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PA SB 581

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An Act amending the act of December 19, 1975 (P.L.604, No.173), entitled "An act to facilitate the use of electronic funds transfer systems by providing that credits to accounts in financial institutions designated by recipients shall satisfy legal requirements for payments by cash or checks," further providing for electronic funds transfers, for consumer protections and for payroll card accounts.

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

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-10-28 — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nick Millerprimary
  • Lisa Bakercosponsor
  • Chris Gebhardcosponsor
  • Wayne Fontanacosponsor
  • Sharif Streetcosponsor
  • Christine Tartaglionecosponsor
  • James Malonecosponsor
  • Nick Pisciottanocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Labor & Industry

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-09

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  3. 2025-06-09

    First consideration

    reading-1

  4. 2025-06-23

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  5. 2025-06-23

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-09-08

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-10-28

    Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Reported as Committed

    2025-06-09 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Lisa Baker: yes
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Marty Flynn: yes
    • John Kane: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Nick Pisciottano: yes
    • Christine Tartaglione: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes

  • Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed

    2025-09-08 · pass · 17-2

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: yes
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Vincent Hughes: yes
    • Patty Kim: yes
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: 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
    • Jarrett Coleman: no
    • Cris Dush: no
    • Art Haywood: other
    • Timothy Kearney: other
    • Tracy Pennycuick: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=13&rollcallid=227&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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