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IntroducedJan 22, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 25, 2025
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Passed HouseJul 12, 2026
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Became Law
Pennsylvania Senate Bill
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.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jul 12, 2026: Signed in House
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: House Calendar Supplemental A THIRD CONSIDERATION & FINAL PASSAGE VETERANS AFFAIRS & EMERGENCY PREP.
Position: 2
Summary
Comments on SB 146
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Sen. Wayne Fontanacosponsor
- Sen. Rosemary Browncosponsor
- Sen. Tracy Pennycuickcosponsor
- Sen. Jay Costacosponsor
- Sen. Patrick Stefanocosponsor
- Sen. Devlin Robinsoncosponsor
Votes
YES: 188
- Aerion Abney
- Mike Armanini
- Jacob Banta
- Jamie Barton
- Josh Bashline
- Anthony Bellmon
- Jessica Benham
- Kerry Benninghoff
- Aaron Bernstine
- Ryan Bizzarro
- Lisa Borowski
- Heather Boyd
- Matthew Bradford
- Tim Brennan
- Tim Briggs
- Amen Brown
- Marla Brown
- Danilo Burgos
- Frank Burns
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
- Andre Carroll
- Martin Causer
- Morgan Cephas
- Melissa Cerrato
- Joe Ciresi
- Scott Conklin
- Bud Cook
- Jill Cooper
- Gina Curry
- Bryan Cutler
- Joseph D'Orsie
- Mary Jo Daley
- Eric Davanzo
- Nathan Davidson
- Tina Davis
- Jason Dawkins
- Gary Day
- Daniel Deasy
- David Delloso
- Sheryl Delozier
- Kyle Donahue
- Sean Dougherty
- Joe Emrick
- Mindy Fee
- Elizabeth Fiedler
- Justin Fleming
- Jamie Flick
- Ann Flood
- Dan Frankel
- Robert Freeman
- Paul Friel
- Jonathan Fritz
- Pat Gallagher
- Valerie Gaydos
- Mark Gillen
- Jose Giral
- Barbara Gleim
- Dan Goughnour
- G. Roni Green
- Keith Greiner
- Nancy Guenst
- Manuel Guzman
- Jim Haddock
- Liz Hanbidge
- Patrick Harkins
- Jordan Harris
- Keith Harris
- Doyle Heffley
- Carol Hill-Evans
- Joe Hogan
- Joseph Hohenstein
- Kristine Howard
- John Inglis III
- Rich Irvin
- MaryLouise Isaacson
- R. Lee James
- Mike Jones
- Tom Jones
- Joshua Kail
- Rob Kauffman
- Carol Kazeem
- Malcolm Kenyatta
- Joe Kerwin
- Tarik Khan
- Emily Kinkead
- Kate Klunk
- Bridget Kosierowski
- Roman Kozak
- Rick Krajewski
- Leanne Krueger
- Anita Kulik
- Thomas Kutz
- Andrew Kuzma
- Shelby Labs
- John Lawrence
- Robert Leadbeter
- Milou Mackenzie
- Maureen Madden
- Dave Madsen
- Abby Major
- Zachary Mako
- Steven Malagari
- Kristin Marcell
- Brandon Markosek
- Robert Matzie
- La'Tasha Mayes
- Jen Mazzocco
- Joe McAndrew
- Joanna McClinton
- Jeanne McNeill
- Thomas Mehaffie
- Steven Mentzer
- Robert Merski
- Carl Metzgar
- Natalie Mihalek
- Brett Miller
- Dan Moul
- Kyle Mullins
- Brian Munroe
- Marci Mustello
- Ed Neilson
- Eric Nelson
- Napoleon J. Nelson
- Jennifer O'Mara
- Timothy J. O'Neal
- Jeff Olsommer
- Jason Ortitay
- Danielle Friel Otten
- Clint Owlett
- Darisha K. Parker
- Eddie Pashinski
- Tina Pickett
- Chris Pielli
- Lindsay Powell
- Tarah Probst
- Jim Prokopiak
- Brenda Pugh
- Christopher Rabb
- Jack Rader
- Kathy Rapp
- Brian Rasel
- Chad Reichard
- Jim Rigby
- Nikki Rivera
- Leslie Rossi
- David Rowe
- Jacklyn Rusnock
- Alec Ryncavage
- Abigail Salisbury
- Steve Samuelson
- Benjamin Sanchez
- Christina Sappey
- Donna Scheuren
- Michael Schlossberg
- Peter Schweyer
- Greg Scott
- Jeremy Shaffer
- Melissa Shusterman
- Brian Smith
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El
- Jared Solomon
- Craig Staats
- Perry A. Stambaugh
- Mandy Steele
- Joanne Stehr
- Michael Stender
- James Struzzi
- Paul Takac
- Ana Tiburcio
- Kathleen Tomlinson
- Jesse Topper
- Tim Twardzik
- Arvind Venkat
- Andrea Verobish
- Greg Vitali
- Catherine Wallen
- Jamie Walsh
- Perry Warren
- Dane Watro
- Ben Waxman
- Eric Weaknecht
- Joe Webster
- Parke Wentling
- Martina White
- Craig Williams
- Dan Williams
- Regina G. Young
- David Zimmerman
NO: 14
