SB 199 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Commonwealth budget procedures, providing for general appropriation bill timeline.

PRINTER'S NO.   149

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 199
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BAKER AND PENNYCUICK, JANUARY 29, 2025

     REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 29, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
 2      "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
 3      executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
 4      Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 5      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 6      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 7      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 8      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
 9      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17      and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18      prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19      of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20      certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21      determined," in Commonwealth budget procedures, providing for
22      general appropriation bill timeline.
23      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24   hereby enacts as follows:
25      Section 1.    The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
26   as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
27   section to read:
28      Section 613.1.    General Appropriation Bill Timeline.--(a)    A
 1   member of the Senate and a member of the House of
 2   Representatives shall introduce a general appropriation bill for
 3   a fiscal year in the member's chamber no later than six weeks
 4   after the date of submission of the budget by the Governor to
 5   the General Assembly.
 6      (b)   Each chamber of the General Assembly shall pass a
 7   complete and balanced general appropriation bill no later than
 8   the second full week of May.
 9      (c)   If no complete and balanced general appropriation bill
10   has been passed by the General Assembly and submitted to the
11   Governor for signing by June 15 and if either the Senate or the
12   House of Representatives has passed a complete and balanced
13   general appropriation bill, the other chamber that has not
14   passed a complete and balanced general appropriation bill must
15   vote on the complete and balanced general appropriation bill
16   passed by the other chamber.
17      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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