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HB1977 • 2025

An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
J. HARRIS
Last action
2025-10-28
Official status
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 28, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-10-28 H

    Removed from table, Oct. 28, 2025

  2. 2025-10-28 H

    Second consideration, Oct. 28, 2025

  3. 2025-10-28 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 28, 2025

  4. 2025-10-27 APPROPRIATIONS

    Reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2025

  5. 2025-10-27 H

    First consideration, Oct. 27, 2025

  6. 2025-10-27 H

    Laid on the table, Oct. 27, 2025

  7. 2025-10-22 APPROPRIATIONS

    Referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 22, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 2497
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1977
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY J. HARRIS, OCTOBER 22, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, OCTOBER 22, 2025
AN ACT
To provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses
of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the
fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the
payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close
of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 101. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the General
Appropriation Act of 2025.
Section 102. State appropriations.
The following sums specified in this act, or as much thereof
as may be necessary, are specifically appropriated from the
General Fund to certain agencies of the Executive Department of
the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the
payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
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purchase or rental of goods and services, printing, public
advertising by or through any medium, equipment, land and
buildings and for payment of any other expenses, as provided by
law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the
duties, functions and activities and for the purposes specified
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and for the payment
of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
PART II
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
SUBPART A
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 201. Department of Education.
The following amounts are
appropriated from the General
Fund to the Department of
Education for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2025: Federal State
For career and technical
education.
State appropriation....... 144,138,000
PART LXXXI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 8101. Deduction of expenditures under temporary
expenditure symbols.
Any money that has been expended under temporary expenditure
symbols approved by the Office of the Budget and paid after June
30, 2025, through the date of enactment of this act, shall be
deducted from the corresponding appropriation of this act.
Section 8102. Retroactivity.
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This act shall apply retroactively to July 1, 2025.
Section 8103. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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