Pennsylvania Bill Actions

Thursday, April 17, 2025

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COMMITTEE: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS

HB 1241 Horse Auction Identification

Hanbidge, Madden, Howard, Mcneill, Sanchez, Giral, Hill-Evans, K.Harris, Shusterman, Cerrato, Green

Mandates identification and public posting of horse markings before auction sales.

Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS (H).

COMMITTEE: APPROPRIATIONS

HR 198 AKA Recognition Day

Hill-Evans, N. Nelson, Sanchez, Guenst, Powell, Neilson, Rabb, Giral

Designates May 6, 2025, as "AKA Day at the Capitol" to honor Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and its advocacy efforts in Pennsylvania.

Referred to APPROPRIATIONS (H).

COMMITTEE: COMMERCE

HB 1263 State Retirement Program

Mullins, Gallagher, Webster, Giral, Venkat, Madden, Pielli, Hill-Evans, Schlossberg, Neilson, Solomon, Hanbidge, Sanchez, Haddock, Borowski, Steele, Brennan, Donahue, Hohenstein, Waxman, Prokopiak, Cerrato, Warren, O'Mara, Dougherty, Boyd

Establishes a state-facilitated retirement savings program for private-sector workers without employer-sponsored plans.

Referred to COMMERCE (H).

COMMITTEE: EDUCATION

HB 1238 Student Mobile Device Restrictions

Gleim, Gaydos, Olsommer, Pickett, M. Mackenzie, Staats, Anderson, James, Scheuren, Ortitay, Rowe, Kuzma, Cooper, Kauffman

Restricts student use of mobile devices during instructional time in schools.

Referred to EDUCATION (H).

HB 1246 School Temperature Standards

Hanbidge, Waxman, Howard, Mayes, Sanchez, Hill-Evans, Madden, D. Williams, Rusnock, Cepeda-Freytiz, Steele, K.Harris, Merski

Establishes temperature control standards for public school facilities.

Referred to EDUCATION (H).

HB 1253 Nonpublic School Safety

Hanbidge, Madden, Pielli, Sanchez, Giral, Rabb, Kazeem, Merski, Hill-Evans, Cepeda-Freytiz, Inglis, D. Williams, K.Harris, Steele, Cerrato, Green, Ciresi

Expands school safety and security requirements to include nonpublic schools.

Referred to EDUCATION (H).

HB 1258 Education Savings Accounts

D'Orsie, Hamm, Kauffman, Borowicz, Scialabba, Rowe, Anderson, Leadbeter, Fink

Establishes a program to provide state-funded accounts for parents to cover educational expenses outside public schools.

Referred to EDUCATION (H).

HB 1265 Teacher Certification Changes

Anderson, D'Orsie, Gleim, Leadbeter, Bernstine, Shaffer, Watro, K.Harris, Stehr, Hamm, Fink

Revises grade spans and age levels for Pennsylvania instructional teaching certificates issued after 2027.

Referred to EDUCATION (H).

COMMITTEE: FINANCE

HB 1267 Semiconductor Tax Credits

Samuelson, Greiner, Hill-Evans, Sanchez, Venkat, Schlossberg, Khan, Giral, Haddock, Cerrato, Neilson, D. Williams

Expands tax credits to incentivize semiconductor and biomedical manufacturing, including support for early stage semiconductor businesses.

Referred to FINANCE (H).

COMMITTEE: HEALTH

HB 1242 Bone Marrow Donation

Hanbidge, Khan, Malagari, Kosierowski, Mcandrew, Hill-Evans, Curry, Madden, Giral, Venkat, Cerrato, Sanchez, Kenyatta, Hohenstein, Brennan, Schlossberg, Cepeda-Freytiz, Ciresi

Establishes a bone marrow donor recruitment program to raise awareness and educate residents about donation and registration.

Referred to HEALTH (H).

HB 1245 Pelvic Floor Education

Hanbidge, Giral, Hill-Evans, Waxman, Freeman, Madden, Burgos, Howard, Otten, Sanchez, Mayes, Cepeda-Freytiz, D. Williams, Kenyatta, Shusterman, Hohenstein, Green

Requires the Department of Health to implement educational initiatives on pelvic floor dysfunction.

