HB 17772025–2026
bill
2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill
HB 1777
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.
Out of committee Last action November 19, 2025: Laid on the table
Official bill page and text: palegis.us
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsor
- Brett Miller
- Cosponsors (4)
- Christina Sappey, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, R. Lee James, Robert Freeman
Status
Out of committee as of November 19, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.
Roll-call votes 2
November 19, 2025House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (Local Government): Report Bill As CommittedPassed26–0
yes (26) Abigail Salisbury, Alec Ryncavage, Andrew Kuzma, Brett Miller, Brian Munroe, Carol Kazeem, Chad Reichard, Christina Sappey, Dane Watro, Dave Madsen, Eric Weaknecht, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Jacob Banta, Jill Cooper, Jim Haddock, Jim Prokopiak, Justin Fleming, Kyle Donahue, Lisa Borowski, Liz Hanbidge, Parke Wentling, Robert Freeman, Roman Kozak, Tarah Probst, Tom Jones, Wendy Fink
September 29, 2025House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): ' Re-refer Bill To Another…Passed26–0
yes (26) Abby Major, Amen Brown, Brian Munroe, Charity Krupa, Chris Pielli, Christina Sappey, Craig Williams, Dane Watro, Greg Scott, Jacob Banta, Jared Solomon, Jennifer O'Mara, Jill Cooper, Jim Haddock, Jim Rigby, Joe Hamm, Joe Kerwin, Joe Webster, John Inglis Iii, Josh Bashline, Lisa Borowski, Mark Gillen, Michael Stender, Nancy Guenst, Paul Takac, Sean Dougherty
Timeline 6
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2025 | House | Laid on the table |
| November 19, 2025 | House | First consideration |
| November 19, 2025 | House | Reported as committed |
| September 29, 2025 | House | Re-referred to Local Government |
| September 29, 2025 | House | Reported with request to re-refer to Local Government |
| August 4, 2025 | House | Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.