---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in auditors and accountants, further providing for appointment of accountant."
description: "An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in auditors and accountants, further providing for appointment of accountant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1850"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1850 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ismail Smith-Wade-El"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-11-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-11-18T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/419bafe5-fb9c-4743-a188-614a15932a22"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=30&rollcallid=2163&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "1c669556ba80b908d34a00316f78a3161fd4963f60d6a29d85eb52e35af1c1d7"
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 1850 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in auditors and accountants, further providing for appointment of accountant.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. PN2318** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1850/PN2318)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Local Government): Report Bill As Committed — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Local Government): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ismail Smith-Wade-El — primary (person)
- Christina Sappey — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Moul — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)
- R. Lee James — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Freeman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Act No. 148 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/419bafe5-fb9c-4743-a188-614a15932a22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).