Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 22 D cosponsors

HB 697 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further providing for Pennsylvania State Police; and making a repeal.

Last action — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 25, 2025

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 23 sponsors

    1 primary, 22 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (22 D).

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Summary

Pennsylvania State Police Complement Increase

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

27 added · 34 removed

27 line(s) added, 34 removed.

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
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713 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
989 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
697 2025 INTSCHMITT, McNEILL, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, HADDOCK, MALAGARI,L, NEILSON, DONAHUE, KENYATTA, FREEMAN, CIRESI, GALLAGHER, DEASY AND CERRATO, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the Executive Department thereof and the administrativeth by the departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof, including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or Teachers Colleges;
697 2025 INTSCHMITT, McNEILL, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, HADDOCK, MALAGARI,L, NEILSON, DONAHUE, KENYATTA, FREEMAN, CIRESI, GALLAGHER, DEASY, CERRATO, STEELE AND SCHLOSSBERG, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 17, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the Executive Department thereof and the administrative departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof, including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or Teachers Colleges;
and of the deputies and all other assistants and employes ofion certain departments, boards and commissions shall be determined," in administrative organization, further providing for Pennsylvania State Police;
and prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation certain departments, boards and commissions shall bes of determined," in administrative organization, further providing for Pennsylvania State Police.
AND MAKING A REPEAL.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
<-- The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
* * * SECTION 1.1.
* * * Section 2.
REPEALS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
<-- (1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 205(B) OF THE ACT.
(2) SECTION 1733-E(3) OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.343, NO.176), KNOWN AS THE FISCAL CODE, IS REPEALED.
Section 2.
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Action History

  1. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 25, 2025

  2. Second consideration, March 25, 2025

  3. Removed from table, March 24, 2025

  4. Laid on the table, March 17, 2025

  5. First consideration, March 17, 2025

  6. Reported as amended, March 17, 2025

  7. Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 21, 2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 230 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (230)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 697 do?
Pennsylvania State Police Complement Increase
Who sponsors HB 697?
HB 697 is sponsored by Tim Briggs (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Arvind Venkat (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Jim Haddock (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Pat Gallagher (Democratic), Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), Mandy Steele (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), and Louis Schmitt.
What is the current status of HB 697?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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