Senate Majority Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 10 a.m.
The Community College of Philadelphia Northeast Regional Center, 12901 Townsend Rd., Philadelphia, PA
Agenda
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Senator David G. Argall, Chair
Senate Majority Policy Committee
Senator Joe Picozzi, Vice Chair
Senate Majority Policy Committee
10:05 a.m. Law Enforcement
Kevin J. Bethel, Police Commissioner – Testimony, Testimony 2
Philadelphia Police Department
Christopher M. Puchalsky, Ph.D. – Testimony
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems
10:45 a.m. Local Administration
Din Abazi, PE, District Executive – Testimony
Engineering District 6
PA Department of Transportation
Ashwin Patel, PE, Assistant District Executive for Operations
Engineering District 6
PA Department of Transportation
Rich Lazer, Executive Director – Testimony
Philadelphia Parking Authority
Kevin Murphy, Manager – Testimony
Office of Safe Streets
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
11:25 a.m. Local Advocacy
Elizabeth Hocker, Member – Testimony
Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia
Nicole Brunet, Program Director – Testimony
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania
12:05 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Additional Testimony
Pennsylvania State Police
National Motorist Association
James Sikorski, Jr.