HB 469 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of August 5, 1977 (P.L.181, No.47), entitled "An act providing for the acceptance by the Governor of jurisdiction relinquished by the United States to the Commonwealth over lands within the Commonwealth's boundaries," further providing for general provisions and for procedure relating to concurrent jurisdiction over military installations.

This bill updates Pennsylvania's process for accepting shared control of military lands from the U.S. government. It requires military installations to provide detailed written requests (including boundary descriptions and scope of jurisdiction) before the Governor can accept jurisdiction transfers, followed by a 30-day public notice period. The Governor must document accepted requests with the state secretary, and local agencies can then create coordination agreements with federal partners. This directly affects Pennsylvania's military installations, state agencies, and local governments managing lands with concurrent federal jurisdiction.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

1980
Passed
Total votes 198
Feb 4, 2026
D Democratic100
100 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican98
98 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Government
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors