l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 2361

An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alteration of territory or corporate entity and dissolution, further providing for definitions, for procedure for consolidation or merger, for joint agreement of governing bodies, for initiative of electors seeking consolidation or merger with new home rule charter and for conduct of referenda, repealing provisions relating to consolidation or merger agreement, providing for advisory committee, consolidation or merger agreement and mediation, further providing for effectuation of consolidation or merger, for procedures and for court review of transitional plan and providing for extension of deadlines and for grant qualification.

In the Senate's Local Government Committee since June 5, 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

6 co-sponsors

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

Its course

April 7 to June 5, 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 action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 7 to Jun 357 days

Local GovernmentApr 7 to Apr 2922 days

AppropriationsJun 2 to Jun 31 day

In the SenateFrom Jun 3

Local GovernmentFrom Jun 5

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–0

    Passed · Jun 3

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 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 Apr 7 – Jun 3

  1. Apr 7Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  2. Apr 29LOCAL GOVERNMENT recommended it as amended
  3. Jun 2Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 3APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0

In the Senate Jun 5

  1. Jun 5Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Apr 7Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, April 7, 2026House of Representatives
  2. Apr 29Reported as amended, April 29, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Apr 29First consideration, April 29, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Apr 29Laid on the table, April 29, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Jun 1Removed from table, June 1, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Jun 2Second consideration, June 2, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Jun 2Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 2, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Jun 2(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 2, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Jun 3Re-reported as committed, June 3, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Jun 3Third consideration and final passage, June 3, 2026 (201-0)House of Representatives
  11. Jun 5In the SenateSenate
  12. Jun 5Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, June 5, 2026Senate