2025 - 2026 Legislative Session
CCAP and its members are often called upon to provide testimony to legislative committees about the impact a particular bill or policy may have. Copies of written remarks submitted for hearings held in the current legislative session can be found below.
Legislative Testimony Archive
Community and Economic Development
- Sherene Hess, CCAP President: Local Capacity Issues
February 28, 2025: Pennsylvania Rural Population Revitalization Commission
County Governance
- Local Government Use of Communication Applications Under the Right-to-Know and Open Meeting Laws
March 24: Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee - Newspaper Advertising Act
September 29, 2025: House Local Government Committee
Emergency Management and Veterans Affairs
- Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Tax Exemptions
May 12, 2025: House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Energy, Environment and Land Use
- Reliable Energy Siting and Electric Transition Board
June 9, 2025: House Energy Committee - Data Centers: Impacts, Operations, and Policy Considerations
September 2, 2025: Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Human Services
- Mental Health and Community Assistance
August 5, 2025: Senate Majority Policy Committee