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The Senate Finance Committee will hold its first meeting of the 2019-20 Legislative Session on Tuesday, January 29, to consider a measure that would require the forfeiture of pension benefits for public employees who are convicted or plead guilty or no contest to any job-related felony offense, according to Committee Chairman Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]

The Senate Finance Committee will now meet “off the floor” Wednesday in the Senate Rules Committee Meeting Room at the rear of the Senate Chamber, according to Finance Committee Chairman Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]

The Senate Finance Committee will consider measures to support spouses of military service members killed in action and to establish a sales tax "holiday" for the purchase of emergency preparedness equipment at its meeting set for Wednesday, March 21, according to Committee Chairman Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]

The Senate Finance Committee will consider three bills, including a measure to support Pennsylvania’s volunteer fire departments, at its meeting set for Wednesday, January 31, according to Committee Chairman Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]

The Senate Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 25, to consider the nominations of Peter Barsz and Daniel Guydish to the State Tax Equalization Board (STEB), according to Committee Chairman Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]

The Senate Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 18, to review fund management fees paid by the state’s two employee retirement systems, according to Committee Chairman Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]

The Senate Finance Committee today (June 20) approved two bills introduced by Committee Chairman Scott Hutchinson that would provide tax exemptions to spur economic growth and job creation among Pennsylvania’s high-tech businesses. [Read More]

The Senate Finance Committee endorsed the nomination of Dan Hassell to serve as Secretary of the Department of Revenue and approved three bills at its Monday (June 5) meeting, according to Committee Chairman Senator Scott E. Hutchinson.   Listen [Read More]

The Senate Finance Committee approved six bills on Wednesday (May 24) including measures to help firefighters, veterans’ organizations, animal shelters and pediatric cancer research, according to Committee Chairman Senator Scott Hutchinson.   Listen [Read More]

The Senate Finance Committee approved three bills on Tuesday (February 7) intended to help Pennsylvania’s small businesses expand and grow, according to Committee Chairman Senator Scott Hutchinson.Listen   [Read More]