PRINTER'S NO. 257
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 280
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
AN ACT
1 To provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses
2 of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
3 Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the
4 fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the
5 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close
6 of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025; to provide
7 appropriations from special funds and accounts to the
8 Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July
9 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills
10 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
11 30, 2025; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds
12 to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year
13 July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills
14 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
15 30, 2025; and to provide for the additional appropriation of
16 Federal and State funds to the Executive and Legislative
17 Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2024, to June 30,
18 2025, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining
19 unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
20 TABLE OF CONTENTS
21 PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
22 Section 101. Short title.
23 Section 102. Definitions.
24 Section 103. Abbreviations.
25 Section 104. State appropriations.
26 Section 105. Federal appropriations.
27 Section 106. References to Department of Criminal Justice.
 1 PART II. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
2 FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
3 SUBPART A. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
4 Section 201. Governor.
5 Section 202. Executive Offices.
6 Section 203. Lieutenant Governor.
7 Section 204. Attorney General.
8 Section 205. Auditor General.
9 Section 206. Treasury Department.
10 Section 207. Department of Aging.
11 Section 208. Department of Agriculture.
12 Section 209. Department of Community and Economic Development.
13 Section 210. (Reserved).
14 Section 211. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
15 Section 212. Department of Corrections.
16 Section 213. (Reserved).
17 Section 214. Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
18 Section 215. Department of Education.
19 Section 216. State System of Higher Education.
20 Section 217. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
21 Section 218. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.
22 Section 219. Department of Environmental Protection.
23 Section 220. Department of General Services.
24 Section 221. Department of Health.
25 Section 222. Department of Human Services.
26 Section 223. (Reserved).
27 Section 224. Department of Labor and Industry.
28 Section 225. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
29 Section 226. Department of Revenue.
30 Section 227. Department of State.
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 1 Section 228. Department of Transportation.
2 Section 229. Pennsylvania State Police.
3 Section 230. (Reserved).
4 Section 231. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
5 Section 232. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
6 Section 233. (Reserved).
7 Section 234. Environmental Hearing Board.
8 Section 235. (Reserved).
9 Section 236. Health Care Cost Containment Council.
10 Section 237. State Ethics Commission.
11 SUBPART B. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
12 Section 241. Supreme Court.
13 Section 242. Superior Court.
14 Section 243. Commonwealth Court.
15 Section 244. Courts of common pleas.
16 Section 245. Community courts - magisterial district judges.
17 Section 246. (Reserved).
18 Section 247. Philadelphia Municipal Court.
19 Section 248. Judicial Conduct.
20 Section 249. Juror cost reimbursement.
21 Section 250. County court reimbursement.
22 SUBPART C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
23 Section 261. Senate.
24 Section 262. House of Representatives.
25 SUBPART D. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AGENCIES
26 Section 271. Legislative Reference Bureau.
27 Section 272. Legislative Budget and Finance Committee.
28 Section 273. Legislative Data Processing Committee.
29 Section 274. Joint State Government Commission.
30 Section 275. Local Government Commission.
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 1 Section 276. (Reserved).
2 Section 277. Legislative Audit Advisory Commission.
3 Section 278. Independent Regulatory Review Commission.
4 Section 279. Capitol Preservation Committee.
5 Section 280. Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.
6 Section 281. Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
7 Section 282. Commonwealth Mail Processing Center.
8 Section 283. Independent Fiscal Office.
9 PART III. STATE LOTTERY FUND APPROPRIATIONS
10 Section 301. Department of Aging.
11 Section 302. Department of Human Services.
12 PART IV. TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS
13 Section 401. Department of Community and Economic Development.
14 Section 402. Department of Human Services.
15 PART V. JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT
16 APPROPRIATIONS
17 Section 501. Supreme Court.
18 PART VI. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATING FUND
19 APPROPRIATIONS
20 Section 601. Department of Health.
21 PART VII. STATE STORES FUND APPROPRIATIONS
22 Section 701. Pennsylvania State Police.
23 PART VIII. MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
24 SUBPART A. MOTOR LICENSE FUND
25 Section 801. Department of Transportation.
26 Section 802. (Reserved).
27 Section 803. Treasury Department.
28 Section 804. Department of Agriculture.
29 Section 805. (Reserved).
30 Section 806. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
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 1 Section 807. (Reserved).
