AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE-OWNED AND OPERATED PRINTING FACILITIES PREFERENCE ACT
Summary
Requires that any state agency, state institution of higher education, and quasi-public agency that engages in printing more than 50 copies of a contract, publication, brochure, notice, or promotional material to use a state-owned or operated print shop.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Signed Jun 24, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
31–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 24, 2025
Signed into law
06/24/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/18/2025 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/12/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 29, 2025
Committee
05/29/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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