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SB161 • 2025

An Act making appropriations from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted receipts accounts within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in support of the professional licensure boards assigned thereto.

An Act making appropriations from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted receipts accounts within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in support of the professional licensure boards assigned thereto.

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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
MARTIN
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 13, 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 making appropriations from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted receipts accounts within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in support of the professional licensure boards assigned thereto.

An Act making appropriations from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted receipts accounts within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in support of the professional licensure boards assigned thereto.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act making appropriations from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted receipts accounts within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in support of the professional licensure boards assigned thereto.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 S

    Second consideration, May 13, 2025

  2. 2025-05-13 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 13, 2025

  3. 2025-05-12 APPROPRIATIONS

    Reported as committed, May 12, 2025

  4. 2025-05-12 S

    First consideration, May 12, 2025

  5. 2025-04-03 APPROPRIATIONS

    Referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 3, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act making appropriations from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted receipts accounts within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in support of the professional licensure boards assigned thereto.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 530
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 161
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, APRIL 3, 2025
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, APRIL 3, 2025
AN ACT
Making appropriations from the Professional Licensure
Augmentation Account and from restricted receipts accounts
within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by
the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in
support of the professional licensure boards assigned
thereto.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The sum of $72,812,000, or as much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the Professional
Licensure Augmentation Account within the General Fund to the
Department of State for the operation of the Bureau of
Professional and Occupational Affairs for the fiscal year July
1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Section 2. (a) The sum of $11,025,000, or as much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted
receipts account of the State Board of Medicine for the
operation of the board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June
30, 2026.
(b) The sum of $3,204,000, or as much thereof as may be
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necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted receipts
account of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine for the
operation of the board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June
30, 2026.
(c) The sum of $454,000, or as much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted receipts
account of the State Board of Podiatry for the operation of the
board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
(d) The sum of $997,000, or as much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated from the Athletic Commission
Augmentation Account for the State Athletic Commission, as
authorized by 5 Pa.C.S. § 1512 (relating to Athletic Commission
Augmentation Account), for the support and operation of the
commission for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
(e) Each appropriation listed in subsections (a), (b), (c)
and (d) shall not be treated as an augmentation to the
Department of State, a general government appropriation or any
other appropriation, but shall be treated and accounted for as
separate appropriations respectively.
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, or
immediately, whichever is later.
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