SB 198 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for general appropriation bill.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-29
Latest action: — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 29, 2025
Sponsors
- Lisa Baker (R, PA-20) — sponsor · 2025-01-29
- Rosemary M. Brown (R, PA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Nick Miller (D, PA-14) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 29, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0148 · 2,266 characters · source document
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PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 148
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 198
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, BROWN AND PENNYCUICK, JANUARY 29, 2025
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 29, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for general appropriation bill.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby resolves as follows:
5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
6 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
7 That Article VIII be amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 18. General appropriation bill.
9 If the general appropriation bill is not enacted by the
10 constitutional deadline of June 30 in any year, the Commonwealth
11 shall maintain State appropriations at 80% of the amounts
12 specified in the general appropriation act for the most recent
13 fiscal year.
14 Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
15 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
16 (1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
17 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
18 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
1 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
2 of Pennsylvania.
3 (2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
4 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
5 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
6 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
7 of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
8 submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
9 Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
10 election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
11 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Baker (R, state_upper PA-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Nick Miller (D, state_upper PA-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Rosemary M. Brown (R, state_upper PA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee · pa-leg