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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1738

An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns), 11 (Cities) and 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in corporate power relating to boroughs, further providing for specific powers; in veterans' affairs relating to boroughs, further providing for care and erection of memorials; in corporate powers relating to third class cities, providing for control, maintenance and repair of memorials; in veterans' affairs relating to third class cities, further providing for care of memorials; in grounds and buildings, further providing for monuments, memorials and memorial halls to war veterans and for preservation, maintenance, repair and completion of public monuments; and making an editorial change.

In the Senate's Local Government Committee since February 13, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

Christina D. Sappey, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, R. Lee James, Brett R. Miller, Jeremy Shaffer

Its course

July 16, 2025 to February 13, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action11 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJul 16 to Feb 2201 days

Local GovernmentJul 16 to Oct 29105 days

AppropriationsJan 28 to Feb 25 days

In the SenateFrom Feb 2

Local GovernmentFrom Feb 13

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading198–0

    Passed · Feb 2, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 29

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jul 16 – Feb 2, 2026

  1. Jul 16Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  2. Oct 29LOCAL GOVERNMENT recommended it as amended
  3. Jan 28, 2026Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Feb 2, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 198 to 0

In the Senate Feb 13, 2026

  1. Feb 13, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jul 16Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, July 16, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Oct 29Reported as amended, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Oct 29First consideration, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Oct 29Laid on the table, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Dec 17Removed from table, Dec. 17, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jan 28, 2026Second consideration, Jan. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Jan 28, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Feb 2, 2026Re-reported as committed, Feb. 2, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Feb 2, 2026Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 2, 2026 (198-0)House of Representatives
  10. Feb 13, 2026In the SenateSenate
  11. Feb 13, 2026Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Feb. 13, 2026Senate