirm Al Schmidt as Secretary of the Commonwealth. [Read More]
PA Senate State Government Committee Chairman Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) will convene a voting meeting to consider the confirmation of Al Schmidt as Secretary of the Commonwealth. [Read More]
On Wednesday, May 24, PA State Government Committee Chairman Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) will convene the first confirmation hearing for Acting PA Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt. [Read More]
The Senate State Government Committee held a public hearing reviewing Senate Bill 996, sponsored by Senator Doug Mastriano (R-33), which would codify the rights of parents over the upbringing of their children, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-29). The committee also held a voting meeting and advanced four bills, including a bill to ensure the safe transport of ballots. [Read More]
Two bills to update Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law, the key statute governing transparency in state government, were passed by the Senate State Government Committee today, according to committee chairman Senator David G. Argall (R-29). [Read More]
The Senate State Government Committee held a public hearing Monday to review the legal requirements for incapacitated governors or lieutenant governors, according to committee chairman Senator David G. Argall (R-29). [Read More]
The Senate State Government Committee approved legislation to increase the transparency of state and local government in Pennsylvania today, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-29), the chairman of the committee. [Read More]
