Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 10 R cosponsors

SB 474 — An Act providing for zero-based budgeting relating to the Commonwealth's budget review.

Last action — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), Oct. 6, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Establishing Zero-Based Budgeting in Pennsylvania

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

8 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 474 changes the timeline for implementing zero-based budgeting, moving it up by a year. Instead of starting in 2027, zero-based budgeting will now begin in 2026. Additionally, the year when the Governor must submit this budget changes from 2026 to 2025. This is significant because it aims to enhance fiscal responsibility sooner, ensuring that state agencies justify their budgets from scratch every year, potentially leading to more efficient use of taxpayer funds.

→
Previous
Latest
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
PRINTER'S NO.
429 PRINTER'S NO.
429 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
983 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
WARD AND MASTRIANO, MARCH 19, 2025 SENATOR HUTCHINSON, FINANCE, AS AMENDED, JUNE 24, 2025 AN ACT ProCommonwealth's budget review.ng relating to the The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
WARD AND MASTRIANO, MARCH 19, 2025 REFERRED TO FINANCE, MARCH 19, 2025 AN ACT ProCommonwealth's budget review.ng relating to the The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
In order to implement this schedule, approximately one-fifth of the budget shall be subject to zero-based budgeting in each year beginning in 2026 2027.
In order to implement this schedule, approximately one-fifth of the budget shall be subject to zero-based budgeting in each year beginning in 2026.
In <-- 2025 2026, the Governor shall submit a zero-based budget for <-- agencies with a cumulative total of expenditures of at least 20% of the General Fund budget.
In 2025, the Governor shall submit a zero-based budget for agencies with a cumulative total of expenditures of at least 20% of the General Fund budget.
(3) For each activity, an itemized account of 20250SB0474PN0983 - 2 - expenditures that would be required to maintain the activity at the minimum level of service required by the statutory authority, together with a concise statement of the quantity and quality of services required at that minimum level.
(3) For each activity, an itemized account of 20250SB0474PN0429 - 2 - expenditures that would be required to maintain the activity at the minimum level of service required by the statutory authority, together with a concise statement of the quantity and quality of services required at that minimum level.
20250SB0474PN0983 - 3 -
20250SB0474PN0429 - 3 -
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Action History

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), Oct. 6, 2025

  2. First consideration, June 24, 2025

  3. Reported as amended, June 24, 2025

  4. Referred to FINANCE, March 19, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 243 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (243)

243 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 243 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

finance
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 474 do?
Establishing Zero-Based Budgeting in Pennsylvania
Who sponsors SB 474?
SB 474 is sponsored by Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Dawn W. Keefer (Republican), Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Cris Dush (Republican), Greg Rothman (Republican), Scott E. Hutchinson (Republican), Jarrett Coleman (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Doug Mastriano (Republican), and Judy Ward (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 474?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 474?
Track SB 474 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 474

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 474

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →