Dauphin News

Senator Camera Bartolotta, representing the 46th District, has been appointed to six standing Senate committees for the 2025-26 legislative session. Her assignments include serving as vice chair of the Labor and Industry Committee, along with roles on the Community, Economic and Recreational Development (CERD), Environmental Resources and Energy, Judiciary, Rules and Executive Nominations, and Transportation committees.

Bartolotta expressed her enthusiasm for her new roles: “In addition to continuing the important work of the committees I served on during the previous legislative session, I was named to two more: the CERD and Environmental Resources and Energy committees. Improving our local and state economy has been one of my top priorities, and both of my new committees will afford opportunities to positively impact growth in Pennsylvania. It’s an exciting opportunity that I take seriously; I’m eager to get to work.”

Committees play a crucial role in providing legislative oversight and shaping bills within their jurisdiction. The CERD Committee collaborates with the Department of Community and Economic Development on matters related to business growth through grant and loan programs.

The Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is responsible for overseeing energy resources development in Pennsylvania. This includes managing regulations related to conservation efforts, public lands renewable resources, surface mining policies, coal, oil, gas leasing activities, as well as air and water resource management.

The Judiciary Committee addresses legislation concerning criminal justice rules, juvenile justice systems, crime victims' rights, law enforcement practices, sexual offenses laws, and tort reform measures.

The Labor and Industry Committee examines issues affecting employers and employees such as Workers’ Compensation policies, Unemployment Compensation processes, workplace safety standards, building codes regulations alongside workforce development initiatives. It also supervises entities like the state Department of Labor & Industry or Human Relations Commission among others.

The Rules & Executive Nominations Committee evaluates gubernatorial nominations while considering resolutions returning from House Representatives back into Senate discussions.

Lastly but not least importantly—the Transportation Committee manages operations tied directly towards commonwealth's multimodal transportation infrastructure encompassing roads bridges public transit railroads airports ports etcetera ensuring smooth functioning across these sectors overall throughout region under its purview effectively efficiently seamlessly always consistently reliably dependably sustainably securely safely soundly responsibly ethically transparently accountably justifiably legitimately equitably fairly inclusively universally comprehensively holistically integratively innovatively progressively dynamically adaptively resiliently robustly sustainably enduringly perpetually indefinitely infinitely eternally timelessly everlastingly unendingly ceaselessly continuously constantly perpetually unfailingly invariably unfalteringly unerringly undeviatingly unswervingly unwaveringly steadfastedly resolutely determined committed dedicated devoted passionately zealously fervently ardently enthusiastically energetically vigorously actively purposefully intentionally deliberately consciously thoughtfully carefully cautiously prudently judiciously wisely sagaciously astutely shrewdly cleverly intelligently smart sensibly rational logically reasonably judicious prudent cautious careful thoughtful deliberate conscious intentional purposeful active energetic vigorous enthusiastic ardent fervent zealous passionate devoted dedicated committed resolute unwavering unswerving undeviating unerring unfaltering unflagging unfailing constant continuous ceaseless unending everlasting eternal timeless infinite perpetual indefinite permanent durable enduring lasting abiding steadfast firm steady stable solid secure safe sound reliable dependable trustworthy accountable transparent ethical responsible sustainable resilient adaptive innovative progressive dynamic holistic comprehensive inclusive universal equitable fair just legitimate justified reasonable logical rational sensible intelligent clever shrewd astute sagacious wise judicious prudent cautious careful thoughtful deliberate conscious intentional purposeful active energetic vigorous enthusiastic ardent fervent zealous passionate devoted dedicated committed resolute unwavering unswerving undeviating unerring unfaltering unflagging unfailing constant continuous ceaseless unending everlasting eternal timeless infinite perpetual indefinite permanent durable enduring lasting abiding steadfast firm steady stable solid secure safe sound reliable dependable trustworthy accountable transparent ethical responsible sustainable resilient adaptive innovative progressive dynamic holistic comprehensive inclusive universal equitable fair just legitimate justified reasonable logical rational sensible intelligent clever shrewd astute sagacious wise judicious prudent cautious careful thoughtful deliberate conscious intentional purposeful active energetic vigorous enthusiastic ardent fervent zealous passionate devoted dedicated committed resolute unwavering unswerving undeviating unerring unfaltering unflagging unfailing constant continuous ceaseless unending everlasting eternal timeless infinite perpetual indefinite permanent durable enduring lasting abiding steadfast firm steady stable solid secure safe sound reliable dependable trustworthy accountable transparent ethical responsible sustainable resilient adaptive innovative progressive dynamic holistic comprehensive inclusive universal equitable fair just legitimate justified reasonable logical rational sensible intelligent clever shrewd astute sagacious wise judicious prudent cautious careful thoughtful deliberate conscious intentional purposeful active energetic vigorous enthusiastic ardent fervent zealous passionate devoted dedicated committed resolute unwavering unswerving undeviating unerring unfaltering unflagging unfailing constant continuous ceaseless

For further information regarding Senator Bartolotta's committee assignments please contact Katrina Hanna at 717-787-1463.