Committee Members
Republicans
Judy Ward, Chair
Michele Brooks, Vice-Chair
Joe Scarnati, ex-officio
Lisa Baker
Bob Mensch
Kristin Phillips-Hill
Democrats
Maria Collett, Minority Chair
John Sabatina
Judy Schwank
Christine Tartaglione
Committee Schedule, Votes and Bills
Meetings and Hearings
Senate Aging and Youth Committee | June 25, 2020 at 10 am | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Joint Hearing | Senate Aging & Youth Committee AND Senate Local Government Committee | May 13, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Aging and Youth Committee and Senate Health and Human Services Committee | May 7, 2020 | Senate Chamber and Remote Participation [Read More]
Senate Aging and Youth Committee | November 18, 2019 | 12:30 p.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B | [Read More]
Senate Aging and Youth Committee | September 23, 2019 | 12:30 p.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A | [Read More]
Senate Aging and Youth Committee | May 7, 2019 | 11 a.m.Main Capitol, Room 461 | [Read More]
News
Jun
26
2020
June 26, 2020
Many of the same issues that plagued the Wolf Administration’s management of long-term care facilities at the outset of COVID-19 still remain a problem four months into the pandemic, according to testifiers at a Senate Aging and Youth Committee hearing on Thursday. [Read More]
Jun
23
2020
June 23, 2020
The Senate Aging and Youth Committee will get an update on measures to protect residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic during a public hearing on Thursday from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. [Read More]
May
13
2020
May 13, 2020
At a Senate hearing today, some of the state’s leading medical experts and county leaders outlined plans and objectives to protect Pennsylvania’s vulnerable senior populations as counties begin to safely reopen following the governor’s COVID-19 shutdown. [Read More]
May
12
2020
May 12, 2020
Two Senate committees will hold a public hearing on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. to hear testimony from county officials about efforts to begin to reopen safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as from medical experts who are treating our most vulnerable senior population and researching the virus COVID-19. [Read More]
May
12
2020
May 12, 2020
After a Senate hearing last week tackled inadequacies in COVID-19 testing in long-term care facilities, the administration reversed course and announced today that they will begin widespread testing of residents and employees. [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]