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State Government / Pennsylvania / Legislation / SB 146

SB 146Session 2025-2026SenateBecame law

An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in emergency COVID-19 response, providing for extension of use of certain funds; in Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program, further providing for Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program; in cigarette sales and licensing, further providing for definitions and providing for allowable mode of operations for licensed cigarette stamping agents; in joint underwriting association, further providing for fund transfers; providing for food processing residuals; in financially distressed municipalities, further providing for financial recovery; in oil and gas wells, further providing for Oil and Gas Lease Fund and providing for deep wells and Utica Shale permits and for well plugging; providing for manufacturing and investment tax credit, for Innovate in PA 2.0 Tax Credit and for design build best value; in human services, further providing for medical assistance payments for institutional care, for resident care and related costs and for LIFE Program and providing for transition to chip-enabled access cards, for Medical Assistance Reentry Program, for Children's Trust Fund and for medical assistance pharmacy services; in additional keystone opportunity expansion zones, providing for additional zone for shipbuilding and for additional zones; providing for residential revitalization keystone opportunity zones and for violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods; in special funds, further providing for funding and for Pennsylvania Convention Center; in additional special funds and restricted accounts, providing for Veterans' Trust Fund Board and further providing for establishment of special fund and account, for use of fund and for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund; in additional special funds and restricted accounts, further providing for deposits and providing for Professional Licensure Augmentation Account; in general budget implementation, further providing for Executive Offices, for Department of Agriculture, for Department of Corrections, for Department of Labor and Industry and for Department of Transportation, providing for Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and further providing for Commonwealth Financing Authority, for Federal and Commonwealth use of forest land, for Multimodal Transportation Fund, for School Safety and Security Fund, for State Gaming Fund, for State Employees' Retirement System Restricted Account and for Public School Employees' Retirement System Restricted Account; in retirement, providing for 2026 special ad hoc municipal police and firefighter postretirement adjustment, for supplemental annuities for public school employees commencing 2026, for supplemental annuities for State employees commencing 2026 and for payment of supplemental annuity and special ad hoc postretirement adjustment; in electricity load forecast accountability, providing for energy and water reporting and for advanced transmission technologies; in 2025-2026 budget implementation, further providing for Department of Agriculture, for Department of Human Services and for Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency; providing for 2026-2027 budget implementation and for 2026-2027 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts; in fiscal supplements to statutory programs, providing for amusement tax clarification, for situs for local sales tax for cities of the first class, for situs for local sales tax for counties of the second class, for net income and for housing; abrogating a regulation; making repeals; providing for suspension of pension actuarial notes; and making editorial changes.

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Latest development · Jul 12, 2026

Act No. 21 of 2026

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Session
2025-2026
Introduced
Jan 22, 2025
Latest passage
Jul 12, 2026
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Topics and classification

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Budget & TaxesEducationHealthHousingJustice & Public SafetyEnvironment & EnergyTransportationLabor & EmploymentBusiness & EconomyAgriculture & Natural ResourcesFamily & Social Services

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorLisa Baker
cosponsorCamera Bartolotta
cosponsorDevlin Robinson
cosponsorJay Costa
cosponsorMichele Brooks
cosponsorPatrick Stefano
cosponsorRosemary Brown
cosponsorTracy Pennycuick
cosponsorWayne Fontana

Action timeline

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View full action timeline38 actions⌄
  1. Jul 12, 2026

    Act No. 21 of 2026

    Senate
  2. Jul 12, 2026

    Approved by the Governor

    Executive SignatureSenate
  3. Jul 12, 2026

    Presented to the Governor

    Executive ReceiptSenate
  4. Jul 12, 2026

    Signed in House

    Senate
  5. Jul 12, 2026

    Signed in Senate

    Senate
  6. Jul 12, 2026

    Senate concurred in House amendments

    Senate
  7. Jul 12, 2026

    Re-reported on concurrence, as committed

    Committee PassageSenate
  8. Jul 12, 2026

    Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  9. Jul 12, 2026

    Third consideration and final passage

    PassageReading 3House
  10. Jul 12, 2026

    Re-reported as amended

    Amendment PassageCommittee PassageHouse
  11. Jul 11, 2026

    Amended in House Committee on Appropriations

    House
  12. Jun 22, 2026

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  13. Jun 22, 2026

    Second consideration, with amendments

    Reading 2House
  14. Jun 22, 2026

    Removed from table

    House
  15. Nov 19, 2025

    Laid on the table

    House
  16. Nov 19, 2025

    First consideration

    Reading 1House
  17. Nov 19, 2025

    Reported as amended

    Amendment PassageCommittee PassageHouse
  18. Nov 18, 2025

    Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 1320

    House
  19. Nov 17, 2025

    Reconsider the Vote by which the House Accepted the Report of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee that Contained Senate Bill 146

    House
  20. Nov 17, 2025

    First Consideration Rescinded

    House
  21. Nov 17, 2025

    Removed from table

    House
  22. Oct 29, 2025

    Laid on the table

    House
  23. Oct 29, 2025

    First consideration

    Reading 1House
  24. Oct 29, 2025

    Reported as amended

    Amendment PassageCommittee PassageHouse
  25. Oct 29, 2025

    Reconsider the Vote by which the House Accepted the Report of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee that Contained Senate Bill 146

    House
  26. Oct 29, 2025

    First Consideration Rescinded

    House
  27. Oct 8, 2025

    Removed from table

    House
  28. Oct 8, 2025

    Laid on the table

    House
  29. Oct 8, 2025

    First consideration

    Reading 1House
  30. Oct 8, 2025

    Reported as amended

    Amendment PassageCommittee PassageHouse
  31. Mar 25, 2025

    Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  32. Mar 25, 2025

    Third consideration and final passage

    PassageReading 3Senate
  33. Mar 24, 2025

    Re-reported as committed

    Committee PassageSenate
  34. Feb 5, 2025

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  35. Feb 5, 2025

    Second consideration

    Reading 2Senate
  36. Jan 28, 2025

    First consideration

    Reading 1Senate
  37. Jan 28, 2025

    Reported as amended

    Amendment PassageCommittee PassageSenate
  38. Jan 22, 2025

    Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

    Referral CommitteeSenate

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