Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2097: An Act amending Title 72 (Taxation and Fiscal Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Commonwealth capital improvement plans, for duties of State agencies, for debt limit for capital projects, for prohibition on exceeding debt limit for capital projects and for legislative oversight; and making an editorial change.
Status: In committee, December 9, 2025
What the bill says
Amending Title 72 (Taxation and Fiscal Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Commonwealth capital improvement plans, for duties of State agencies, for debt limit for capital projects, for prohibition on exceeding debt limit for capital projects and for legislative oversight; and making an editorial change.
From the introduced text, December 9, 2025:
Amending Title 72 (Taxation and Fiscal Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Commonwealth capital improvement plans, for duties of State agencies, for debt limit for capital projects, for prohibition on exceeding debt limit for capital projects and for legislative oversight; and making an editorial change. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Title 72 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding parts to read: PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS (Reserved) PART II TAXATION Chapter 17. (Reserved) CHAPTER 17 (Reserved) Section 2. Title 72 is amended by adding a part heading immediately preceding Chapter 31 to read: PART III FISCAL AFFAIRS Section 3. Title 72 is amended by adding a chapter to read: CHAPTER 100 CAPITAL PROJECTS Subchapter A. General Provisions B. Capital Improvement Plans SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 10001. Definitions. § 10001. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Capital project." Any of the following: (1) A project which is financed or funded or is proposed to be financed or funded by the issuance of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Commonwealth or a State agency. (2) A project which is financed or funded or is …