# Scott Hutchinson

Scott Hutchinson is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 21.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5d3e2203-b11c-4471-8f35-5106c30263ec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d3e2203-b11c-4471-8f35-5106c30263ec (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

63% of the 19 bills Hutchinson sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 49 in the Pennsylvania Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.94 (standard error 0.03), from 17 donors and 932 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 99.0% (93.4%). 41 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2187 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2187/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 558 An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in creation of leases, statute of frauds and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB558/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1098 An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, providing… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1098/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 807 An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB807/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2437 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional gas well fee, further providing for Statewide… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2437/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1704 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to residential real… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1704/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2443 An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2443/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 369 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further providing for definitions. · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB369/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1652 An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for Newborn Child Screening… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1652/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 928 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in epinephrine auto-injector entities, further providing for… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB928/

## Legislation (PA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 222. 63.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 1 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 374: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to study and issue findings and recommendations on the strategic importance of this… (in committee, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR374/
- SB 857: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties in general, providing for real… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB857/
- SB 1337: An Act amending the act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known as the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Act, further providing for financial… (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1337/
- SB 1240: An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for requirements for issuance of certificate. (became law, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1240/
- SB 1053: An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in additional coverages, further providing for the… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1053/
- SB 974: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB974/
- SB 1109: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in realty transfer tax, further providing for exempt parties and… (in committee, 2025-12-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1109/
- SR 198: A Resolution celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR198/
- SB 975: An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) and 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties of elected… (passed one chamber, 2025-12-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB975/
- SR 151: A Resolution honoring the life, service and memory of United States Army Air Forces Corporal Glenn Hodak. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR151/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorscotthutchinson.com/
- Campaign site: http://www.senatorscotthutchinson.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorScottEHutchinson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorscotthutchinson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d3e2203-b11c-4471-8f35-5106c30263ec