Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House 16 R cosponsors

HB 1942 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Commonwealth budget procedures, further providing for transmission of budget information to the General Assembly.

Last action — Referred to APPROPRIATIONS

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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 died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

41 added · 45 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 1942 has clarified specific language regarding how the Secretary of the Budget should evaluate and report on revenue projections. It emphasizes that the Secretary needs to compare the official revenue estimate with both current collections and future projections. This change matters because it improves transparency and ensures that key decision-makers in the legislature have up-to-date financial information, which is crucial for responsible budget planning.

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2765 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
2781 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
HARRIS, FEE, BARRAR, ROTHMAN,, RYAN, LAWRENCE, MILLARD, TURZAI, PHILLIPS-HILL, GREINER, HELM, DUSH, COX, EVERETT, TOEPEL, STAATS, KEEFER, WHEELAND, BLOOM, DOWLING, WATSON, KLUNK, MASSER, BENNINGHOFF, GROVE AND SONNEY, DECEMBER 1, 2017 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 5, 2017 AN ACT Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled, as amended, "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the 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;
HARRIS, FEE, BARRAR, ROTHMAN,, RYAN, LAWRENCE, MILLARD, TURZAI, PHILLIPS-HILL, GREINER, HELM, DUSH, COX, EVERETT, TOEPEL, STAATS, KEEFER, WHEELAND, BLOOM, DOWLING, WATSON AND KLUNK, DECEMBER 1, 2017 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, DECEMBER 1, 2017 AN ACT Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled, conduct of the 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;
providing for the appointment of certain administrative officers, and of departments, boards, and commissions;
providing for the appointment of certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards, and commissions;
providing for judicial administration;
providing for judicial number and compensation of the deputies and all otherhe assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and commissions shall be determined," in Commonwealth budget procedures, further providing for transmission of budget information to the General Assembly.
and prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and commissions shall be determined," in Commonwealth budget procedures, further providing for transmission of budget information to the General Assembly.
Transmission of Budget Information to the General Assembly.--* * * (a.1) (1) After December 1 and no later than the date of the Governor's briefing under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Budget shall evaluate the official REVENUE estimate for the <-- fiscal year in comparison to year-to-date revenue collections and updated projections of collections for the remainder of the fiscal year and shall project the difference between the official estimate REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR and the <-- year-to-date revenue collection and COLLECTIONS PLUS updated <-- projections of collections for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Transmission of Budget Information to the General Assembly.--* * * (a.1) (1) After December 1 and no later than the date of the Governor's briefing under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Budget shall evaluate the official estimate for the fiscal year in comparison to year-to-date revenue collections and updated projections of collections for the remainder of the fiscal year and shall project the difference between the official estimate and the year-to-date revenue collection and updated projections of collections for the remainder of the fiscal year.
(2) If the Secretary of the Budget projects that the UPDATED <-- PROJECTION OF actual revenue collections plus any unappropriated <-- surplus for the fiscal year will be less than the official estimate REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, the Secretary of <-- the Budget shall disapprove or reduce amounts under section 615 from the departments, boards and commissions to which section 615 applies in an amount equal to the projected difference.
(2) If the Secretary of the Budget projects that the actual revenue collections plus any unappropriated surplus for the fiscal year will be less than the official estimate, the Secretary of the Budget shall disapprove or reduce amounts under section 615 from the departments, boards and commissions to which section 615 applies in an amount equal to the projected difference.
(3) After the revenue conference under section 608-B, the Secretary of the Budget shall revise the projection of the difference under clause (1) and shall ensure that the amounts disapproved or reduced under clause (2) are no less than the revised estimate of the difference under clause (1), at least 20170HB1942PN2781 - 2 - once per month until the end of the fiscal year.
(3) After the revenue conference under section 608-B, the Secretary of the Budget shall revise the projection of the difference under clause (1) and shall ensure that the amounts disapproved or reduced under clause (2) are no less than the revised estimate of the difference under clause (1), at least once per month until the end of the fiscal year.
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Action History