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jul 12, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
- Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
- Senate concurred in House amendments
- Signed in House
- Jul 12, 2026 | House
- Re-reported as amended
- Third consideration and final passage
- Jul 11, 2026 | House
- Amended in House Committee on Appropriations
- Jun 22, 2026 | House
- Removed from table
- Second consideration, with amendments
- Re-referred to Appropriations
- Nov 19, 2025 | House
- Reported as amended
- First consideration
- Laid on the table
- Nov 18, 2025 | House
- Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 1320
- Nov 17, 2025 | House
- Removed from table
- First Consideration Rescinded
- Reconsider the Vote by which the House Accepted the Report of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee that Contained Senate Bill 146
- Oct 29, 2025 | House
- First Consideration Rescinded
- Reconsider the Vote by which the House Accepted the Report of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee that Contained Senate Bill 146
- Reported as amended
- First consideration
- Laid on the table
- Oct 08, 2025 | House
- Reported as amended
- First consideration
- Laid on the table
- Removed from table
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Third consideration and final passage
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Re-reported as committed
- Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- Second consideration
- Re-referred to Appropriations
- Jan 28, 2025 | Senate
- Reported as amended
- First consideration
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
Bill Texts
- Printer's No. 93 (Jan 22, 2025)PDF
- Printer's No. 93 (Jan 22, 2025)HTML
- Printer's No. 93 (Jan 22, 2025)MSWORD
- Senate Amendments (Printer's No. 93 (Jan 22, 2025))HTML
- Printer's No. 131 (Jan 28, 2025)PDF
- Printer's No. 131 (Jan 28, 2025)HTML
- Printer's No. 131 (Jan 28, 2025)MSWORD
- House Amendments (Printer's No. 131 (Jan 28, 2025))HTML
- Printer's No. 1222 (Oct 08, 2025)PDF
- Printer's No. 1222 (Oct 08, 2025)HTML
- Printer's No. 1222 (Oct 08, 2025)MSWORD
- Printer's No. 1290 (Oct 29, 2025)PDF
- Printer's No. 1290 (Oct 29, 2025)HTML
- Printer's No. 1290 (Oct 29, 2025)MSWORD
- Printer's No. 1320 (Nov 18, 2025)PDF
- Printer's No. 1320 (Nov 18, 2025)HTML
- Printer's No. 1320 (Nov 18, 2025)MSWORD
- House Amendments (Printer's No. 1320 (Nov 18, 2025))HTML
- Printer's No. 1831 (Jun 22, 2026)PDF
- Printer's No. 1831 (Jun 22, 2026)HTML
- Printer's No. 1831 (Jun 22, 2026)MSWORD
- House Amendments (Printer's No. 1831 (Jun 22, 2026))HTML
- Printer's No. 1888 (Jul 11, 2026)PDF
- Printer's No. 1888 (Jul 11, 2026)HTML
- Printer's No. 1888 (Jul 11, 2026)MSWORD
- House Amendment A04181 to Printers Number 1831 (Rep. Jordan Harris, 07/11/2026) -- Yes: 36, No: 1HTML
- House Amendment A04181 to Printers Number 1831 (Rep. Jordan Harris, 07/11/2026) -- Yes: 36, No: 1PDF
- House Amendment A04181 to Printers Number 1831 (Rep. Jordan Harris, 07/11/2026) -- Yes: 36, No: 1MSWORD
- House Amendment A02198 to Printers Number 1320 (Rep. Mark Gillen, 06/22/2026) -- Yes: 202, No: 0HTML
- House Amendment A02198 to Printers Number 1320 (Rep. Mark Gillen, 06/22/2026) -- Yes: 202, No: 0PDF
- House Amendment A02198 to Printers Number 1320 (Rep. Mark Gillen, 06/22/2026) -- Yes: 202, No: 0MSWORD
- House Amendment A01849 to Printers Number 131 (Rep. Mark Gillen, 10/08/2025) -- Yes: 26, No: 0HTML
- House Amendment A01849 to Printers Number 131 (Rep. Mark Gillen, 10/08/2025) -- Yes: 26, No: 0PDF
- House Amendment A01849 to Printers Number 131 (Rep. Mark Gillen, 10/08/2025) -- Yes: 26, No: 0MSWORD
- Senate Amendment A00017 to Printers Number 93 (Sen. Lisa Baker, 01/28/2025) -- Yes: 11, No: 0HTML
- Senate Amendment A00017 to Printers Number 93 (Sen. Lisa Baker, 01/28/2025) -- Yes: 11, No: 0PDF
- Senate Amendment A00017 to Printers Number 93 (Sen. Lisa Baker, 01/28/2025) -- Yes: 11, No: 0MSWORD
