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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 97: An Act amending Titles 65 (Public Officers) and 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in ethics standards and financial disclosure, further providing for definitions, for restricted activities, for statement of financial interests and for penalties; in lobbying disclosure, further providing for definitions, for reporting and for penalties; and, in Turnpike Commission standards of conduct, further providing for code of conduct.

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 97 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 65 (Public Officers) and 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in ethics standards and financial disclosure, further providing for definitions, for restricted activities, for statement of financial interests and for penalties; in lobbying disclosure, further providing for definitions, for reporting and for penalties; and, in Turnpike Commission standards of conduct, further providing for code of conduct. Primary sponsor: Lisa Baker (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2025): Referred to State Government.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lisa BakerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Amanda CappellettiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Jarrett ColemanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Carolyn ComittaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Tim KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Kristin Phillips-HillCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Lindsey WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38

“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 State Government

Sources

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