News
May
01
2019
May 01, 2019
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a package of bills today designed to reduce prison and probation costs, better protect crime victims and strengthen public safety, according to Committee Chair Senator Lisa Baker (R-20). [Read More]
Mar
26
2019
March 26, 2019
It will be an active beginning for a committee with a weighty agenda of bills already this session, according to Sen. Lisa Baker, R-20, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. Watch Live [Read More]
Oct
03
2017
October 03, 2017
Today, the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee approved five bills, according to committee chairman, State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf (R, Montgomery, Bucks). [Read More]
Sep
19
2017
September 19, 2017
Today, Senator Greenleaf, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced the committee’s approval of six bills. [Read More]
Jan
11
2017
January 11, 2017
HARRISBURG – Three Senate committees will hold a joint public hearing to review the Wolf administration’s decision to potentially close two state prisons. [Read More]
Oct
15
2015
October 15, 2015
State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf has announced a public hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee will be held on SB 869, civil asset forfeiture, on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in Room 8E-B of the Capitol’s East Wing. [Read More]
Jun
22
2015
June 22, 2015
On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing at the State Capitol on the collateral consequences of criminal conviction. [Read More]
Feb
10
2015
February 10, 2015
On Wednesday, February 11, 2015, the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. at the Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to hear testimony on best practices in law enforcement. [Read More]
May
05
2014
May 05, 2014
On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf, will be presented with the report Toward Equal Justice for All: Report of the Civil Legal Justice Coalition on the number of unrepresented low-income civil litigants in the Commonwealth. [Read More]
Apr
21
2014
April 21, 2014
The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on SB 1095 addressing Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). [Read More]