Hearings

December 13, 2011 - Hearing on Senate Bill 1257

December 8, 2011 - Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Committee, Senate Local Government Committee, House Urban Affairs Committee and House Local Government Committee 2nd Joint Public Hearing on Act 47 (Municipalities Financial Recovery Act)

December 6, 2011 - Meeting to Consider Bills

October 20, 2011 - Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Committee, Senate Local Government Committee, House Urban Affairs Committee and House Local Government Committee public hearing on overview of Act 47 of 1987 and to begin discussion regarding possible enhancements to the legislation and to discuss the challenges municipalities are facing as they relate to Act 47.

September 20, 2011 - PA Gaming Industry
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June 13, 2011 - Meeting to Consider Bills

May 24, 2011 - Discussing the Partnerships for Regional Economic Performance with DCED Secretary Walker

March 14, 2011 - Public Hearing on Off Shore Wind Energy
- Part 1 (1:33) | - Part 2 (1:33) | - Part 3 (1:33) | - Part 4 (:18)

March 1, 2011 - Problem Gambling and to consider the nomination of Acting Secretary C. Alan Walker for Secretary of the Department of Community & Economic Development 9 a.m., Hearing Room 8E-B, EW

June 29, 2010 - Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee and House Finance Committee joint hearing on SB 1279 and HB 2340 (Economic Development & Fiscal Accountability Legislation)

• Agenda and Testimony

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June 23, 2010 - Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Austin J. Burke for DCED Secretary.

• Agenda and Testimony

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May 26, 2010 - Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee to conduct both a hearing and meeting.

• Agenda and Testimony

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February 2, 2010 - Joint Hearing of the Senate Committee on Community, Economic and Recreational Development and the House Gaming Oversight Committee

• Agenda and Testimony

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September 23, 2009 - Public hearing on legalizing table games in Pennsylvania casinos

• Agenda and Testimony

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September 16, 2009 - Hearing on proposed legalization of table games in Pennsylvania casinos

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July 28, 2009 - Committee hearing on the nomination of George Cornelius for Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development.

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June 23, 2009 - Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee hearing to consider legislation

• Agenda

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April 27, 2009 - Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee hearing on the DCED budget with Acting DCED Secretary George Cornelius

• Agenda

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April 20, 2009 - Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee hearing on Senate Bill 200, which concerns the expenditures of the PA Gaming Control Board.

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February 3, 2009 – Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee hearing on problem gambling.

• Agenda and Testimony

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July 24, 2008 - Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee Hearing on Gaming

• Agenda and Testimony

- Hearing Part 1 (running time 1 hr. 6 min.)
- Hearing Part 2 (running time 1 hr. 7 min.)
- Hearing Part 3 (running time 1 hr. 7 min.)
- Hearing Part 4 (running time 44 min.)

November 13, 2007 - Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee Hearing

• Agenda

- Hearing Part 1 (running time 58 min.)
- Hearing Part 2 (running time 1 hr. 4 min.)

October 30, 2007 - Joint Committee Hearing with Senate Labor & Industry on Workforce Development Training Programs

• Agenda and Testimony

October 22, 2007 – Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee hearing on Background Checks in the Gaming Industry

• Agenda and Testimony

Hearing Part 1 (running time 54 min.)
Hearing Part 2 (running time 46 min.)
Hearing Part 3 (running time 46 min.)

 

 

July 6, 2007 - Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee Chair Jane Earll, second from right, discusses the failure of administration officials to respond to a subpoena seeking testimony on the impact state furloughs will have on the PA gaming industry and its thousands of workers.

 

- Hearing (running time 26 min.)
- Senator Earll
- Senator Earll
- Senator Tomlinson

July 5, 2007 - Hearing on how the PA Gaming Industry would be impacted by lack of state funding

• Agenda and Testimony

• Video of Hearing - Part I (running time 1 hr. and 8 min.)

• Video of Hearing - Part II (running time 15 min.)

• Members of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee vote to subpoena Rendell Administration officials on possible gaming shutdown.
  Sen. Earll
  Sen. Scarnati
  Sen. Orie
  Sen. Baker
  Sen. Tomlinson

May 21, 2007 - Hearing on DCED 2007/08 Budget

• Agenda

March 13, 2007 - Nomination Hearing for Secretary Yablonsky

• Agenda and Testimony

• Video of Hearing (running time 57 minutes)

January 30, 2007 - Non-voting Informational Gaming Hearing Funding the Administration and Regulation of the Pennsylvania Gaming Industry

• Agenda and Testimony