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PA HB 1651

enacted

An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in election of officers and vacancies in office, further providing for vacancies in general.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-22 — Act No. 59 of 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Robert Freemanprimary
  • Christina Sappeycosponsor
  • Ismail Smith-Wade-Elcosponsor
  • R. Lee Jamescosponsor
  • Brett Millercosponsor
  • G. Roni Greencosponsor
  • Joe Webstercosponsor
  • Keith Harriscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-24

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-25

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  3. 2025-06-25

    First consideration

    reading-1

  4. 2025-06-25

    Re-committed to Rules

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-09-10

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-09-10

    Laid on the table

  7. 2025-09-10

    Removed from table

  8. 2025-09-29

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  9. 2025-09-29

    Re-committed to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-09-30

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  11. 2025-09-30

    Third consideration and final passage

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2025-10-03

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-10-07

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  14. 2025-10-07

    First consideration

    reading-1

  15. 2025-10-08

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  16. 2025-10-08

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-10-28

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  18. 2025-12-09

    Third consideration and final passage

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-12-16

    Signed in House

  20. 2025-12-09

    Signed in Senate

  21. 2025-12-16

    Presented to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  22. 2025-12-22

    Approved by the Governor

    executive-signature

  23. 2025-12-22

    Act No. 59 of 2025

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (Local Government): Report Bill As Committed

    2025-06-25 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Robert Freeman: yes
    • Lisa Borowski: yes
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • Liz Hanbidge: yes
    • Carol Kazeem: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Brian Munroe: yes
    • Tarah Probst: yes
    • Jim Prokopiak: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Christina Sappey: yes
    • Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
    • Brett Miller: yes
    • Jacob Banta: yes
    • Jill Cooper: yes
    • Wendy Fink: yes
    • Tom Jones: yes
    • Roman Kozak: yes
    • Andrew Kuzma: yes
    • Chad Reichard: yes
    • Alec Ryncavage: yes
    • Dane Watro: yes
    • Eric Weaknecht: yes
    • Parke Wentling: yes
  • Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed

    2025-09-30 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (37)
    • Jordan Harris: yes
    • Aerion Abney: yes
    • Anthony Bellmon: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Gina Curry: yes
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Paul Friel: yes
    • Pat Gallagher: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Tarik Khan: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • Bridget Kosierowski: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • La'Tasha Mayes: yes
    • Kyle Mullins: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Joshua Siegel: yes
    • Ben Waxman: yes
    • Joe Webster: yes
    • Regina G. Young: yes
    • James Struzzi: yes
    • Jamie Barton: yes
    • Marla Brown: yes
    • Eric Davanzo: yes
    • Torren Ecker: yes
    • Ann Flood: yes
    • Joshua Kail: yes
    • Charity Krupa: yes
    • Thomas Kutz: yes
    • Zachary Mako: yes
    • Marci Mustello: yes
    • Eric Nelson: yes
    • Jeff Olsommer: yes
    • Ryan Warner: yes
    • Kristin Marcell: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE

