Republicans
Kristin Phillips-Hill, Chair
Pat Stefano, Vice-Chair
Jake Corman, ex-officio
Ryan Aument
Michele Brooks
Cris Dush
Bob Mensch
Democrats
John Kane, Minority Chair
John Sabatina
Nikil Saval
Anthony H Williams
Report on Closing PA’s Digital Divide
Committee Schedule, Votes and Bills
Meetings and Hearings
JOINT HEARING Senate Communications and Technology Committee AND House Consumer Affairs Committee | Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. | House Majority Caucus Room (Main Capitol, Room 140) [Read More]
Senate Communications and Technology Committee | Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | Off the Floor | Rules Room [Read More]
Senate Communications and Technology Committee | Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | 10:00 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B [Read More]
Senate Communications and Technology Committee | Wednesday, September 22, 2021 | 10:00 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B | [Read More]
JOINT HEARING | Senate Communications and Technology Committee AND Senate Health and Human Services Committee | July 21, 2021 at 10 a.m. | North Office Building (Hearing Room 1) and virtually through Zoom | [Read More]
Senate Communications and Technology Committee | Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | Off the Floor | Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation | [Read More]
News
Oct
27
2021
October 27, 2021
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee advanced a proposal that will consolidate the state’s information technology under one entity and create standards to strengthen the state’s cybersecurity efforts, according to Committee Chair Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York). [Read More]
Sep
28
2021
September 28, 2021
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee will hold its second public hearing on a proposal that would strengthen and streamline state information technology (IT) services. [Read More]
Sep
21
2021
September 21, 2021
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee will hold a public hearing to gain feedback on a proposal sponsored by the committee’s chair, Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), that would strengthen and streamline state information technology (IT) services. [Read More]
Jul
19
2021
July 19, 2021
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee and Senate Health and Human Services Committee will hold a joint public hearing to review the recently announced $34 million contract issued by the Department of Health to Public Consulting Group, the latest third-party vendor tasked to perform contact tracing of COVID-19 positive patients over the next year. [Read More]
May
24
2021
May 24, 2021
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee, chaired by Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), unanimously approved a proposal that will strengthen the state’s Breach of Personal Information Act following a massive data breach with the state’s contact tracing program. [Read More]
May
20
2021
May 20, 2021
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee, chaired by Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), was notified today that the Department of Health would terminate its contract with the third-party vendor tasked with contact tracing Pennsylvanians effective June 19, 2021. [Read More]