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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 181: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to government and administration, providing for transparency of political subdivision authorities; and, in municipal authorities, providing for transparency of municipal authority.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 181 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to government and administration, providing for transparency of political subdivision authorities; and, in municipal authorities, providing for transparency of municipal authority. Primary sponsor: Bob Merski (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 16, 2025): Referred to Local Government.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob MerskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Bud CookCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Andrew KuzmaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Joanne StehrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse107

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Local Government

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source