    2025-09-30 · pass · 189-14

    Member-level votes (203)
    • Aerion Abney: yes
    • Marc Anderson: yes
    • Mike Armanini: yes
    • Jacob Banta: no
    • Scott Barger: no
    • Jamie Barton: yes
    • Josh Bashline: no
    • Anthony Bellmon: yes
    • Jessica Benham: yes
    • Kerry Benninghoff: yes
    • Aaron Bernstine: yes
    • Ryan Bizzarro: yes
    • Timothy Bonner: yes
    • Stephanie Borowicz: no
    • Lisa Borowski: yes
    • Heather Boyd: yes
    • Matthew Bradford: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Tim Briggs: yes
    • Amen Brown: yes
    • Marla Brown: yes
    • Danilo Burgos: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
    • Andre Carroll: yes
    • Martin Causer: yes
    • Morgan Cephas: yes
    • Melissa Cerrato: yes
    • Joe Ciresi: yes
    • Scott Conklin: yes
    • Bud Cook: yes
    • Jill Cooper: yes
    • Gina Curry: yes
    • Bryan Cutler: yes
    • Joseph D'Orsie: yes
    • Mary Jo Daley: yes
    • Eric Davanzo: yes
    • Nathan Davidson: yes
    • Tina Davis: yes
    • Jason Dawkins: yes
    • Gary Day: yes
    • Daniel Deasy: yes
    • David Delloso: yes
    • Sheryl Delozier: yes
    • Russ Diamond: yes
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Sean Dougherty: yes
    • Torren Ecker: yes
    • Joe Emrick: yes
    • Mindy Fee: yes
    • Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
    • Wendy Fink: yes
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Jamie Flick: yes
    • Ann Flood: yes
    • Dan Frankel: yes
    • Robert Freeman: yes
    • Paul Friel: yes
    • Jonathan Fritz: yes
    • Pat Gallagher: yes
    • Valerie Gaydos: yes
    • Mark Gillen: yes
    • Jose Giral: yes
    • Barbara Gleim: yes
    • Dan Goughnour: yes
    • G. Roni Green: yes
    • Keith Greiner: yes
    • Seth Grove: yes
    • Nancy Guenst: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • Joe Hamm: yes
    • Liz Hanbidge: yes
    • Patrick Harkins: yes
    • Jordan Harris: yes
    • Keith Harris: yes
    • Doyle Heffley: yes
    • Carol Hill-Evans: yes
    • Joe Hogan: yes
    • Joseph Hohenstein: yes
    • Kristine Howard: yes
    • John Inglis Iii: yes
    • Rich Irvin: yes
    • Marylouise Isaacson: yes
    • R. Lee James: yes
    • Mike Jones: yes
    • Tom Jones: yes
    • Joshua Kail: yes
    • Rob Kauffman: yes
    • Carol Kazeem: yes
    • Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
    • Dallas Kephart: no
    • Joe Kerwin: yes
    • Tarik Khan: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • Kate Klunk: yes
    • Bridget Kosierowski: yes
    • Roman Kozak: no
    • Rick Krajewski: yes
    • Leanne Krueger: yes
    • Charity Krupa: yes
    • Anita Kulik: yes
    • Thomas Kutz: yes
    • Andrew Kuzma: yes
    • Shelby Labs: yes
    • John Lawrence: yes
    • Robert Leadbeter: yes
    • Milou Mackenzie: yes
    • Maureen Madden: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Abby Major: yes
    • Zachary Mako: yes
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • David Maloney: no
    • Kristin Marcell: yes
    • Brandon Markosek: yes
    • Robert Matzie: yes
    • La'Tasha Mayes: yes
    • Joe Mcandrew: yes
    • Joanna Mcclinton: yes
    • Jeanne Mcneill: yes
    • Thomas Mehaffie: yes
    • Steven Mentzer: yes
    • Robert Merski: yes
    • Carl Metzgar: no
    • Natalie Mihalek: yes
    • Brett Miller: yes
    • Dan Miller: yes
    • Dan Moul: yes
    • Kyle Mullins: yes
    • Brian Munroe: yes
    • Marci Mustello: yes
    • Ed Neilson: yes
    • Eric Nelson: yes
    • Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
    • Jennifer O'Mara: yes
    • Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
    • Jeff Olsommer: yes
    • Jason Ortitay: yes
    • Danielle Friel Otten: yes
    • Clint Owlett: yes
    • Darisha K. Parker: yes
    • Eddie Pashinski: yes
    • Tina Pickett: yes
    • Chris Pielli: yes
    • Lindsay Powell: yes
    • Tarah Probst: yes
    • Jim Prokopiak: yes
    • Brenda Pugh: yes
    • Christopher Rabb: yes
    • Jack Rader: yes
    • Kathy Rapp: no
    • Brian Rasel: yes
    • Chad Reichard: yes
    • Jim Rigby: yes
    • Nikki Rivera: yes
    • Brad Roae: no
    • Leslie Rossi: no
    • David Rowe: yes
    • Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
    • Alec Ryncavage: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Steve Samuelson: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Christina Sappey: yes
    • Donna Scheuren: yes
    • John Schlegel: yes
    • Michael Schlossberg: yes
    • Louis Schmitt: yes
    • Peter Schweyer: yes
    • Stephenie Scialabba: yes
    • Greg Scott: yes
    • Jeremy Shaffer: no
    • Melissa Shusterman: yes
    • Joshua Siegel: yes
    • Brian Smith: yes
    • Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
    • Jared Solomon: yes
    • Craig Staats: yes
    • Perry A. Stambaugh: yes
    • Mandy Steele: yes
    • Joanne Stehr: yes
    • Michael Stender: yes
    • James Struzzi: yes
    • Paul Takac: yes
    • Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
    • Jesse Topper: yes
    • Tim Twardzik: yes
    • Arvind Venkat: yes
    • Greg Vitali: yes
    • Jamie Walsh: no
    • Ryan Warner: yes
    • Perry Warren: yes
    • Dane Watro: yes
    • Ben Waxman: yes
    • Eric Weaknecht: yes
    • Joe Webster: yes
    • Parke Wentling: yes
    • Martina White: yes
    • Craig Williams: no
    • Dan Williams: yes
    • Regina G. Young: yes
    • David Zimmerman: yes
  • Committee vote (Local Government): Reported as Committed

    2025-10-07 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Carolyn Comitta: yes
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Scott Hutchinson: yes
    • Timothy Kearney: yes
    • Patty Kim: yes
    • James Malone: yes
    • Doug Mastriano: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Dawn Keefer: yes
  • Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed

    2025-10-28 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Art Haywood: yes
    • Vincent Hughes: yes
    • Timothy Kearney: yes
    • Patty Kim: yes
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Judith Schwank: yes
    • Sharif Street: yes
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Jay Costa: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Scott Martin: yes
  • FINAL PASSAGE

    2025-12-09 · pass · 45-2

    Member-level votes (50)
    • David Argall: yes
    • Lisa Baker: yes
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Lisa Boscola: yes
    • Michele Brooks: no
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: no
    • Maria Collett: yes
    • Carolyn Comitta: yes
    • Jay Costa: yes
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Frank Farry: yes
    • Marty Flynn: yes
    • Wayne Fontana: yes
    • Chris Gebhard: yes
    • Art Haywood: yes
    • Vincent Hughes: yes
    • Scott Hutchinson: yes
    • John Kane: yes
    • Timothy Kearney: yes
    • Dawn Keefer: yes
    • Patty Kim: yes
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: other
    • James Malone: yes
    • Scott Martin: yes
    • Doug Mastriano: yes
    • Nick Miller: yes
    • Katie Muth: yes
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Nick Pisciottano: yes
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Greg Rothman: other
    • Steven Santarsiero: yes
    • Nikil Saval: yes
    • Judith Schwank: yes
    • Patrick Stefano: yes
    • Sharif Street: yes
    • Christine Tartaglione: yes
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Judy Ward: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Anthony Williams: other
    • Lindsey Williams: yes
    • Gene Yaw: yes

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