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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 862: An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in vacancies in office, further providing for filling vacancies in elective borough offices.

Enacted 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 862 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on June 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in vacancies in office, further providing for filling vacancies in elective borough offices. Primary sponsor: Patty Kim (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Act No. 9 of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patty KimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Rosemary BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Scott HutchinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Tim KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Dawn KeeferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30

“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. Act No. 9 of 2026
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in House
  5. Signed in Senate
  6. Third consideration and final passage
  7. Re-reported as committed
  8. Re-referred to Appropriations
  9. Second consideration
  10. Removed from table
  11. Laid on the table
  12. First consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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