  1. Referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  2. Third consideration and final passage

  3. Re-reported as committed

  4. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  5. PN 2805 Second consideration, with amendments

  6. Removed from table

  7. Laid on the table

  8. First consideration

  9. PN 2781 Reported as amended

  10. PN 2765 Referred to APPROPRIATIONS

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1 sponsors · 38 co-sponsors · 214 not signed on · 36 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (38)

Not signed on (214)

214 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 116 Yea · 76 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 45001
Unaffiliated 714008
Democratic 03600
Total 1167609
% of votes cast 58%38%0%4%
How each member voted (201)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Yea
E BOBACK — Not Voting
CHARLTON — Yea
CHRISTIANA — Yea
CORBIN — Yea
CORR — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
DUNBAR — Yea
ELLIS — Yea
ENGLISH — Yea
EVANKOVICH — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
GODSHALL — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HARPER — Yea
HARRIS, A. — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
HILL — Yea
JOZWIAK — Yea
KAMPF — Yea
E KAUFER — Not Voting
KELLER, F. — Yea
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MAHER — Yea
MARSHALL — Yea
MARSICO — Yea
MASSER — Yea
E MCGINNIS — Not Voting
METCALFE — Yea
MICCARELLI — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MILNE — Yea
MURT — Yea
MUSTIO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
OBERLANDER — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
PETRI — Yea
E PYLE — Not Voting
QUIGLEY — Yea
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Yea
REED — Yea
REESE — Yea
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SACCONE — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SANTORA — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHEMEL — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WARD — Yea
WATSON — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
BARBIN — Nay
BOYLE — Nay
BROWN, V. — Nay
BULLOCK — Nay
CALTAGIRONE — Nay
CRUZ — Nay
DEAN — Nay
DELISSIO — Nay
E DELUCA — Not Voting
DERMODY — Nay
E DONATUCCI — Not Voting
DRISCOLL — Nay
EVANS — Nay
FABRIZIO — Nay
FITZGERALD — Nay
GAINEY — Nay
GALLOWAY — Nay
GOODMAN — Nay
HAGGERTY — Not Voting
HANNA — Nay
KAVULICH — Nay
E KELLER, W. — Not Voting
KINSEY — Nay
KIRKLAND — Nay
KORTZ — Nay
LONGIETTI — Nay
MCCARTER — Nay
MULLERY — Nay
NEUMAN — Nay
O'BRIEN — Nay
PETRARCA — Nay
RAVENSTAHL — Nay
READSHAW — Nay
ROEBUCK — Nay
ROZZI — Nay
SAINATO — Nay
SIMS — Nay
SNYDER — Nay
STURLA — Nay
THOMAS — Nay
VAZQUEZ — Nay
WHEATLEY — Nay
YOUNGBLOOD — Nay
TURZAI — Yea
Dan Miller — Nay
Seth Grove — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Nay
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Nay
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Nay
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Nay
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Nay
Dan Frankel Democratic Nay
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Nay
Ed Neilson Democratic Nay
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Nay
Frank Burns Democratic Nay
Greg Vitali Democratic Nay
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Nay
Jason Dawkins Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Nay
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Nay
Leanne Krueger Democratic Nay
Marty Flynn Democratic Nay
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Nay
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Nay
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Nay
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Nay
Morgan Cephas Democratic Nay
Nathan Davidson Democratic Nay
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Nay
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Perry S. Warren Democratic Nay
Peter Schweyer Democratic Nay
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Nay
Robert Freeman Democratic Nay
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Nay
Scott Conklin Democratic Nay
Steve Samuelson Democratic Nay
Tim Briggs Democratic Nay
Tina M. Davis Democratic Nay
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Not Voting
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Yea

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HB 1942 PN 2781, 2017 A5112, GROVE

