Pennsylvania HB 1722: An Act providing for prescription drug affordability; and establishing the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, the Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council and the Prescription Drug Affordability Fund.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2122
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1722
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY RIGBY, COOK, KAUFFMAN, DAVANZO AND CIRESI,
JULY 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 14, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39),
entitled "An act establishing salaries and compensation of
certain public officials including justices and judges of
Statewide courts, judges of courts of common pleas, judges of
the Philadelphia Municipal Court, judges of the Philadelphia
Traffic Court, district justices and the Governor, the
Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor
General, the Attorney General and certain other State
officers and the salary and certain expenses of the members
of the General Assembly; and repealing certain inconsistent
acts," further providing for compensation of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Auditor General,
Attorney General, commissioners of the Pennsylvania Public
Utility Commission and heads of departments.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(a) of the act of September 30, 1983
(P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law,
is amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
Section 3. Compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor;
State Treasurer; Auditor General; Attorney General;
Commissioners of the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission; and heads of departments.
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(a) The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and Cabinet.--The
annual salaries of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and the
heads of the departments shall be as follows: Governor,
$125,000; Lieutenant Governor, $105,000; Adjutant General,
$90,000; Secretary of Aging, $95,000; Secretary of Agriculture,
$90,000; Secretary of Banking and Securities, $90,000; Secretary
of Community and Economic Development, $95,000; Secretary of the
Commonwealth, $90,000; Secretary of Education, $100,000;
Secretary of Environmental Protection, $100,000; Secretary of
General Services, $95,000; Secretary of Health, $100,000;
Insurance Commissioner, $90,000; Secretary of Labor and
Industry, $100,000; Secretary of [Public Welfare] Human
Services, $100,000; Secretary of Revenue, $95,000; [State Police
Commissioner, $95,000;] Secretary of Transportation, $100,000;
Secretary of Corrections, $100,000; Secretary of Conservation
and Natural Resources, $95,000.
* * *
(d.1) Compensation of State Police Commissioner.--The State
Police Commissioner shall receive an annual salary commensurate
with the annual salary received by the Secretary of Corrections.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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