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SB1163 • 2025

An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community and Economic Development.

An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community and Economic Development.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
HUGHES
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 24, 2026
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 making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community and Economic Development.

An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community and Economic Development.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 APPROPRIATIONS

    Referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 24, 2026

Official Summary Text

An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
PRINTER'S NO. 1444
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1163
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, FEBRUARY 24, 2026
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 24, 2026
AN ACT
Making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within
the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in
the Department of Community and Economic Development.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The sum of $2,235,000 is hereby appropriated from
the restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the
Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community
and Economic Development to provide for the operation of that
office for the fiscal year July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026, or
immediately, whichever is later.
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