SB 764 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alteration of territory or corporate entity and dissolution, further providing for conduct of referenda and for court review of transitional plan.

This bill updates Pennsylvania's rules for municipalities changing boundaries or dissolving. It requires communities to hold voter referendums on such changes and allows courts to review transition plans to ensure fairness. It directly affects towns and cities considering mergers, boundary shifts, or dissolution. The key mechanism adds mandatory public input and judicial oversight during municipal restructuring.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Nov 2025
Governor
Introduced May 22, 2025 Last action Nov 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN0820 Printer's No. PN1322 · 2 edits
MINOR
This version of the bill updates the document version numbers to reflect the House amendments and clarifies that the legislation has been reported from the House of Representatives as amended. It also adds a specific reference to the effective date of a new section within the text, though the substantive effective date for the act remains 60 days from passage.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on altering territory between contiguous municipalities in Pennsylvania, but the procedural status has shifted from a Senate-only draft to a House-amended version.
TECHNICAL

Updated the printer's number from PN 0820 to PN 1322 and added a header indicating the bill is 'House Amended' and reported from the Committee on Local Government.

TIMELINE

Inserted a specific line referencing 'THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION' immediately after the application date for the new court review provision, clarifying the timing context for that specific amendment.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 23, 2025 · House Nov 19, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed
Total votes 50
Jun 23, 2025
D Democratic23
23 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Nov 19, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Nov 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Jun 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
lower
Jun 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
May 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors