Pennsylvania Bill Actions

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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COMMITTEE: AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES

HB 1350 Nursing Home Monitoring

M. Brown, Pickett, Scialabba, Rowe, Stehr, K.Harris, Cooper

Allows residents of long-term care facilities to install electronic monitoring devices in their rooms with consent.

Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES (H).

COMMITTEE: CHILDREN AND YOUTH

HR 216 Youth Advocacy Recognition

Cepeda-Freytiz, Conklin, Schlossberg, Sanchez, Venkat, Howard, Mayes, Guenst, Hohenstein, Hill-Evans, Parker, Neilson

Designates May 5, 2025, as "Youth Advocacy Day" in Pennsylvania.

Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH (H).

COMMITTEE: COMMERCE

HB 1343 Vehicle Definition Amendment

Armanini, Smith, Rowe

Excludes certain non-recreational trailers from the definition of "vehicle" under specific sections of the Pennsylvania Board of Vehicles Act.

Referred to COMMERCE (H).

COMMITTEE: EDUCATION

HB 1351 Teacher Training Restrictions

Scialabba, Hamm, Kauffman, Leadbeter, Gleim, Bernstine, Fink

Prohibits the incorporation of culturally relevant and sustaining education (CRSE) into teacher training and professional development programs.

Referred to EDUCATION (H).

HB 1354 Private School Participation

Barger, D'Orsie, Irvin, Hamm, M. Jones, M. Mackenzie, Bernstine, Anderson, Staats, Walsh, Scialabba, Kauffman, D. Williams, T. Jones

Requires public school districts to allow private school students to participate in extracurricular activities under certain conditions.

Referred to EDUCATION (H).

COMMITTEE: ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION

HR 218 Conservation Officer Pay

Haddock, Madden, Hill-Evans, Giral, Sanchez, Probst, Steele, Neilson, Borowski, O'Mara, Cepeda-Freytiz

Directs a study of conservation officer compensation and benefits to address pay disparities and staffing challenges.

Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION (H).

COMMITTEE: FINANCE

HB 1328 Veterans Tax Rebates

Hill-Evans, Hanbidge, Probst, Pielli, Guenst, Madden, Khan, Sanchez, Giral, Solomon, Neilson, Cerrato, Cepeda-Freytiz, Malagari, D. Williams, Steele, Green, Donahue, Gallagher, Ciresi

Establishes a property tax and rent rebate program for recently discharged veterans based on income eligibility.

Referred to FINANCE (H).

HB 1355 Sales Tax Discounts

Scialabba, Pickett, Probst, Barger, Gaydos, Bernstine, Zimmerman, Rowe, Cooper, Bashline, Walsh

Doubles the maximum allowable discount for timely filing and remitting sales tax returns.

Referred to FINANCE (H).

HB 1357 Overtime Pay Taxation

Cephas, Khan, Mcneill, Giral, Hill-Evans, Haddock, Donahue, Leadbeter, Hohenstein, Kenyatta, Cerrato, Green

Provides a tax deduction for overtime pay to reduce taxable income for Pennsylvania workers.

Referred to FINANCE (H).

HB 1362 Taxpayer Refund Program

Gaydos, Kutz, Kauffman, Kenyatta, Hamm, M. Mackenzie, Rowe, Banta, Scialabba, Bernstine

Refunds surplus state funds directly to Pennsylvania taxpayers.

Referred to FINANCE (H).

COMMITTEE: GAME AND FISHERIES

HB 1353 Game Officer Trespass

Scialabba, James, Leadbeter, Hamm, Roae, Kauffman, Smith, Cook, Rowe, Gillen

Restricts Game Commission officers from entering posted private property or conducting administrative inspections without legal justification.

Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES (H).

COMMITTEE: HUMAN SERVICES

HB 1345 Medicaid Menopause Coverage

Cephas, Hanbidge, Guenst, Pielli, Otten, Probst, Waxman, Hill-Evans, Hohenstein, Kenyatta, Rabb, D. Miller, Sanchez, Frankel, Shusterman, Cepeda-Freytiz, Rivera, O'Mara

Mandates Medicaid coverage for menopause-related treatments.

