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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 765 Establishes Governor's Veto Over Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Actions
Last action · March 3, 2025: Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS, March 3, 2025Sponsors: Joe Emrick and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 765 grants the Governor the power to veto actions taken by Pennsylvania commissioners on the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission within a ten-day review period following the delivery of meeting minutes. The measure also replaces biennial performance audits with joint annual financial and management audits conducted by the Auditor General of Pennsylvania and the State Auditor of New Jersey, and requires the commission to designate a contact person for public and media inquiries. These changes take effect upon enactment, provided New Jersey passes a substantially similar act.
The measure introduces executive oversight into the operations of a regional bridge and toll authority by allowing state leadership to block commission decisions and mandating annual financial and management audits by state auditors.
- The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is an interstate agency created by compact between Pennsylvania and New Jersey to administer bridges over the Delaware River. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
The commission is subject to gubernatorial veto power over commissioner votes, new public information response requirements, and revised annual joint financial and management audits.
Governor of Pennsylvania
The Governor gains formal ten-day review and veto authority over actions taken by Pennsylvania commissioners on the board.
Auditor General of Pennsylvania
The Auditor General must jointly conduct annual financial and management audits of the commission alongside the State Auditor of New Jersey.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What happens if the Governor takes no action on the meeting minutes within the ten-day review period?
Who conducts the financial and management audits of the commission under this bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Mar 3, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS, March 3, 2025
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Transition from Biennial Performance Audits to Joint Annual Financial Audits
The legislation shifts auditing requirements from a biennial performance audit to joint annual financial and management audits conducted by the state auditors of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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