PA HB 2361

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An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alteration of territory or corporate entity and dissolution, further providing for definitions, for procedure for consolidation or merger, for joint agreement of governing bodies, for initiative of electors seeking consolidation or merger with new home rule charter and for conduct of referenda, repealing provisions relating to consolidation or merger agreement, providing for advisory committee, consolidation or merger agreement and mediation, further providing for effectuation of consolidation or merger, for procedures and for court review of transitional plan and providing for extension of deadlines and for grant qualification.

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

Quick answers

Did PA HB 2361 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 2361 is in committee as of 2026-06-05 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-05): Referred to Local Government

What is PA HB 2361 about?

PA HB 2361 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alteration of territory or corporate entity and dissolution, further providing for definitions, for procedure for consolidation or merger, for joint agreement of governing bodies, for initiative of electors seeking consolidation or merger with new home rule charter and for conduct of referenda, repealing provisions relating to consolidation or merger agreement, providing for advisory committee, consolidation or merger agreement and mediation, further providing for effectuation of consolidation or merger, for procedures and for court review of transitional plan and providing for extension of deadlines and for grant qualification.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 2361?

Robert Freeman is the primary sponsor of PA HB 2361, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-05 — Referred to Local Government
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-04-07
Referred to Local Government
referral-committee
2026-04-29
Reported as amended
amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-04-29
First consideration
reading-1
2026-04-29
Laid on the table
2026-06-01
Removed from table
2026-06-02
Second consideration
reading-2
2026-06-02
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-06-03
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-06-03
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2026-06-05
Referred to Local Government
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Committee vote (Local Government): Adopt Amendment
2026-04-29 · pass · 14-12
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: no
- Jacob Banta: no
- Jill Cooper: no
- Wendy Fink: no
- Tom Jones: no
- Roman Kozak: no
- Andrew Kuzma: no
- Chad Reichard: no
- Alec Ryncavage: no
- Dane Watro: no
- Eric Weaknecht: no
- Parke Wentling: no
Committee vote (Local Government): Report Bill As Amended
2026-04-29 · 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
A3206
2026-06-02 · fail · 99-102
Member-level votes (201)
- Aerion Abney: no
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: no
- Jessica Benham: no
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: no
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Lisa Borowski: no
- Heather Boyd: no
- Matthew Bradford: no
- Tim Brennan: no
- Tim Briggs: no
- Amen Brown: no
- Marla Brown: yes
- Danilo Burgos: no
- Frank Burns: no
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: no
- Andre Carroll: no
- Martin Causer: yes
- Morgan Cephas: no
- Melissa Cerrato: no
- Joe Ciresi: no
- Scott Conklin: no
- Bud Cook: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Gina Curry: no
- Bryan Cutler: yes
- Joseph D'Orsie: yes
- Mary Jo Daley: no
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Nathan Davidson: no
- Tina Davis: no
- Jason Dawkins: no
- Gary Day: yes
- Daniel Deasy: no
- David Delloso: no
- Sheryl Delozier: yes
- Russ Diamond: yes
- Kyle Donahue: no
- Sean Dougherty: no
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: no
- Wendy Fink: yes
- Justin Fleming: no
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Dan Frankel: no
- Robert Freeman: no
- Paul Friel: no
- Jonathan Fritz: yes
- Pat Gallagher: no
- Valerie Gaydos: yes
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jose Giral: no
- Barbara Gleim: yes
- Dan Goughnour: no
- G. Roni Green: no
- Keith Greiner: yes
- Nancy Guenst: no
- Manuel Guzman: no
- Jim Haddock: no
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: no
- Patrick Harkins: no
- Jordan Harris: no
- Keith Harris: no
- Doyle Heffley: yes
- Carol Hill-Evans: no
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: no
- Kristine Howard: no
- John Inglis Iii: no
- Rich Irvin: yes
- Marylouise Isaacson: no
- R. Lee James: yes
- Mike Jones: yes
- Tom Jones: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Carol Kazeem: no
- Malcolm Kenyatta: no
- Dallas Kephart: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Tarik Khan: no
- Emily Kinkead: no
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: no
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Rick Krajewski: no
- Leanne Krueger: no
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Anita Kulik: no
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Maureen Madden: no
- Dave Madsen: no
- Abby Major: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Steven Malagari: no
- David Maloney: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: no
- Robert Matzie: no
- La'Tasha Mayes: no
- Jen Mazzocco: no
- Joe Mcandrew: no
- Joanna Mcclinton: no
- Jeanne Mcneill: no
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: yes
- Robert Merski: no
- Carl Metzgar: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: yes
- Kyle Mullins: no
- Brian Munroe: no
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Ed Neilson: no
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: no
- Jennifer O'Mara: no
- Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: no
- Clint Owlett: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: no
- Eddie Pashinski: no
- Tina Pickett: yes
- Chris Pielli: no
- Lindsay Powell: no
- Tarah Probst: no
- Jim Prokopiak: no
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Christopher Rabb: no
- Jack Rader: yes
- Kathy Rapp: yes
- Brian Rasel: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Nikki Rivera: no
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- David Rowe: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: no
- Alec Ryncavage: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: no
- Steve Samuelson: no
- Benjamin Sanchez: no
- Christina Sappey: no
- Donna Scheuren: yes
- John Schlegel: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: no
- Peter Schweyer: no
- Greg Scott: no
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: no
- Brian Smith: yes
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: no
- Jared Solomon: no
- Craig Staats: yes
- Perry A. Stambaugh: yes
- Mandy Steele: no
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Paul Takac: no
- Ana Tiburcio: no
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Arvind Venkat: no
- Andrea Verobish: yes
- Greg Vitali: no
- Catherine Wallen: yes
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- Ryan Warner: yes
- Perry Warren: no
- Dane Watro: yes
- Ben Waxman: no
- Eric Weaknecht: yes
- Joe Webster: no
- Parke Wentling: yes
- Martina White: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: no
- Regina G. Young: no
- David Zimmerman: yes
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed
2026-06-03 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (37)
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Kyle Donahue: 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
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
FINAL PASSAGE
2026-06-03 · pass · 201-0
Member-level votes (201)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- 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
- 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
- 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: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: yes
- 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: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Jen Mazzocco: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: yes
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett 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: yes
- Brian Rasel: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- 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
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: 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
- Ana Tiburcio: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Andrea Verobish: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Catherine Wallen: yes
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- 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: yes
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: yes

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