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PA SB755

Bill

Status

Engrossed

10/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Scott Hutchinson

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Abolishes 16 state boards, commissions, and committees including the Climate Change Advisory Committee, Coastal Zone Advisory Committee, Canine Health Board, Prevailing Wage Advisory Board, Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission, and Lobbying Disclosure Regulations Committee

  • Restructures the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to 11 members with legislative appointments: 2 each from the Senate President pro tempore, Senate Minority Leader, House Speaker, and House Minority Leader, plus 1 each from the Governor, Attorney General, and Auditor General

  • Transfers duties of abolished bodies to executive officials: Secretary of Agriculture assumes Canine Health Board duties under the Dog Law; Secretary of the Commonwealth assumes Lobbying Disclosure Regulations Committee duties

  • Requires the Secretary of the Commonwealth to notify other participating states within 10 days of Pennsylvania's withdrawal from the Interstate Rail Passenger Advisory Council Compact

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment and abrogates Executive Order 1980-20 provisions related to the Coastal Zone Advisory Committee

Legislative Description

Amending the act of November 27, 2019 (P.L.667, No.92), entitled "An act abolishing numerous State authorities, boards, commissions, committees, councils and representatives; and making related repeals," further providing for State authorities, boards, commissions, committees, councils and representatives abolishment; providing for composition of Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, for transfer of duties and for duty of Secretary of the Commonwealth relating to Interstate Rail Passenger Advisory Council Compact; further providing for repeals; and abrogating an executive order.

Last Action

Referred to State Government

10/28/2025

Committee Referrals

State Government10/28/2025
Appropriations6/25/2025
State Government6/10/2025

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