Senate Law and Justice Committee
Monday, October 19, 2020 | 11:30 a.m.
North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 (and Virtual Participation)
Reappointment confirmation hearing for PLCB Board member Tim Holden
Senator Pat Stefano
Pennsylvania's 32nd District
Serving Fayette, Somerset, Bedford & Westmoreland Counties
Senate Law and Justice Committee
Monday, October 19, 2020 | 11:30 a.m.
North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 (and Virtual Participation)
Reappointment confirmation hearing for PLCB Board member Tim Holden
Senate Law and Justice Committee
Monday, October 5, 2020 | 11:00 a.m.
Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation)
Consideration of HB 763
Senate Law and Justice Committee
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 11:00 am (NOB – Hearing Room 1 and Remote Participation)
• HB 2513 (Everett) – Re-Open Restaurants (Two Part Package/Bill 1 and Bill 2)
• HB 763 (O’Neill) – Amend the liquor code to permit clubs to sell beer for off-premise consumption.
Senate Law and Justice Committee
Monday, June 22, 2020
Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation)
Meeting to consider bills
JOINT HEARING
Senate Judiciary Committee AND Senate Law & Justice Committee
Thursday, June 18, 2020 | 10:00 a.m.
Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation)
Ensuring Accountability and Equality in Law Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System
Combined Testimony of Lt. Col. Christopher Paris, Major Joseph Ruggery and Lieutenant William Slaton
Panel One:
Lt. Col. Christopher Paris
Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Professional Responsibility, PSP
Major Steven Ignatz
Director, Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission
Sergeant Timothy Fetzer
Use of Force Unit, Bureau of Training and Education, PSP
Corporal Kevin Selverian
Use of Force Unit, Bureau of Training and Education, PSP
Panel Two:
Lt. Col. Christopher Paris
Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Professional Responsibility, PSP
Major Joseph Ruggery
Director, Bureauof Integrity and Professional Standards, PSP
Lieutenant William Slaton
Commander, Heritage Affairs Section, Equality and Inclusion Office, PSP
Scott L. Bohn | Attachment 1 | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
David Steffen
Chief of Police, Northern Lancaster County Regional
2nd Vice President, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Panel Three:
Eric J. Porterfield
CEO, Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
Erick Coolidge
Tioga County Commissioner
Board Member, Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers
Penn State University Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Panel Four:
Jenni H. Chavis
Chavis Law Firm, LLC
Kelley B. Hodge | Attachment
Partner, Fox Rothschild, LLP
Keir Bradford-Grey
Chief Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia
Riya Saha Shah, Esq.
Managing Director, Juvenile Law Center
Malik Pickett, Esq.
Staff Attorney, Juvenile Law Center
Panel Five:
Les Neri
President, FOP State Lodge
Rick Poulson
Legislative Counsel to FOP
Willig, Williams, & Davidson Law Firm
David Kennedy
President, Pennsylvania State Troopers Association
Carl A. Bailey
President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Panel Six:
Paul Heaton, Ph.D. | Additional Information
Senior Fellow and Academic Director, Quattrone Center, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
David Harris, JD, LLM
Sally Ann Semenko Endowed Chair, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
JOINT HEARING
Senate Judiciary Committee AND Senate Law & Justice Committee
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | 10:00 a.m.
Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation)
Ensuring Accountability and Equality in Law Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System
Panel One:
The Honorable Josh Shapiro
Pennsylvania Attorney General
Kevin R. Steele – Combined Testimony
District Attorney, Montgomery County
Todd N. Barnes – Combined Testimony
Captain, Norristown Community Justice Unit
Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office
David W. Sunday, Jr. – Combined Testimony
District Attorney, York County
Greg Rowe – Combined Testimony
Director of Legislation and Policy, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association
Panel Two:
Kenneth Huston
President, Pennsylvania State NAACP
Elizabeth Randol
Legislative Director, ACLU of Pennsylvania
Panel Three:
Brandi S. Fisher
President and CEO, Alliance for Police Accountability
Organizing Director, Pittsburgh United
Louis L. Reed, LADC, AADC, IAADC
National Organizer, #cut50
Tonie Willis
Executive Director, Ardella’s House
Pennsylvania Dignity Ambassador, #cut50
Panel Four:
Jim Turner
President and CEO, Dunamis Marketing
Community Volunteer and Advocate
Panel Five:
Lisette M. McCormick, Esq.
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness
Additional Written Information/Testimony
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association – Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation Best Practices
Senate Law and Justice Committee
Monday, May 11, 2020 | Approx. 2:30 p.m.
Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation)
Meeting to consider HB 327 and HB 1048
Senate Law and Justice Committee
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 | 10:00 a.m.
Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation
Hearing to consider LCB Issues during the COVID-19 Pandemic
PANEL 1 – Licensee Community
PANEL 2 – PLCB
Senate Law and Justice Committee
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 | 11:00 a.m.
North Office Building, Hearing Room #1
Public Hearing to receive the annual report from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.