Ordinance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2026 May Primary Election a referendum question, “Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Three, Legislative Branch, be amended by changing the budget approval rules to ensure timely passage at the end of legislative sessions?” (Public Hearing held 1/27/26)

Committee

Committee on Finance and Law

Requested by

City Council

Introduced

January 13, 2026

On agenda

September 2, 2026

Where it was heard

Standing Committees Jul 29, 2026 Held in Committee Pass Standing Committees Jul 1, 2026 Held in Committee Pass Standing Committees Jun 3, 2026 Held in Committee Pass Standing Committees Mar 11, 2026 Held in Committee Pass Standing Committees Feb 11, 2026 Held in Committee Pass City Council Feb 10, 2026 City Council Feb 10, 2026 RECOMMITTED Pass Standing Committees Feb 4, 2026 Held in Committee Pass Standing Committees Feb 4, 2026 Affirmatively Recommended Pass Standing Committees Feb 4, 2026 RESCINDED Pass Standing Committees Jan 28, 2026 Held in Committee Pass Committee on Hearings and Policy Jan 27, 2026 Public Hearing Held City Council Jan 13, 2026 Read and referred City Council Jan 13, 2026 Held for Cablecast Public Hearing Pass