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PA SB 418

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An Act amending Titles 16 (Counties) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in district attorney, assistants and detectives, further providing for filling of vacancies; in general provisions relating to home rule and optional plan government, further providing for limitation on municipal powers; and, in general provisions common to optional plans, further providing for manner of filling vacancies in office.

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

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-11-17 — Laid on the table
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Lisa Bakerprimary
  • Wayne Langerholccosponsor
  • Tracy Pennycuickcosponsor
  • Kristin Phillips-Hillcosponsor
  • Elder Vogelcosponsor
  • Marty Flynncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-10-07

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  3. 2025-10-07

    First consideration

    reading-1

  4. 2025-10-08

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  5. 2025-10-08

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-10-20

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-10-20

    Third consideration and final passage

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-10-21

    Referred to Judiciary

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-11-17

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  10. 2025-11-17

    First consideration

    reading-1

  11. 2025-11-17

    Laid on the table

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 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

    2025-10-20 · 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

    2025-10-20 · pass · 50-0

    Member-level votes (50)
    • David Argall: yes
    • Lisa Baker: yes
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Lisa Boscola: yes
    • Michele Brooks: yes
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • 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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Lindsey Williams: yes
    • Gene Yaw: yes
  • Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Committed

    2025-11-12 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Tim Briggs: yes
    • Aerion Abney: yes
    • Andre Carroll: yes
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Liz Hanbidge: yes
    • Joseph Hohenstein: yes
    • Kristine Howard: yes
    • Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • La'Tasha Mayes: yes
    • Chris Pielli: yes
    • Christopher Rabb: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Melissa Shusterman: yes
    • Rob Kauffman: yes
    • Timothy Bonner: yes
    • Stephanie Borowicz: yes
    • Torren Ecker: yes
    • Joe Hamm: yes
    • Joshua Kail: yes
    • Joe Kerwin: yes
    • Kate Klunk: yes
    • Andrew Kuzma: yes
    • Robert Leadbeter: yes
    • Jim Rigby: yes
    • Stephenie Scialabba: yes

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