SB 701 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance, further providing for expenses.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-30
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 30, 2025
Sponsors
- Daniel Laughlin (R, PA-49) — sponsor · 2025-04-30
- Lisa M. Boscola (D, PA-18) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Wayne D. Fontana (D, PA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Scott Hutchinson (R, PA-21) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- David G. Argall (R, PA-29) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to JUDICIARY, April 30, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 713
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 701
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, BOSCOLA, FONTANA, PENNYCUICK,
HUTCHINSON, COSTA, STEFANO AND ARGALL, APRIL 30, 2025
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 30, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance,
3 further providing for expenses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 3532 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 3532. Expenses.
9 The Office of the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall
10 pay the annual registration fee of [$200] $400 to the Special
11 Court Judges [of Pennsylvania] Association of Pennsylvania for
12 each magisterial district judge[,] and Philadelphia Municipal
13 Court Judge [and Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge position]
14 authorized as of January 31 of each year. Payment shall be made
15 on the first day of a new fiscal year including July 1, 1988. In
16 addition the Office of the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania
17 shall pay the annual cost for the publishing of a monthly
18 journal containing the update and revision of laws and State
1 Supreme Court rule changes. Except for the funding of the
2 publication of the monthly journal which shall be a direct cost
3 of the Office of the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, all
4 other funding for the other expenses set forth in this section
5 shall come from the annual appropriation made to the magisterial
6 district judges.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Daniel Laughlin (R, state_upper PA-49) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | David G. Argall (R, state_upper PA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Lisa M. Boscola (D, state_upper PA-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Scott Hutchinson (R, state_upper PA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Wayne D. Fontana (D, state_upper PA-42) | 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 Judiciary Committee · pa-leg