HB 585 — An Act amending Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of construction, further providing for legislative intent controls.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-12
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 12, 2025
Sponsors
- Jacob D. Banta (R, PA-4) — sponsor · 2025-02-12
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Tom Jones (R, PA-98) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Russ Diamond (R, PA-102) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 12, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0594 · 1,358 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 594
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 585
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BANTA, M. MACKENZIE, KUZMA, HAMM, ROWE, GROVE,
SMITH, ZIMMERMAN, JAMES AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in rules of construction, further
3 providing for legislative intent controls.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1921(c)(8) of Title 1 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 1921. Legislative intent controls.
9 * * *
10 (c) Matters considered in ascertaining intent.--When the
11 words of a statute are not explicit, the intention of the
12 General Assembly may be ascertained by considering, among other
13 matters:
14 * * *
15 (8) Legislative [and administrative] interpretations of
16 such statute.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.Connected on the graph
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary 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 | Jacob D. Banta (R, state_lower PA-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Russ Diamond (R, state_lower PA-102) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Tom Jones (R, state_lower PA-98) | 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 Judiciary Committee · pa-leg