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PA SB932

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Kearney

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends The Second Class Township Code to allow boards of supervisors to convene a vacancy board immediately after a vacancy occurs by majority vote at a public meeting, rather than waiting 30 days

  • Prohibits the appointed registered elector serving as vacancy board chairperson from voting to fill a vacancy with themselves

  • Expands circumstances for court of common pleas intervention to include when the chairperson position is vacant and remaining vacancy board members publicly justify their inability to fill the position within 15 days

  • Requires court of common pleas to fill vacancies when a majority of supervisor seats are vacant, upon petition from remaining supervisors or at least 15 registered township electors

  • Specifies that resignations creating a lack of quorum become effective on the date specified or the second business day after tendering if no date is given, unless withdrawn in writing

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

In election of officers and vacancies in office, further providing for vacancies in general.

Last Action

Referred to Local Government

7/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government7/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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