2 Section 808. (Reserved).
3 Section 809. Department of General Services.
4 Section 810. Department of Revenue.
5 Section 811. Pennsylvania State Police.
6 SUBPART B. AVIATION RESTRICTED ACCOUNT
7 Section 821. Department of Transportation.
8 PART IX. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE FUND
9 APPROPRIATIONS
10 Section 901. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
11 PART X. MILK MARKETING FUND APPROPRIATIONS
12 Section 1001. Milk Board.
13 PART XI. HOME INVESTMENT TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS
14 Section 1101. Department of Community and Economic Development.
15 PART XII. TUITION ACCOUNT GUARANTEED
16 SAVINGS PROGRAM FUND APPROPRIATIONS
17 Section 1201. Treasury Department.
18 PART XIII. BANKING FUND APPROPRIATIONS
19 Section 1301. Department of Banking and Securities.
20 PART XIV. FIREARM RECORDS CHECK FUND APPROPRIATIONS
21 Section 1401. Pennsylvania State Police.
22 PART XV. BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
23 AUTHORITY FUND APPROPRIATIONS
24 Section 1501. Department of Community and Economic Development.
25 PART XVI. OIL AND GAS LEASE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
26 Section 1601. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
27 PART XVII. HOME IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
28 Section 1701. Attorney General.
29 PART XVIII. CIGARETTE FIRE SAFETY AND FIREFIGHTER
30 PROTECTION ACT ENFORCEMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS
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 1 Section 1801. Attorney General.
2 PART XIX. INSURANCE REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT
3 FUND APPROPRIATIONS
4 Section 1901. Insurance Department.
5 PART XX. PENNSYLVANIA RACE HORSE DEVELOPMENT
6 RESTRICTED ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
7 Section 2001. Department of Agriculture.
8 PART XXI. (Reserved)
9 PART XXII. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND APPROPRIATIONS
10 (Reserved)
11 PART XXIII. STATE RACING FUND APPROPRIATIONS
12 Section 2301. Department of Agriculture.
13 Section 2302. Department of Revenue.
14 PART XXIV. ABLE SAVINGS PROGRAM FUND APPROPRIATIONS
15 Section 2401. Treasury Department.
16 PART XXV. TOURISM PROMOTION FUND RESTRICTED ACCOUNT
17 APPROPRIATIONS
18 Section 2501. Department of Community and Economic Development.
19 PART XXVI. ENHANCED REVENUE COLLECTION ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
20 (Reserved)
21 PART XXVII. PENNVEST DRINKING WATER REVOLVING FUND
22 APPROPRIATIONS
23 Section 2701. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.
24 PART XXVIII. PENNVEST WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUND
25 APPROPRIATIONS
26 Section 2801. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.
27 PART XXIX. OPIOID SETTLEMENT RESTRICTED ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
28 Section 2901. Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
29 PART LI. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR
30 PRIOR FISCAL YEAR
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 1 SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
2 Section 5101. State appropriations.
3 Section 5102. Federal appropriations.
4 SUBPART B. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
5 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
6 Section 5111. Treasury Department.
7 Section 5112. Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
8 Section 5113. Department of Education.
9 Section 5114. Department of Human Services.
10 Section 5115. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
11 Section 5116. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
12 SUBPART C. (Reserved)
13 SUBPART D. (Reserved)
14 SUBPART E. (Reserved)
15 SUBPART F. (Reserved)
16 SUBPART H. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR PRIOR FISCAL YEAR
17 Section 5161. Prior laws unaffected.
18 Section 5162. Compliance with other law before funds available.
19 Section 5163. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or
20 committing funds.
21 Section 5164. Minority business set-asides.
22 Section 5165. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous
23 sources.
24 Section 5166. Lapsing of unused funds.
25 Section 5167. Construction with prior appropriation acts.
26 Section 5168. Deduction of expended appropriations under prior
27 law.
28 PART LXI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS
29 FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
30 Section 6101. General Fund repository for Federal funds.
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 1 Section 6102. Limitation on encumbering or spending Federal
2 funds.
3 Section 6103. Appropriation of prior unspent Federal funds.
4 Section 6104. Subgrants between Federal appropriations.
5 Section 6105. Utilization of emergency Federal funds.
6 Section 6105.1. Federal funding relating to infrastructure.
7 Section 6106. Transfer of funds from TANFBG to CCDFBG and SSBG.
8 PART LXXI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
9 Section 7101. Prior laws unaffected.
10 Section 7102. Compliance with other law before funds available.
11 Section 7103. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or
12 committing funds.
