SB 160 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025; to provide appropriations from special funds and accounts to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025; and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds to the Executive and Legislative Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

SB 160 is the state's 2025-2026 budget bill, providing funding from state and federal sources for all government operations. It covers salaries, programs, and public schools for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2025, and also pays outstanding bills from the previous fiscal year. This bill directly affects state government agencies, courts, and public schools by authorizing their operating budgets. As a routine appropriations measure, it does not create new policies but allocates existing funds to maintain government functions. The bill was enacted as Act No. 1A of 2025 on November 12, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Aug 2025
House Passage
Oct 2025
Signed into Law
Nov 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Nov 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1258 Printer's No. PN1309 · 3 edits
MINOR
This version of the bill updates the printer's number to reflect its latest status in the legislative process (PN 1309) and reorganizes the effective date and retroactivity sections to appear earlier in the document. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a placeholder image on page 13, likely indicating a future insertion point for text or a table that was not yet finalized in the previous version.
Scope change
The bill's overall scope and applicability remain unchanged, though the structure of the text has been modified to accommodate new content.
TECHNICAL

Updated the printer's number from PN 1258 to PN 1309 throughout the document to reflect the latest version of the bill text.

Moved the 'Effective Date' and 'Retroactivity' sections from the end of the bill to the beginning, likely to clarify when the new appropriation rules take effect.

Inserted a placeholder image on page 13, suggesting that additional text, a table, or a specific provision is scheduled to be added in a future revision.

Floor votes · Senate Aug 12, 2025 · House Oct 8, 2025

How they voted

2722
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Aug 12, 2025
D Democratic23
22 Nay 1
95% Nay
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
15
Committee
14
Amendments
5
Nov 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Nov 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments, as amended by the House
upper
Nov 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
upper
Nov 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
upper
Nov 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as amended
lower
Nov 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended in House Committee on Rules
lower
Oct 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
lower
Oct 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate
upper
Oct 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
upper
Oct 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to revert to Prior Printer's No. 529, in Rules Committee
upper
Oct 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
upper
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as amended
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended in House Committee on Appropriations
lower
Oct 1, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Sep 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Aug 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
lower
Aug 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Aug 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Scott Martin
RRepublican
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