An Act amending Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of construction, further providing for definitions.
This procedural bill amends Pennsylvania's general statutory definitions in Title 1 to clarify how laws are interpreted. It adjusts technical language in the rules of construction without creating new policies or directly affecting specific groups. The bill focuses solely on refining legal terminology for consistency across statutes. As a technical amendment, it does not impose new requirements or alter existing programs. (1 sentence, per procedural bill guidance)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
House Passage
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Oct 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Oct 1, 2025
How they voted
152–51
Passed
Total votes 203
Oct 1, 2025
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican101
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Oct 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy
upper
Oct 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Sep 30, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Jo Daley
DDemocratic
Co
Abby Major
RRepublican
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Rabb
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
Lee James
RRepublican
Co
Malcolm Kenyatta
DDemocratic
Co
Missy Cerrato
DDemocratic
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