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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 581: An Act amending the act of December 19, 1975 (P.L.604, No.173), entitled "An act to facilitate the use of electronic funds transfer systems by providing that credits to accounts in financial institutions designated by recipients shall satisfy legal requirements for payments by cash or checks," further providing for electronic funds transfers, for consumer protections and for payroll card accounts.

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

SB 581 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on April 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of December 19, 1975 (P.L.604, No.173), entitled "An act to facilitate the use of electronic funds transfer systems by providing that credits to accounts in financial institutions designated by recipients shall satisfy legal requirements for payments by cash or checks," further providing for electronic funds transfers, for consumer protections and for payroll card accounts. Primary sponsor: Nick Miller (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 28, 2025): Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nick MillerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Lisa BakerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Chris GebhardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
James MaloneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Nick PisciottanoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Sharif StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Tina TartaglioneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“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. Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
  2. Re-reported as committed
  3. Re-referred to Appropriations
  4. Second consideration
  5. First consideration
  6. Reported as committed
  7. Referred to Labor & Industry

Sources

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