Referred to HUMAN SERVICES (H).

COMMITTEE: INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS

HR 219 American Legion Baseball

Haddock, Donahue, Burgos, Harkins, Greiner, Giral, Sanchez, Neilson, Cook, Staats, Freeman, Venkat, Brennan, Hill-Evans, Mentzer, M. Jones, Schlossberg, Kenyatta, Daley, Green, Madden, Cepeda-Freytiz

Designates July 17, 2025, as "100th Anniversary of American Legion Baseball Day" in Pennsylvania.

Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS (H).

COMMITTEE: JUDICIARY

HB 1329 Invasion of Privacy

Staats, Labs, Krupa, Marcell, James, Pickett, Ciresi, Gillen, Flick, Isaacson, M. Mackenzie

Enhances penalties for invasion of privacy offenses, especially for teachers and adults targeting minors.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

HB 1341 Police Fine Redistribution

Brennan, Giral, Haddock, Sanchez, Neilson

Redistributes vehicle offense fine revenue to support police regionalization and accreditation efforts.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

HB 1344 Police Canine Training

Armanini, James, Smith, M. Mackenzie, Gillen, Scheuren, Mentzer, Mihalek, Rigby, Kauffman, Gaydos, Fee, Ciresi

Establishes training and certification standards for police canines to detect fentanyl and minimize exposure risks.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

HB 1352 Unlawful Contact Expansion

Scialabba, Bernstine, Staats, James, Pickett, M. Mackenzie, Leadbeter, Kuzma, Krupa, Steele, Kauffman, Gleim, Scheuren, Gaydos, Gillen

Expands offenses qualifying as unlawful contact with a minor to include human trafficking, incest, and sexual endangerment.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

HB 1360 Arson Offender Registry

Conklin, Pielli, Hill-Evans, Harkins, Green

Establishes a statewide registry of convicted arsonists to assist law enforcement and fire officials in monitoring and preventing arson.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

HR 214 Treatment Court Awareness

Briggs, Kauffman, Pielli, Hanbidge, Howard, Pickett, Cooper, D. Williams, Sanchez, Hill-Evans, Neilson

Designates May 2025 as "National Treatment Court Month" to promote awareness and support for treatment courts in Pennsylvania.

Referred to JUDICIARY (H).

COMMITTEE: LABOR AND INDUSTRY

HB 1349 Highway Project PLAs

Kazeem, Giral, Mcneill, Hill-Evans, Madden, Malagari, O'Mara, Neilson, Sanchez, D. Williams, Bellmon, Borowski, K.Harris

Requires PennDOT to implement project labor agreements for highway construction projects costing $2 million or more.

Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY (H).

HB 1358 Hotel Worker Safety

Green, Hill-Evans, Harkins, Madden, Venkat, Giral, Waxman, Mayes, Howard, Sanchez, Kenyatta, Cerrato, Neilson, Malagari, Ciresi, Gillen, Deasy, Probst, Hohenstein, Fiedler, Brennan, Rivera

Requires hotels with 100 or more rooms to provide safety devices and protections for employees working alone in guest rooms.

Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY (H).

COMMITTEE: STATE GOVERNMENT

HB 1348 Eid al-Fitr Recognition

Kazeem, Waxman, Cerrato, Venkat, Cepeda-Freytiz, K.Harris, Malagari, Burgos, Sanchez, Hohenstein, O'Mara, Green, Rivera

Designates the first day of Shawwal as "Eid al-Fitr Day" in Pennsylvania.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (H).

HB 1356 REAL ID Restrictions

Scialabba, Pickett, Staats, Bernstine, Kauffman, Gillen, Hamm, Zimmerman, Rowe, Leadbeter, Fink

Prohibits state and local governments from requiring REAL ID for access to public services or buildings.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (H).

HR 213 Juneteenth Recognition

Hill-Evans, Waxman, Pielli, Freeman, Guzman, Khan, Sanchez, Smith-Wade-El, Donahue, Venkat, Sappey, Samuelson, Guenst, Powell, Conklin, Hohenstein, Schlossberg, Warren, Mayes, Frankel

Recognizes Juneteenth as a commemorative day in Pennsylvania to honor the end of slavery and promote historical understanding.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (H).

