HB2401 • 2025

An Act providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2026-2027.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: J. HARRIS
Last action: 2026-07-13
Official status: Act No. 22 of 2026, July 12, 2026
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2026-2027.

What This Bill Does

An Act providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2026-2027.

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Bill History

2026-07-13 E
Presented to the Governor, July 12, 2026
2026-07-13 E
Approved by the Governor, July 12, 2026
2026-07-13 E
Act No. 22 of 2026, July 12, 2026
2026-07-12 S
Third consideration and final passage, July 12, 2026 (47-3)
2026-07-12 H
Signed in House, July 12, 2026
2026-07-12 S
Signed in Senate, July 12, 2026
2026-07-11 S
Second consideration, July 11, 2026
2026-07-10 APPROPRIATIONS
Reported as committed, July 10, 2026
2026-07-10 S
First consideration, July 10, 2026
2026-05-01 S
In the Senate
2026-05-01 APPROPRIATIONS
Referred to APPROPRIATIONS, May 1, 2026
2026-04-27 APPROPRIATIONS
Re-reported as committed, April 27, 2026
2026-04-27 H
Third consideration and final passage, April 27, 2026 (182-18)
2026-04-15 H
Second consideration, April 15, 2026
2026-04-15 APPROPRIATIONS
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 15, 2026
2026-04-14 H
Removed from table, April 14, 2026
2026-03-25 APPROPRIATIONS
Reported as committed, March 25, 2026
2026-03-25 H
First consideration, March 25, 2026
2026-03-25 H
Laid on the table, March 25, 2026
2026-03-24 APPROPRIATIONS
Referred to APPROPRIATIONS, March 24, 2026

Official Summary Text

An Act providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2026-2027.

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PRINTER'S NO. 3077
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2401
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY J. HARRIS, MARCH 24, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 24, 2026
AN ACT
Providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2026-2027.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Capital
Budget Act of 2026-2027.
Section 2. Overall limitations on debt to be incurred for
capital projects.
The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be
incurred during the 2026-2027 fiscal year, and thereafter until
the enactment of the 2027-2028 capital budget specifying the
maximum debt for the 2027-2028 fiscal year, for capital projects
specifically itemized in a capital budget pursuant to section
7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and
the fund to be charged with the repayment of such debt, shall,
with respect to each category of capital projects, be as
follows:
Category Amount Fund
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(1) Public Improvement
Projects:

(i) Buildings and
structures $1,200,000,000

General Fund or
Special Fund as
applicable
(2) Furniture and
equipment

20,000,000

General Fund or
Special Fund as
applicable
(3) Transportation
assistance projects

100,000,000

General Fund
(4) Redevelopment
assistance projects

325,000,000

General Fund
(5) Flood control
projects

0

General Fund
Total $1,645,000,000
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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