Referred to HEALTH (H).

HB 1249 Drug Shortage Reporting

Hanbidge, Venkat, Pielli, Hill-Evans, Howard, Giral, Sanchez, Kenyatta, Boyd, Green, K.Harris

Establishes a statewide system to monitor and address shortages of lifesaving drugs.

Referred to HEALTH (H).

HB 1266 Hospital Transparency and Oversight

D. Williams, Howard, Shusterman, Giral, Hill-Evans, Pielli, Donahue, Sappey, Boyd, Guenst, Sanchez, Otten, Mayes, Hanbidge, Burns, Borowski, O'Mara, Webster, K.Harris, Neilson, Cepeda-Freytiz

Mandates hospital pricing transparency and strengthens state oversight of hospital acquisitions.

Referred to HEALTH (H).

COMMITTEE: HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

HB 1256 Short-Term Rental Regulation

Heffley, Ciresi

Establishes regulations for short-term rental operations and municipal oversight.

Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (H).

COMMITTEE: INSURANCE

HB 1244 Pelvic Floor Coverage

Hanbidge, Giral, Hill-Evans, Waxman, Freeman, Madden, Burgos, Howard, Otten, Sanchez, Mayes, Cepeda-Freytiz, D. Williams, Kenyatta, Shusterman, Steele, Hohenstein, Green

Mandates insurance coverage for pelvic floor therapy and related treatments.

Referred to INSURANCE (H).

COMMITTEE: INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS

HR 193 Federal Funding Freeze

Pielli, Probst, Freeman, Khan, Venkat, Hill-Evans, Sanchez, Giral, Madden, Waxman, Cerrato, Cepeda-Freytiz, Malagari, D. Williams, Hohenstein, Green, Donahue, Takac, Ciresi, Rivera

Urges the President to unfreeze appropriated federal funds and comply with constitutional budgetary requirements.

Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS (H).

COMMITTEE: JUDICIARY

HB 150 Inmate Sentence Modification

Krajewski, Ecker, Hill-Evans, Rabb, Guenst, Mcneill, Fiedler, Mayes, Cepeda-Freytiz, Venkat, Sanchez, Khan, Daley, Borowski, D. Williams, Webster, Waxman, Kinkead, Warren, Hohenstein, Madden, Davidson, Green, M. Jones

Replaces temporary medical transfers for inmates with a sentence modification process for serious illness or extraordinary family hardship.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

HB 1236 Assault on Security

Pielli, Shusterman, Venkat, Hill-Evans, Sanchez, Freeman, Neilson, Giral, Probst, Dougherty, D. Williams, Takac, Kenyatta, Green, Scott, Inglis, Curry, K.Harris

Expands assault protections and penalties to include hospital security officers.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

HB 1237 Treatment Court Reform

Pielli, Burgos, Hill-Evans, Donahue, Giral, D. Williams, Sanchez, Howard, Rabb, Warren, Rivera

Renames problem-solving courts as treatment courts and expands access to court-supervised treatment programs.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

HB 1247 Interrogation Protections

Hanbidge, Giral, Cepeda-Freytiz, Hill-Evans, Khan, Otten, Howard, Sanchez, Hohenstein, Shusterman, Schlossberg, Warren

Prohibits police from using deception during interrogations of individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

HB 1254 End-of-Life Directives

Khan, Venkat, Kosierowski, Munroe, Giral, Sanchez, Guenst, Hanbidge, Malagari, Probst, Haddock, Cepeda-Freytiz, Hill-Evans, Otten, Kenyatta, Green

Establishes a standardized framework for Pennsylvania Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) to replace the existing Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate system.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

COMMITTEE: LABOR AND INDUSTRY

HB 1243 Unemployment Benefits Modernization

Hanbidge, Giral, Mcandrew, Madden, Waxman, Otten, Guenst, Hill-Evans, Howard, Sanchez, Warren

Modernizes unemployment compensation eligibility, benefit calculations, and administration.

Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY (H).

