Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Jan. 21. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time, with members of the Pennsylvania Senate and state House of Representatives scheduled to return to session on Jan. 28.

Budget Process

State Rep. Matt Bradford, D-Montgomery, Democratic chairman of the Appropriations Committee in the state House of Representatives, said the new method of “performance-based budgeting” will improve transparency and efficiency in fashioning the state government’s spending plan.