An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in local organizations and services, further providing for general authority of political subdivisions; and, in general provisions relating to government and administration, further providing for scope of subchapter, providing for definitions, further providing for establishment and designation, providing for emergency meetings by authorized telecommunications device, repealing provisions relating to exercise of powers and functions, further providing for declaration of policy and for definitions, repealing provisions relating to enabling authority for emergency interim successors for local offices, further providing for emergency interim successors for local officers and for succession period and repealing provisions relating to term and removal of designees.
HB 1777 amends Pennsylvania laws governing local governments (Titles 35 and 53) to update administrative procedures. It allows municipalities to hold emergency meetings via video call, clarifies rules for temporary leadership during emergencies (like filling vacant local offices), and removes outdated requirements about how local services are established. The bill directly affects county and municipal governments by changing how they conduct meetings and manage leadership succession during crises. It focuses on procedural updates rather than new policies or funding.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Aug 4, 2025
Last action Nov 19, 2025
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Committee
4
Nov 19, 2025
House · Reported by committee
Reported as committed
Sep 29, 2025
House · Referred to committee
Re-referred to Local Government
Sep 29, 2025
House · Reported by committee
Reported with request to re-refer to Local Government
Aug 4, 2025
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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