13 Section 7104. Minority business set-asides.
14 Section 7105. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous
15 sources.
16 Section 7106. Lapsing of unused funds.
17 Section 7107. Appellate courts appropriation contingency.
18 Section 7108. Transfer of excess funds.
19 Section 7109. Transfers for government support agencies.
20 Section 7110. Transfers for Legislative Reapportionment
21 Commission.
22 Section 7111. Administration of Human Services Block Grant.
23 PART LXXXI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
24 Section 8101. Applicability.
25 Section 8102. Effective date.
26 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
27 hereby enacts as follows:
28 PART I
29 GENERAL PROVISIONS
30 Section 101. Short title.
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 1 This act shall be known and may be cited as the General
2 Appropriation Act of 2025.
3 Section 102. Definitions.
4 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
5 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
6 context clearly indicates otherwise:
7 "COVID" or "COVID-19." The coronavirus disease 2019, an
8 infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
9 coronavirus 2 that was first identified during December 2019 in
10 Wuhan, China.
11 "Current fiscal year." The fiscal year beginning July 1,
12 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
13 "Employees." Includes all directors, superintendents, bureau
14 or division chiefs, assistant directors, assistant
15 superintendents, assistant chiefs, experts, scientists,
16 engineers, surveyors, draftsmen, accountants, secretaries,
17 auditors, inspectors, examiners, analysts, statisticians,
18 marshals, clerks, stenographers, bookkeepers, messengers and
19 other assistants in a department, board or commission.
20 "Expenses" and "maintenance." Includes all printing, binding
21 and stationery, food and forage, materials and supplies,
22 traveling expenses, training, motor vehicle supplies and
23 repairs, freight, express and cartage, postage,
24 telecommunication devices and telecommunication rentals and toll
25 charges, newspaper advertising and notices, public advertising
26 by or through any medium, fuel, light, heat, power and water,
27 minor construction and renovation, repairs or reconstruction of
28 equipment, buildings and facilities, rent of real estate and
29 equipment, premiums on workers' compensation, insurance premiums
30 on policies of liability insurance, insurance premiums on
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 1 medical payment insurance and surety bonds for volunteer
2 workers, premiums on employee group life insurance and employee
3 and retired employee group hospital and medical insurance,
4 payment of Commonwealth share of Social Security taxes and
5 unemployment compensation costs for State employees, the
6 purchase of replacement or additional equipment and machinery
7 and all other incidental costs and expenses, including payment
8 to the Department of General Services of mileage and other
9 charges for the use of motor vehicles and rental payments for
10 permanently assigned motor vehicles and of expenses or costs of
11 services incurred through the Purchasing Fund. The term
12 "expenses" also shall include the medical costs for the
13 treatment of inmates of State institutions when the inmate must
14 be transferred to an outside hospital, provided that in no case
15 shall the State institution pay more for patient care than that
16 provided under the State medical assistance program.
17 "Prior fiscal year." The fiscal year beginning July 1 of the
18 fiscal year immediately prior to the current fiscal year.
19 Section 103. Abbreviations.
20 The following abbreviations when used in this act shall have
21 the meanings given to them in this section unless the context
22 clearly indicates otherwise:
23 "AIDS." Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
24 "ARC." Appalachian Regional Commission.
25 "ARPA." American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2,
26 135 Stat. 4).
27 "ARRA." American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
28 (Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115).
29 "CCDFBG." Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant.
30 "CHIP." Children's Health Insurance Program.
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 1 "CSBG." Community Services Block Grant.
2 "DOE." Department of Energy.
3 "EDA." Economic Development Administration.
4 "EEOC." Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
5 "EMG." Emergency.
6 "EPA." Environmental Protection Agency.
7 "ESEA." Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
8 (Public Law 89-10, 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.).
9 "FEMA." Federal Emergency Management Agency.
10 "FTA." Federal Transit Administration.
11 "HIV." Human immunodeficiency virus.
12 "HUD." Department of Housing and Urban Development.
13 "ICF." Intermediate care facilities.
14 "ID." Intellectual disabilities.
15 "IIJA." Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021
16 (Public Law 117-58, 135