An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in facilities and supplies, further providing for surcharge.
This bill modifies Pennsylvania law to allow courts to impose a surcharge on certain legal fees related to court facilities and supplies. The change removes an existing exception that previously prevented this surcharge from being applied to cases involving traffic citations classified as summary offenses. As a result, individuals charged with minor traffic violations will now be subject to the same fee surcharges as other defendants in similar proceedings. The amendment takes effect 60 days after the law is passed.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2023
Committee Review
Jul 2024
House Passage
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 15, 2023
Last action Jul 12, 2024
Floor votes · House Jul 10, 2024
How they voted
101–78
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
Jul 10, 2024
D
Democratic89
100% Yea
R
Republican91
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jul 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
Jul 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jul 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jul 9, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Oct 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Aug 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Briggs
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Bullock
DDemocratic
Co
Heather Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
Kristine Howard
DDemocratic
Co
Malcolm Kenyatta
DDemocratic
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