Pennsylvania 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 589 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to home rule and optional plan government, further providing for definitions, providing for appointment of government study commission in distressed municipality and further providing for first meeting of commission, for function and duty of commission, for hearings and public forums, for report of findings and recommendations, for limitation on enactment of ordinance or filing of petition and for limitation on municipal powers.

Last action — Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  2. Third consideration and final passage

  3. Re-reported as committed

  4. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  5. Second consideration

  6. First consideration

  7. Reported as committed

  8. PN 0714 Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 248 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (248)

248 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 589 PN 714, Final Passage

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19001
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 18000
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
GORDNER — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
REGAN — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
AUMENT — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
DILLON — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
Anthony Williams — Yea
Amanda M. Cappelletti Democratic Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
John I. Kane Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Katie J. Muth Democratic Yea
Lindsey M. Williams Democratic Yea
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Maria Collett Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Nikil Saval Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Steven J. Santarsiero Democratic Yea
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Chris Gebhard Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Devlin J. Robinson Republican Yea
Doug Mastriano Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Joe Pittman Republican Yea
Judy Ward Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Not Voting
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed

Passed 24 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9000
Republican 11000
Unaffiliated 4000
Total 24000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
AUMENT — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Nikil Saval Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Steven J. Santarsiero Democratic Yea
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
Chris Gebhard Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Devlin J. Robinson Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Joe Pittman Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (LOCAL GOVERNMENT): Reported as Committed

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 3000
Democratic 4000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
AUMENT — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
REGAN — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
Maria Collett Democratic Yea
Nikil Saval Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Devlin J. Robinson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 589?
SB 589 is sponsored by Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), Scott E. Hutchinson (Republican), Judy Ward (Republican), Cris Dush (Republican), and Judith L. Schwank (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 589?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 589?
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