---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in creation and alteration, further providing for definitions and for judicial adjustment; in elections of officers, further providing for decrease in number of members of council; and, in manufacture and supply of electricity, further providing for specific powers."
description: "An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in creation and alteration, further providing for definitions and for judicial adjustment; in elections of officers, further providing for decrease in number of members of council; and, in manufacture and supply of electricity, further providing for specific powers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1036"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1036 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moul"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1b20653-d145-4241-ab8e-108914061faa"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1036"
source_hash: "c630829100792574e54b3a268fcd68e689cb1652e9a1e425269358ee8ba52ce2"
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 1036 (2019-2020) — An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in creation and alteration, further providing for definitions and for judicial adjustment; in elections of officers, further providing for decrease in number of members of council; and, in manufacture and supply of electricity, further providing for specific powers.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1208** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1036&pn=1208)
2. **Printer's No. 3856** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1036&pn=3856)
3. **Senate Amendment A05952** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1036&pn=1208&aYear=2019&an=05952)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LOCAL GOVERNMENT): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1036 PN 3856, CONCUR — **180–22** (pass) · lower
- HB 1036 PN 1208, A5952, CORMAN AMENDMENT NO. A-5952 — **29–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Moul — primary (person)
- Everett — cosponsor (person)
- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Sappey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1208 Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3856 Amended on third consideration
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-05T04:00:00+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/b1b20653-d145-4241-ab8e-108914061faa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).