Audio/Video - Senator Brooks

Meeting to consider HB 479; nominations of Dr. Debra Bogen for Secretary of the Department of Health; and Dr. Val Arkoosh for Secretary of the Department of Human Services

June 26, 2023
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | 11 a.m. | Room 8E-B, East Wing [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 683, SB 712, SB 768 and SB 817

June 19, 2023
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 10:30 a.m. | Room 8E-A, East Wing [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 514 and SB 520

June 02, 2023
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 11 a.m. | Room 8E-A, East Wing [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 100, SB 205, SB 262, SB 414, SB 500, SB 549 and SB 555

April 28, 2023
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | 11 a.m. | Room 8E-A, East Wing [Read More]

Budget Hearing Q&A: Health, Part 4

April 13, 2023
Senator Michele Brooks questions Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen.  [Read More]

Budget Hearing Q&A: Health, Part 3

April 13, 2023
Senator Michelle Brooks questions Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen.  [Read More]

Budget Hearing Q&A: Health, Part 2

April 13, 2023
Senator Michele Brooks questions Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen.  [Read More]

Budget Hearing Q&A: Health, Part 1

April 13, 2023
Senator Michele Brooks questions Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen.  [Read More]

Public Hearing regarding the BHC Report

November 10, 2022
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, November 15 | 10 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB359, SB917, SB1136, SB1195, SR352, HB293, HB1443, HB1630, HB2293, HB2357 and HB2530

October 17, 2022
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, October 18 | 11:00 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A [Read More]

Press Conference on SB 1202

September 20, 2022
Monday, September 19, 2022 | 12:30 p.m. | East Wing Rotunda [Read More]

Public hearing on the Tick Crisis/Lyme Disease in PA

September 15, 2022
Senate Health & Human Services Committee | Tuesday, September 20 |11 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A [Read More]

Public Hearing on State contract with Credentia providing testing for Certified Nurse Aides

June 20, 2022
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room 1 [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 571, SB 1198, SB 1202 and HB 2401

June 06, 2022
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, June 7, 2022 | 10:30 a.m. | Main Capitol, Room 461 [Read More]

April 13, 2022
(April 13, 2022) Sen. Brooks and Rep. Rapp co-hosted a Rural Health Summit with more than a dozen of their fellow legislators to explore the challenges impacting rural access to health care, the growing substance use disorder and mental health crisis, the workforce shortage, the changing demographics of Pennsylvania, and related factors facing rural Pennsylvania. […] [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 749, SB 1121, SB 1124, SB 1188

April 08, 2022
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | 10:30 a.m. | Main Capitol, Room 461 [Read More]

Brooks Hosts Farm Bureau Members from Northwestern PA for a Lively Panel Discussion with Local Lawmakers

April 07, 2022
Brooks Hosts Farm Bureau Members from Northwestern PA for a Lively Panel Discussion with Local Lawmakers [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 1057

February 08, 2022
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | 10:30 a.m. | Room 8E-A, East Wing [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 152, SB 956 and HB 1420

January 23, 2022
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 10:30 a.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room 1 [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 522, SB 970, HB 118, SB 200, SB 358, SB 848, and SB 967

December 10, 2021
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 938

November 08, 2021
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, November 9, 2021 | 10:45 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 471 and HB 220

November 05, 2021
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Monday, November 8, 2021 | 12:30 p.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A [Read More]

Meeting to consider HB 764 and SB 924

October 25, 2021
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A [Read More]

Tuttle Point Campground Town Hall Meeting

October 12, 2021
Senator Michele Brooks hosted a Town Hall Meeting on the reopening of the Tuttle Point Campground. Many community members came out to the meeting to praise the reopening and ask questions and voice their concerns. [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 782, SB 815, SB 818, HB 1774 and HB 1861

September 24, 2021
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Monday, September 27, 2021 | 12:00 noon | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A | [Read More]

Public hearing on SB 749

September 17, 2021
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | 11:30 a.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 | [Read More]

Senate Committees Begin Examination of Proposed Nursing Home Regulation Changes

September 15, 2021
The Senate Health & Human Services Committee and the Aging & Youth Committee today held a joint hearing to examine new regulations for long-term care nursing facilities being proposed by the Wolf Administration. [Read More]

Joint Public hearing to discuss Part 1 of the Dept. of Health’s proposed long-term care nursing facility regulations (#10-221)

September 10, 2021
JOINT HEARING Senate Aging & Youth Committee and Senate Health & Human Services Committee | Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | 10:30 a.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 | [Read More]

Public hearing to discuss the Department of Human Services’ intent to contract with Maximus as its independent enrollment broker (IEB) and the impact this will have on seniors and adults with disabilities

August 20, 2021
JOINT HEARING | Senate Aging & Youth Committee, Senate Health & Human Services Committee, House Aging & Older Adult Services Committee, AND House Human Services Committee | Monday, August 23, 2021 | 12:30 p.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 | [Read More]

Hearing on Department of Health Emergency Procurement of Contact Tracing Vendor

July 14, 2021
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]

Voting meeting to consider SB 709, HB 741, HB 944 and HB 1500

June 18, 2021
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Monday, June 21, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. | Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]

Comments on Senate Bill 126

May 26, 2021
Comments on Senate Bill 126 [Read More]

Senate committee advances bill to prohibit vaccine passports in PA

May 24, 2021
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee advanced a measure that would ban the state, as well as local governmental entities and school districts from requiring vaccine passports, according to the committee’s chair, Senator Michele Brooks (R-50). [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 618, SB 620, SB 621, and SB 671

May 21, 2021
Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Monday, May 24, 2021 | 11:00 noon | Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]

Lawmakers introduce bill to ban state from requiring vaccine passports

May 05, 2021
Citing overwhelming individual privacy concerns and government intrusion, Senators Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28), Michele Brooks (R-50) and Judy Ward (R-30) introduced legislation that would ban the state, county, municipality or school district from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination. [Read More]