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HB 333PENNSYLVANIASession 2025-2026State Billpassed chamber
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Pennsylvania House Bill 333 transfers specific township and state roads in Dauphin and York Counties

Original title: An Act amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law, adding a route in Dauphin County and in York County.

Last action · March 19, 2025: Referred to TRANSPORTATION, March 19, 2025Sponsors: Tom Mehaffie and 3 others

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What This Bill Would Do

House Bill 333 designates a section of Bow Creek Road in Dauphin County and a section of Susquehanna Trail in York County as s, while authorizing the transfer of specific state road segments back to local townships upon completion of certain conditions.

Why it matters

Local municipalities take on maintenance responsibilities for specific returned road segments while the state assumes control of new designated routes, directly shifting municipal and state infrastructure obligations in Dauphin and York Counties.

Background
  • The Township State Highway Law of 1931 established the framework for the Commonwealth to absorb certain local township roads into the state highway system. 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.

Directly affected

South Hanover Township

The township is given the option to accept the turn-back of specified sections of Canal Road, which would make the township responsible for their maintenance.

Directly affected

East Hanover Township

The township is given the option to accept the turn-back of specified sections of Canal Road, changing its jurisdictional maintenance responsibilities.

Directly affected

Conewago Township

The township is given the option to accept the turn-back of Bowers Bridge Road upon completion of state improvements.

Directly affected

Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth

The department assumes maintenance of new state routes, transfers specified road segments to local townships, retains ownership of a specific bridge structure, and transmits publication notices.

Key Facts

  • Adds a 1.91-mile section of Bow Creek Road (Route T-612) in Dauphin County to the State highway system.
  • Adds a 2.05-mile section of Susquehanna Trail (Route T-956) in York County to the State highway system upon completion of proposed improvements and the Canal Road State Route 921 betterment project.
  • Authorizes the transfer of two sections of Canal Road in South Hanover Township and East Hanover Township (totaling approximately 2.111 miles) back to local township control if accepted.
  • Requires the Department of Transportation to maintain ownership of the structure on Canal Road over Bow Creek.
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  • Authorizes the transfer of a 1.726-mile section of Bowers Bridge Road in Conewago Township back to local control upon completion of proposed improvements on State Route 921.
  • Mandates that the Department of Transportation transmit notice of road acceptances and project completions to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

Frequently Asked Questions

What roads are being added to the state highway system?
A 1.91-mile section of Bow Creek Road in Dauphin County and a 2.05-mile section of Susquehanna Trail in York County are added as s.
What happens to Canal Road under this bill?
Portions of Canal Road in South Hanover and East Hanover Townships may be transferred back to local township control if the townships accept them and notice is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

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Where This Stands

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Procedural history

11 actions
  1. Mar 19, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to TRANSPORTATION, March 19, 2025
  2. Mar 19, 2025Senate
    In the Senate
  3. Mar 18, 2025HouseFloor
    Third consideration and final passage, March 18, 2025 (202-0)
  4. Mar 18, 2025HouseCommittee
    Re-reported as committed, March 18, 2025
  5. Mar 17, 2025House
    Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 17, 2025
  6. Mar 17, 2025HouseFloor
    Second consideration, March 17, 2025
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  1. Feb 5, 2025House
    Removed from table, Feb. 5, 2025
  2. Feb 3, 2025House
    Laid on the table, Feb. 3, 2025
  3. Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroduced
    First consideration, Feb. 3, 2025
  4. Feb 3, 2025House
    Reported as amended, Feb. 3, 2025
  5. Jan 27, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 27, 2025

Version history & redline

2 versions on file
Comparing Printer's No. 0288 → Printer's No. 0432
removed addedOfficial text
added: PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 288 added: PRINTER'S NO. 432 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 333 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY MEHAFFIE AND KUZMA, JANUARY 27, 2025 removed: REFERRED TO added: AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, removed: JANUARY 27, added: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), entitled "An act establishing certain township roads as State highways; authorizing their […] the maintenance and construction of such highways; and making an appropriation to carry out the provisions of said act," adding a route in Dauphin removed: County. added: County AND IN YORK COUNTY. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 23 of the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, […] as follows: * * * Bow Creek Road Route T-612. The section of Bow Creek Road beginning at the intersection with Jonestown Road (T-601), removed: heading in a northerly direction to a point at the intersectionadded: <--
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Lobbying Activity

No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Sponsors

Tom MehaffieHouse · District 106RepublicanPrimary sponsor
Andrew KuzmaHouse · District 39RepublicanCosponsor
Keith HarrisHouse · District 195DemocraticCosponsor
Tarik KhanHouse · District 194DemocraticCosponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Bilateral Road Jurisdictional Swap

The bill pairs the addition of new local roads to the state highway system with the concurrent turn-back of other state road segments to local townships, representing a coordinated adjustment of maintenance burdens.

South Hanover TownshipEast Hanover TownshipConewago TownshipDepartment of Transportation

Connected Entities

Department of Transportation, Legislative Reference Bureau, South Hanover Township and 2 more
OrganizationDepartment of Transportation“Commonwealth agency responsible for highway maintenance and publishing notices”Map →
OrganizationLegislative Reference Bureau“Bureau responsible for publishing notices in the Pennsylvania Bulletin”Map →
locationSouth Hanover Township“Local municipality in Dauphin County involved in road turn-back”Map →
locationConewago Township“Local municipality in York County involved in road turn-back”Map →
locationEast Hanover Township“Local municipality in Dauphin County involved in road turn-back”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.palegis.us

Analysis Score

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  • Significance35
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  • Controversy10
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz15
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