Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR465: A Resolution designating the week of April 13 through 17, 2026, as "Local Government Week" and April 22, 2026, as "Local Government Day" in Pennsylvania.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 15, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating the week of April 13 through 17, 2026, as "Local Government Week" and April 22, 2026, as "Local Government Day" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, April 1, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating the week of April 13 through 17, 2026, as "Local Government Week" and April 22, 2026, as "Local Government Day" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Local government in this Commonwealth consists of more than 4,600 individual units, including 67 counties, cities, townships of the first class, more than 1,400 townships of the second class, boroughs, one incorporated town and more than 1,500 municipal authorities; and WHEREAS, Nearly 140,000 employees work on behalf of local governments to provide services, programs and facilities for nearly 13 million residents of this Commonwealth, ranging from the special purpose functions of counties and municipal authorities in the areas of education, judicial administration, social welfare and the provision of water and sewer services to more general purpose functions of cities, townships, boroughs and towns such as the maintenance of roads and streets, police and fire protection, emergency medical services as well as the enforcement of ordinances and land-use controls; and WHEREAS, Local government relies on thousands of dedicated hardworking citizen officials, many of whom work without reward, including more than 1,700 volunteer firefighters; and WHEREAS, Residents of this Commonwealth rely upon the dedication of their local officials in meeting many of the residents' most fundamental needs in virtually all facets of daily life; and WHEREAS, Local government stands as the level of government closest to …
Sponsors
- Robert FREEMAN (D, 136) · primary sponsor
- Brett Miller (R, 41)
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95)
- Robert James (R, 64)
- Stephen Samuelson (D, 135)
- Keith Greiner (R, 43)
- Benjamin Waxman (D, 182)
- Timothy Brennan (D, 29)
- Patrick Harkins (D, 1)
- Tina Pickett (R, 110)
- Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
- Nikki Rivera (D, 96)
Latest actions
- : Adopted, April 15, 2026 (198-3)
- : Reported as committed, April 15, 2026
- : Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, April 1, 2026
Votes
- House Local Government: Report Bill As Committed (April 15, 2026): 25 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Adopted, April 15, 2026 (198-3) (April 15, 2026): 198 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Common questions
- What is HR465?
- HR465 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating the week of April 13 through 17, 2026, as "Local Government Week" and April 22, 2026, as "Local Government Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR465 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating the week of April 13 through 17, 2026, as "Local Government Week" and April 22, 2026, as "Local Government Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR465?
- Passed both chambers as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Adopted, April 15, 2026 (198-3) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR465?
- Robert FREEMAN (D, 136), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR465?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr465
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