HB 525 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for removal of elected officers of municipalities.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-10
Latest action: — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 10, 2025
Sponsors
- Jared G. Solomon (D, PA-202) — sponsor · 2025-02-10
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-02-10
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-02-10
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-02-10
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-02-10
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 10, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0518 · 2,650 characters · source document
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PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 518
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 525
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SOLOMON, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS AND GREEN,
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for removal of elected officers of
3 municipalities.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That Article IX be amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 15. Removal of elected officers of municipalities.
10 (a) Each county shall provide by ordinance for the removal
11 of elected officers of a municipality of the county.
12 (b) Elected officers of a municipality shall be removed only
13 for cause.
14 (c) For purposes of this section, the term "cause" shall
15 include absenteeism from meetings and dereliction of duty.
16 (d) The authorization provided by this section shall not
17 preclude the use of other provisions contained in this
18 Constitution for the disqualification, impeachment or removal of
1 municipal officers.
2 Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
3 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
4 (1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
5 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
6 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
7 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
8 of Pennsylvania.
9 (2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
10 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
11 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
12 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
13 of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
14 submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
15 Commonwealth at the first general or municipal election which
16 meets the requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
17 Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House State Government Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared G. Solomon (D, state_lower PA-202) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House State Government Committee · pa-leg