SB 737 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, further providing for definitions, providing for public safety authorities and further providing for purposes and powers.

SB 737 amends Pennsylvania's municipal law to clarify definitions and expand the scope of public safety authorities under municipal governance. It directly affects local governments and public safety entities by defining their purposes and powers within existing statutes. The bill focuses on procedural and structural changes rather than new funding or regulations, specifically updating how municipal authorities operate in public safety contexts. As a definitional amendment, it does not introduce new policy requirements but refines existing legal frameworks. Specific concrete changes are not detailed in the provided context.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 7, 2025 Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Printer's No. PN0758 Printer's No. PN1278 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill update adds a new sponsor (Senator Dush) and records that the bill was amended on October 27, 2025. The most substantive change modifies how municipalities can petition to create public safety authorities, requiring them to explicitly notify the county of their intent to create such an authority, and clarifies that the county must not create the authority within 120 days of receiving the petition. The bill also updates printer's numbers to reflect its current version.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on municipal public safety authorities, but the petition process for creating these authorities has been clarified with explicit notification requirements.
REQUIREMENT

Added Senator Dush as a co-sponsor to the bill

Changed the petition process for creating public safety authorities to require explicit notification of intent to the county

TIMELINE

Added a record that the bill was amended on October 27, 2025

TECHNICAL

Updated printer's numbers from PN 0758 to PN 1278 to reflect the current version

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Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Oct 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as amended
upper
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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