HARRISBURG, Pa. — While 2025 has been a challenging year in Harrisburg — with the fewest laws passed in over a decade and a budget impasse lasting over four months — a few dozen bills did find their way to the governor’s desk.
The laws signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro this year range from administrative changes to filling township supervisor vacancies to new tax credits that could save Pennsylvania families hundreds come tax season.
FOX43 selected a few to highlight and spoke with lawmakers about some of the legislation they found most noteworthy.
2025–26 State Budget
Though it was multiple months past the June 30 deadline, state lawmakers were finally able to reach a bipartisan budget deal in November. That deal ended what had become a 135-day stalemate between the Democrat-controlled state House of Representatives and the Republican-controlled state Senate…