An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to home rule and optional plan government, further providing for definitions, providing for appointment of government study commission in distressed municipality and further providing for first meeting of commission, for function and duty of commission, for hearings and public forums, for report of findings and recommendations, for limitation on enactment of ordinance or filing of petition and for limitation on municipal powers.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Oct 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 14, 2023
Last action Oct 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2023
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
Jun 30, 2023
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Oct 18, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Reported as committed
Jul 5, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Local Government
Jun 30, 2023
Senate · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
Jun 27, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Re-reported as committed
Jun 22, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
Jun 21, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported as committed
Jun 14, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Local Government
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Carolyn Comitta
DDemocratic
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
Rosemary Brown
RRepublican
Co
Scott Hutchinson
RRepublican
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