Senate Judiciary Committee

Monday, March 6, 2023 | 12 p.m.

Room 8E-B, East Wing

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Agenda

Public Hearing:

• Nomination of Michelle Henry as Pennsylvania Attorney General

                    Call to Order and Opening Statements:
                    Senator Lisa Baker, Majority Chair, Judiciary Committee
                    Senator Steven Santarsiero, Minority Chair, Judiciary Committee

                   Attendance

                   Introduction and Swearing-In of the Nominee: Senator Baker

                   Remarks:
                   Michelle Henry, Acting Pennsylvania Attorney General

                   Questions and Comments:
                   Members of the Committee

                   Consideration of Nomination

Voting Meeting:

• Senate Bill 169, P.N. 159 (Baker) – Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) to provide for out-of-home placement disposition review hearings at 3-month intervals, rather than 9-month, as recommended by the Juvenile Justice Task Force.

• Senate Bill 170, P.N. 160 (Baker) – Amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to update and standardize the expungement of juvenile records as recommended by the Juvenile Justice Task Force.

• Senate Bill 267, P.N. 232 (Brooks) – Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) to add urgent care centers as a “safe haven” in Pennsylvania’s Newborn Protection Act.
• Senate Bill 371, P.N. 314 (Baker) – Amends Act 274 of 1978 (Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law) to establish the Indigent Defense Advisory Committee; establishes the Indigent Defense Grant Program and outlines the program’s operation.