HB 1255 Workers' Collective Bargaining

Fiedler, Steele, Prokopiak, Krajewski, Hohenstein, Probst, Sanchez, Pielli, Venkat, Waxman, Kenyatta, Giral, Mcneill, Neilson, Warren, D. Miller, Hill-Evans, Delloso, Schlossberg, Ciresi, Cepeda-Freytiz, Malagari, Donahue, Freeman, Brennan, Fleming, Webster, O'Mara, Green, Davidson, Curry, D. Williams, Boyd, Borowski, Frankel, Mcandrew, Salisbury, Kinkead, T. Davis, Dougherty, Inglis, Rivera, Daley, Shusterman, Schweyer

Establishes workers' collective bargaining rights as a fundamental constitutional right.

Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY (H).

HB 1259 Public Works Labor Standards

Siegel, Krueger, Malagari, Pielli, Fiedler, Waxman, Prokopiak, Hill-Evans, Giral, Merski, Mcneill, Daley, Kenyatta, Brennan, Schweyer, Madden, Khan, Donahue, Sanchez, Boyd, Davidson, Deasy, Otten, Warren, Rivera, Cerrato, Ciresi, Steele, Schlossberg, O'Mara

Establishes workforce qualification standards for contractors and subcontractors on public work projects.

Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY (H).

COMMITTEE: STATE GOVERNMENT

HB 1248 Lobbying Restrictions

Hanbidge, Madden, Krupa, Steele, Hill-Evans

Imposes restrictions on lobbying by former Pennsylvania legislators, including pension and health benefit forfeitures.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (H).

HB 1252 Credit Discrimination Protections

Hanbidge, Madden, Isaacson, Waxman, Pielli, Cepeda-Freytiz, Hill-Evans, Khan, Otten, Inglis, Shusterman, Sanchez, Hohenstein, Rivera, Schlossberg, O'Mara, Ciresi, Warren

Prohibits credit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (H).

HB 1262 Campaign Finance Modernization

Briggs, Solomon, Madden, Probst, Khan, Hanbidge, Hill-Evans, Guenst, Howard, Ciresi

Mandates electronic filing of campaign finance reports to improve transparency and accountability.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (H).

COMMITTEE: TRANSPORTATION

HB 1268 Emergency Contact Program

Labs, Kuzma, Staats, Venkat, Ciresi

Establishes a program for adding emergency contacts and medical conditions to driver's license and ID records for law enforcement access.

Referred to TRANSPORTATION (H).

HR 196 Distracted Driving Awareness

Neilson, Hill-Evans, Hanbidge, Waxman, Conklin, Giral, Mcneill, Schlossberg, Donahue, Guzman, Warren, Parker, Haddock, K.Harris, Khan, Sanchez, Gillen, Staats, Hohenstein

Designates April 2025 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Pennsylvania.

Referred to TRANSPORTATION (H).

COMMITTEE: VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

HB 1257 Disabled Veterans Tax Exemption

Probst, Mcneill, Madden, Giral, Sanchez, Solomon, Hill-Evans, Pielli, Sappey, Neilson, Hohenstein, Deasy, Kazeem, Mentzer, Cepeda-Freytiz, Haddock, Scott, D. Williams, Steele, Green, Conklin, Ciresi

Expands property tax exemptions for disabled veterans and their surviving spouses.

Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (H).

HB 1261 PFAS Firefighting Foam

Munroe, Mako, Hill-Evans, Warren, Pielli, Guenst, Conklin, Mcneill, Probst, Khan, Schmitt, Kenyatta, Sanchez, Donahue, Merski, Borowski, Neilson

Prohibits the use and sale of PFAS-containing firefighting foam while supporting transitions to safer alternatives.

Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (H).

HB 1264 Veterans Support Fund

Fleming, Diamond, Madsen, Kerwin, Davidson, Mehaffie, Webster, Giral, Hill-Evans, Guzman, Pielli, Cook, Solomon, Sanchez, Stender, Mcneill, Guenst, Neilson, D. Williams

Expands the DMVA's authority to lease Fort Indiantown Gap and establish a fund supporting service members, veterans, and their families.

Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (H).

COMMITTEE: RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

SR 84 Good Friday Holiday

Mastriano

Reaffirms Good Friday as a state holiday to preserve its religious and cultural significance.

Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS (S).