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Archived Hearing/Meeting Testimony & Transcripts Archives

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT:
Friday, June 27, 2008
The Committee reported House Bill 1674 as committed
 - HB 1674 Summary
 - Click Here for HB 1674 Roll Call Vote

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT:
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
House Bill 2295 was reported as amended
 - Summary
 - Summary of Amendment
 - Click Here for HB 2295 Roll Call Vote

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT:
Friday, June 27, 2008
The Committee reported House Bill 1674 as committed

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT:
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
House Bill 2295 was reported as amended
 - Summary
 - Summary of Amendment

URBAN AFFAIRS & HOUSING COMMITTEE HEARING:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 10:00 AM
Majority Caucus Room, Main Capitol
Public Hearing on Senate Bill 1291
Click Here for Agenda, Transcripts, Testimony & Video

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - UPCOMING MEETING:
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 9:30 AM
Room 461 Main Capitol
The Committee will consider House Bill 2295 (with possible amendment)

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 10:00 AM
Majority Caucus Room, Main Capitol
The Committee will consider Senate Bill 1291
Agenda - Media Advisory - TESTIMONY COMING SOON

Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Hearing on SB 1291 Blight in Pennsylvania - June 17, 2008
PART 1 (1 Hour 7 Minutes)
Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Hearing on SB 1291 - Blight in Pennsylvania - June 17, 2008
PART 2 (29 Minutes)

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT:
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The Committee considered the Foreclosure Relief and Affordable Housing Initiative:
Senate Bill 1400 was reported as committed: 
- Click Here for SB 1400 Roll Call Vote

- SB 1400 SUMMARY / FULL TEXT

Senate Bill 1401 was reported as committed:
- Click Here for SB 1401 Roll Call Vote
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SUMMARY / FULL TEXT

Senate Bill 1402 was reported as committed:
- Click Here for SB 1402 Roll Call Vote
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SUMMARY / FULL TEXT

URBAN AFFAIRS & HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING:
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 11:00 am - Room 8E-B

The Committee will consider the Foreclosure Relief and Affordable Housing Initiative which is comprised of:
Senate Bill 1400 -
SUMMARY
Senate Bill 1401 -
SUMMARY
Senate Bill 1402 -
SUMMARY

URBAN AFFAIRS & HOUSING COMMITTEE HEARING:
Joint Public Hearing with Senate Local Government Committee - Multi-Municipal Planning & Shared Services
April 10, 2008 - 9:30 AM
Greenburg Garden and Civic Center
- Click for Agenda, Transcripts of Testimony & Video

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT:
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Senate Bill 906 was reported as amended:
 - Click Here for SB 906 Roll Call Vote

 - SB 906 Summary

 Senate Bill 963 was reported as committed:
 - Click Here for SB 963 Roll Call Vote
 - SB 963 Summary

UPCOMING URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING:
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 12:30 PM
Room 8A – East Wing, Capitol Buildiing
Agenda:  Senate Bill 906 & Senate Bill 963
 - SB 906 Summary
 - SB 963 Summary

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT:
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Senate Bill 486 was reported as amended by the Committee
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SB 486 summary
 - Click here for Committee roll call vote

Examining Fiscal Health of Distressed Cities
Pittsburgh:
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 9:00am - 12:00pm - Pittsburgh City Council Chambers, City County Building, 414 Grant Street, Downtown
- Transcripts of Testimony & Video

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT:
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
- SB 465 (summary) was reported as committed by the Committee - click here to see roll call vote

Examining the Fiscal Health of Distressed Cities
Allentown:
  Thursday, September, 20 2007 - 10:00 am - Public Commissioners Hearing Room - Lehigh County Government Center - 17 South 7th Street, Allentown, PA
- Transcript of Testimony & Video

Examining the Fiscal Health of Distressed Cities
Philadelphia:
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 9:00 am - City Council Caucus Room, 4th Floor-City Hall
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Transcript of Testimony & Video

Examining Fiscal Health of Distressed Cities
Harrisburg:
   Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 9:00 am - East Wing, Room 8EB
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Transcript of Testimony, Video, & Audio

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING:
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 9:30 am - Room 8E-A
Committee will consider Senate Resolution 45
Result: 
Committee Reported SR 45 as Committed - click here to see roll call vote
 

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Archived  News & Press Releases

 

The Foreclosure Relief and Affordable Housing Initiative

-->PRESS RELEASE FROM SENATOR PIPPY & SENATOR RHOADES
(PDF)

-->FEATURED IN THE SENATE NEWS BRIEF

-->BILL SUMMARIES:
                    - SENATE BILL 1400
                    - SENATE BILL 1401
                    - SENATE BILL 1402
 

 

Legislators Unveil Plan
to Combat Blight Across the Commonwealth
 

 -> Senator Pippy's Remarks on the New Anti-Blight Package
 -> Senator Pippy's Press Release on the Anti-Blight Package
 -> Article from the Uniontown Herald-Standard Outlining the Goals of this Legislation

 -> Findings of the Pennsylvania Statewide Blight Task Force (PDF)

Video of Press Conference Announcing the New Package of Anti-Blight Legislation
 

 

IN THE NEWS - Press Coverage of the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Act 47 Hearing in Pittsburgh:
(Links will open a new window)

Pittsburgh Unions Decry Oversight
(Tribune Review)

Calls Mount for End of Fiscal Oversight
(Post-Gazette)

Senator Calls for End to One of City's State Overseers (Post-Gazette)

URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEARING REPORT:
Transcript of Testimony & Video
-September 20, 2007 Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Hearing in Allentown
(Act 47 - Examining the Fiscal Health of Distressed Cities)

NEWS - July 17, 2007 - Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Hearing Advisory

NEWS - April 25, 2007 - Dates Set for Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Act 47 Hearings - will examine fiscal health of distressed cities

NEWS - March 27, 2007 - Urban Affairs Committee Announces Series of Hearings on Act 47 to Examine Fiscal Health of Pittsburgh, Other Distressed Cities

NEWS - March 5, 2007 - Low-Interest Housing Loans Now Available to More Veterans through the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

NEWS - January 2, 2007 - Pippy Named Chairman of Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, Vice Chair of Law and Justice, will also sit on Appropriations, Transportation, Game and Fisheries, Banking and Insurance Committees

 


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