---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act establishing intergovernmental cooperation authorities for certain cities of the third class; providing for powers and duties; and making an appropriation."
description: "An act establishing intergovernmental cooperation authorities for certain cities of the third class; providing for powers and duties; and making an appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2557"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2557 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rothman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f4be307-6e87-45f8-9bf2-19f748233016"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2557"
source_hash: "f8d8a6377b89edb0d8b3c9a77481f66f106e53bca643d9315625f177724f8e19"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 2557 (2017-2018) — An act establishing intergovernmental cooperation authorities for certain cities of the third class; providing for powers and duties; and making an appropriation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 4139** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2557&pn=4139)
2. **Printer's No. 4196** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2557&pn=4196)
3. **Printer's No. 4247** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2557&pn=4247)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **185–5** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LOCAL GOVERNMENT): Reported as Committed — **10–2** (pass) · upper
- HB 2557 PN 4196, 2017 A10338, KIM — **190–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 2557 PN 4247, FINAL PASSAGE-RECONSIDERED — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **25–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rothman — primary (person)
- A. Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Bloom — cosponsor (person)
- Comitta — cosponsor (person)
- Dermody — cosponsor (person)
- Diamond — cosponsor (person)
- Frankel — cosponsor (person)
- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Grove — cosponsor (person)
- Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
- Keefer — cosponsor (person)
- Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Klunk — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
- Tobash — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4139 Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4196 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4247 Third consideration, with amendments `reading-3`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Final passage `passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on final passage reconsidered
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Final passage `passage`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f4be307-6e87-45f8-9bf2-19f748233016`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).