An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance, further providing for expenses.

This bill updates the funding rules for magisterial district judges and Philadelphia municipal court judges in Pennsylvania. It raises their annual registration fee from $200 to $600 starting in 2025 and establishes a mechanism to automatically increase this fee each year based on the Consumer Price Index. The legislation also clarifies that the Office of the Court Administrator will cover the cost of publishing a monthly legal journal, while other expenses will be funded through existing annual appropriations.