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

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Did PA SB 581 pass?

Not yet. PA SB 581 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-10-28): Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)

What is PA SB 581 about?

PA SB 581 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “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.”.

Who sponsors PA SB 581?

Nick Miller is the primary sponsor of PA SB 581, joined by 7 cosponsors.

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

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-10-28
Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
2025-09-08
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-06-23
Re-referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-06-23
Second consideration
reading-2
2025-06-09
First consideration
reading-1
2025-06-09
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-04-09
Referred to Labor & Industry
referral-committee

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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

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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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