Pennsylvania HB2689: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in general budget implementation, further providing for Department of Agriculture.

What the bill says

An act relating to the finances of the State government; providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint Underwriting Association, for entertainment business financial management firms, for private dam financial assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes…

From the introduced text, July 6, 2026:

An act relating to the finances of the State government; providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint Underwriting Association, for entertainment business financial management firms, for private dam financial assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth, authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every department, board, commission, and officer of the State government, every political …

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Sponsors

• Dan Moul (R, 91) · primary sponsor
• Catherine I Wallen (R, 193)
• Chad Reichard (R, 90)
• Eddie Pashinski (D, 121)
• Michael Stender (R, 108)
• Perry Stambaugh (R, 86)
• Robert James (R, 64)
• Donald Cook (R, 50)
• Jacob Banta (R, 4)
• David Rowe (R, 85)
• Martin Causer (R, 67)
• David Zimmerman (R, 99)

Latest actions

1. July 6, 2026: Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, July 6, 2026

Common questions

What is HB2689?

HB2689 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in general budget implementation, further providing for Department of Agriculture.

What does HB2689 do?

In its own words: An act relating to the finances of the State government; providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint Underwriting Association, for entertainment business financial management firms, for private dam financial assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes…

What is the status of HB2689?

In committee as of July 6, 2026. Latest action: Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, July 6, 2026 (July 6, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2689?

Dan Moul (R, 91), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2689?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2689