An Act amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions.
HB 1934 amends the Commonwealth Attorneys Act by updating specific definitions used in the law. This change directly affects Commonwealth Attorneys, who are county-level prosecutors in Pennsylvania. The bill clarifies terminology within the existing legal framework without altering substantive duties or powers. As a definitional amendment, it focuses on improving precision in statutory language.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
House Passage
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Oct 8, 2025
Signed Feb 11, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2026 · House Nov 19, 2025
How they voted
47–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
Nov 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Nov 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Oct 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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