An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in local organizations and services, further providing for general authority of political subdivisions; and, in general provisions relating to government and administration, further providing for scope of subchapter, providing for definitions, further providing for establishment and designation, providing for emergency meetings by authorized telecommunications device, repealing provisions relating to exercise of powers and functions, further providing for declaration of policy and for definitions, repealing provisions relating to enabling authority for emergency interim successors for local offices, further providing for emergency interim successors for local officers and for succession period and repealing provisions relating to term and removal of designees.
HB 1777 amends Pennsylvania laws governing local governments (Titles 35 and 53) to update administrative procedures. It allows municipalities to hold emergency meetings via video call, clarifies rules for temporary leadership during emergencies (like filling vacant local offices), and removes outdated requirements about how local services are established. The bill directly affects county and municipal governments by changing how they conduct meetings and manage leadership succession during crises. It focuses on procedural updates rather than new policies or funding.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
House Passage
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 4, 2025
Last action Nov 19, 2025
Floor votes · House Nov 19, 2025
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Nov 19, 2025
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Nov 19, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Nov 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Sep 29, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Local Government
lower
Sep 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to Local Government
lower
Aug 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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