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PA HB 1777

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An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in local organizations and services, further providing for general authority of political subdivisions; and, in general provisions relating to government and administration, further providing for scope of subchapter, providing for definitions, further providing for establishment and designation, providing for emergency meetings by authorized telecommunications device, repealing provisions relating to exercise of powers and functions, further providing for declaration of policy and for definitions, repealing provisions relating to enabling authority for emergency interim successors for local offices, further providing for emergency interim successors for local officers and for succession period and repealing provisions relating to term and removal of designees.

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

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Quick answers

Did PA HB 1777 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 1777 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2025-11-19): Laid on the table

What is PA HB 1777 about?

PA HB 1777 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in local organizations and services, further providing for general authority of political subdivisions; and, in general provisions relating to government and administration, further providing for scope of subchapter, providing for definitions, further providing for establishment and designation, providing for emergency meetings by authorized telecommunications device, repealing provisions relating to exercise of powers and functions, further providing for declaration of policy and for definitions, repealing provisions relating to enabling authority for emergency interim successors for local offices, further providing for emergency interim successors for local officers and for succession period and repealing provisions relating to term and removal of designees.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 1777?

Brett Miller is the primary sponsor of PA HB 1777, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-11-19 — Laid on the table
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brett Millerprimary
  • Robert Freemancosponsor
  • Christina Sappeycosponsor
  • Ismail Smith-Wade-Elcosponsor
  • R. Lee Jamescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-11-19

    Laid on the table

  2. 2025-11-19

    First consideration

    reading-1

  3. 2025-11-19

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-09-29

    Re-referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-09-29

    Reported with request to re-refer to Local Government

    committee-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee

  6. 2025-08-04

    Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): ' Re-refer Bill To Another Committee

    2025-09-29 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Jared Solomon: yes
    • Lisa Borowski: yes
    • Amen Brown: yes
    • Sean Dougherty: yes
    • Nancy Guenst: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • John Inglis Iii: yes
    • Brian Munroe: yes
    • Jennifer O'Mara: yes
    • Chris Pielli: yes
    • Christina Sappey: yes
    • Greg Scott: yes
    • Paul Takac: yes
    • Joe Webster: yes
    • Mark Gillen: yes
    • Jacob Banta: yes
    • Josh Bashline: yes
    • Jill Cooper: yes
    • Joe Hamm: yes
    • Joe Kerwin: yes
    • Charity Krupa: yes
    • Abby Major: yes
    • Jim Rigby: yes
    • Michael Stender: yes
    • Dane Watro: yes
    • Craig Williams: yes

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

    2025-11-19 · 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

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=42&rollcallid=1135&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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