Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle: Senator Scott Hutchinson speaks at the Legislative Breakfast while Thomas Genevro of the Butler Health System listens. The event was held at the Butler Country Club, Friday morning, May 17.

State Sen. Scott Hutchinson, R-21st, was reappointed chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for the 2023-24 Legislative Session, according to a Friday news release.

Hutchinson has held the post since the beginning of the 2017-18 legislative session.

He will also serve as vice chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and as a member of the Senate Game and Fisheries, Health and Human Services, Local Government, and Intergovernmental Operations committees.

“The Finance Committee has the primary role of considering pieces of legislation that deal with the Pennsylvania tax code and ensuring that they are in the best interest of all Pennsylvanians and this Commonwealth. I am honored by the opportunity to continue to serve and look forward to what we will achieve in the coming session,” Hutchison said.