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PA lawmakers blame partisanship for few new laws
The divided government and partisanship led to only 65 bills passed in 2025, the lowest in over a decade, with major elections and budget delays cited as factors.
- This year, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed 65 bills, the lowest total in at least the past decade.
- Divided control of the legislature between the Democratic-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate, combined with a budget impasse and major elections, shaped which bills advanced this year.
- Sponsorship totals varied widely, with Joe Ciresi and Vincent Hughes prime sponsoring more than 50 bills this year, while Liz Hanbidge introduced about 40; the state Senate session calendar has no more days scheduled and some measures were merged into budget-enabling legislation.
- House policy goals remained stalled as State House Democrats’ priorities, including raising the minimum wage, await votes in the Republican-controlled Senate, though leaders praised the November budget deal.
- As lawmakers look to next year, unfinished priorities like mass transit funding and skills games regulation will move into 2026 budget negotiations, while Lisa Boscola proposes shrinking the 65-member legislature.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Center
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