An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to home rule and optional plan government, further providing for definitions, providing for appointment of government study commission in distressed municipality and further providing for first meeting of commission, for function and duty of commission, for hearings and public forums, for report of findings and recommendations, for limitation on enactment of ordinance or filing of petition and for limitation on municipal powers.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 16, 2021
Last action Jun 14, 2022
Floor votes · House May 26, 2021
How they voted
197–0
Passed
Total votes 197
May 26, 2021
D
Democratic89
100% Yea
R
Republican108
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Jun 14, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
May 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
May 25, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Committee
PN 1273 Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lee James
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Sappey
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Moul
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Knowles
RRepublican
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