Passed 117 Yea · 71 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 45001
Unaffiliated 7037012
Democratic 23400
Total 11771013
% of votes cast 58%35%0%6%
How each member voted (201)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Yea
E BOBACK — Not Voting
CHARLTON — Yea
CHRISTIANA — Yea
CORBIN — Yea
CORR — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
DUNBAR — Yea
ELLIS — Yea
ENGLISH — Yea
EVANKOVICH — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
GODSHALL — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HARPER — Yea
HARRIS, A. — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
HILL — Yea
JOZWIAK — Yea
KAMPF — Yea
E KAUFER — Not Voting
KELLER, F. — Yea
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MAHER — Yea
MARSHALL — Yea
MARSICO — Yea
MASSER — Yea
E MCGINNIS — Not Voting
METCALFE — Yea
MICCARELLI — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MILNE — Yea
MURT — Yea
MUSTIO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
OBERLANDER — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
E PETRI — Not Voting
PYLE — Yea
QUIGLEY — Yea
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Yea
REED — Yea
REESE — Yea
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SACCONE — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
E SANTORA — Not Voting
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHEMEL — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WARD — Yea
WATSON — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
BARBIN — Nay
BOYLE — Nay
E BROWN, V. — Not Voting
BULLOCK — Nay
CALTAGIRONE — Nay
CRUZ — Nay
DEAN — Nay
DELISSIO — Nay
E DELUCA — Not Voting
DERMODY — Nay
DONATUCCI — Nay
DRISCOLL — Nay
EVANS — Nay
FABRIZIO — Nay
FITZGERALD — Nay
GAINEY — Nay
E GALLOWAY — Not Voting
GOODMAN — Nay
HAGGERTY — Not Voting
HANNA — Nay
KAVULICH — Nay
E KELLER, W. — Not Voting
KINSEY — Nay
KIRKLAND — Nay
KORTZ — Nay
LONGIETTI — Nay
MCCARTER — Nay
MULLERY — Nay
NEUMAN — Nay
O'BRIEN — Nay
PETRARCA — Nay
RAVENSTAHL — Nay
READSHAW — Nay
ROEBUCK — Nay
ROZZI — Nay
SAINATO — Nay
SIMS — Nay
SNYDER — Nay
STURLA — Nay
E THOMAS — Not Voting
VAZQUEZ — Nay
E WHEATLEY — Not Voting
YOUNGBLOOD — Nay
TURZAI — Yea
Dan Miller — Nay
Seth Grove — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Nay
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Nay
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Nay
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Nay
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Nay
Dan Frankel Democratic Nay
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Nay
Ed Neilson Democratic Nay
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Nay
Frank Burns Democratic Nay
Greg Vitali Democratic Nay
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Nay
Jason Dawkins Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Nay
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Nay
Leanne Krueger Democratic Nay
Marty Flynn Democratic Nay
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Nay
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Nay
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Nay
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Nay
Morgan Cephas Democratic Nay
Nathan Davidson Democratic Nay
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Nay
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Perry S. Warren Democratic Nay
Peter Schweyer Democratic Nay
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Nay
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Nay
Scott Conklin Democratic Nay
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Nay
Tina M. Davis Democratic Nay
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Not Voting
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1942?
HB 1942 is sponsored by Seth Grove, Kerry A. Benninghoff (Republican), Cox, Dush, Everett, Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Kate A. Klunk (Republican), Masser, Ryan Warner (Republican), Saylor, R. Brown, Barrar, Aaron Bernstine (Republican), Boback, Bryan Cutler (Republican), A. Harris, Sheryl M. Delozier (Republican), Mindy Fee (Republican), John A. Lawrence (Republican), Keith J. Greiner (Republican), Helm, Bloom, Dowling, Dawn W. Keefer (Republican), Toepel, Wheeland, Millard, Dan Moul (Republican), Eric R. Nelson (Republican), Reed, Greg Rothman (Republican), Ryan, Sonney, Craig T. Staats (Republican), Turzai, Watson, Brett R. Miller (Republican), Barry Jozwiak, and George Dunbar.
What is the current status of HB 1942?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.
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