The Senate will convene at 10:30 am today, and the House of Representatives will go into session at 1:00 pm. Governor Tom Corbett will address the General Assembly to present his 2014 Budget Address at 11:30 a.m.

We'll have a live stream available here:

Stream Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services.

The following Committee items are scheduled for consideration today.

In the House:

9:00 AM ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES & ENERGY Public hearing on HB 1684 has been cancelled.

9:00 AM STATE GOVERNMENT Voting meeting on HB 359, and HR 596 in Room 205 of the Ryan Office Building.

9:15 AM CONSUMER AFFAIRS Voting meeting on HB 1543, and HB 1940 has been cancelled. 9:30 AM URBAN AFFAIRS Voting meeting HB 1714, HR 550, and HB 1773 has been cancelled.

10:00 AM JUDICIARY Voting meeting on HB 56, HB 1149, HB 1537, and HB 1847 has been cancelled.

In the Senate:

9:00 AM EDUCATION to consider Senate Bill No. 1194; Senate Resolution No. 250; and House Bills No. 198 and 1164 in Room 8E-A East Wing.

The Senate AGRICULTURE & RURAL AFFAIRS committee will meet to consider Senate Bills No. 1107, 1149 and 1188 in the Rules Committee Conference Room at the call of the chair.

Senate RULES & EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS will meet at the call of the chair in the Rules Committee Conference Room to consider Senate Bill No. 497 and certain executive nominations.

The Senate TRANSPORTATION Committee will also meet at the call of the chair to consider Senate Bills No. 698, 997, 1036, 1159 and 1239 in the Rules Committee Conference Room.

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