HR 215 Diversity Awareness Month

Cepeda-Freytiz, Sanchez, Probst, Venkat, Guenst, Hill-Evans, Mcneill, Hohenstein, Waxman, Hanbidge, Cerrato, Schlossberg, Rivera, O'Mara

Recognizes April 2025 as "Celebrate Diversity Month" in Pennsylvania.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (H).

COMMITTEE: TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

HB 1342 State Park Fees

Armanini, Conklin, M. Mackenzie, Smith, Neilson, Mentzer, Causer, Ciresi, Rowe, Gallagher, Gillen, Watro

Prohibits new parking and admission fees at state parks while mandating discounts for military and veterans.

Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (H).

HB 1347 Tourism Improvement Districts

Cepeda-Freytiz, Daley, Hill-Evans, Venkat, Burgos, Abney, Giral, Neilson, Brennan, Borowski, Sanchez, Kazeem, Merski, D. Williams, Kenyatta, Steele, Bellmon, Cerrato, Rivera, Harkins, O'Mara, Green, Ciresi

Establishes a framework for counties to create and manage Tourism Improvement Districts funded by hotel assessments to promote local tourism.

Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (H).

COMMITTEE: TRANSPORTATION

HB 1361 Bridge Memorial Naming

Gillen, Maloney, Solomon, Greiner, Stender, James, Cooper, Causer, Day, Rigby, Samuelson

Designates a Berks County bridge as the "PFC Travis C. Zimmerman Memorial Bridge."

Referred to TRANSPORTATION (H).

HB 1364 Public Transit Funding

Neilson, Fiedler, Schlossberg, Hill-Evans, Waxman, Isaacson, Giral, Dougherty, Samuelson, Khan, Sappey, Rivera, Haddock, Mcneill, Malagari

Increases and stabilizes funding for public transportation while temporarily easing local matching fund requirements.

Referred to TRANSPORTATION (H).

COMMITTEE: COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SB 671 Disaster Business Relief

Picozzi, Tartaglione, Saval, Comitta, Argall, Stefano, Costa, Mastriano

Establishes financial assistance programs for businesses impacted by the 2025 Philadelphia air ambulance crash.

Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (S).

COMMITTEE: EDUCATION

SB 698 School Property Transactions

Coleman, Brown, Vogel, Stefano

Updates requirements for school district real estate transactions to ensure fair market value and increase transparency.

Referred to EDUCATION (S).

SB 700 Early Literacy Standards

Robinson, Hughes, Coleman, Pennycuick, Fontana, Haywood, Kim, Culver, Flynn, Costa, J. Ward, Street, Stefano, Santarsiero

Mandates evidence-based reading instruction and interventions for kindergarten through third grade students.

Referred to EDUCATION (S).

COMMITTEE: FINANCE

SB 655 Fitness Tax Incentives

Muth, Costa, Fontana, Tartaglione

Provides tax incentives for businesses and individuals to support fitness activities for military personnel and reservists.

Referred to FINANCE (S).

SB 695 Sales Tax Filing

Phillips-Hill, Rothman, Pennycuick, Mastriano, Kearney, Robinson, Keefer, Stefano

Revises sales and use tax filing requirements based on taxpayer liability levels.

Referred to FINANCE (S).

COMMITTEE: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SB 648 Hospital Financial Assistance

Pisciottano, Haywood, Hughes, Comitta, Kane, Saval, Tartaglione, Kearney, Costa, Santarsiero, Schwank

Standardizes hospital financial assistance programs and increases transparency for patients.

Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (S).

SB 702 Telemedicine Prescription Limits

Brooks, Hutchinson, J. Ward

Prohibits prescribing REMS medications via telemedicine.

Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (S).

COMMITTEE: INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

SR 83 Social Security Advocacy

Hughes, Kim, Schwank, L. Williams, Cappelletti, Street, Kearney, Muth, Tartaglione, Collett, Pisciottano, Comitta, Costa, Haywood

Urges Congress to adopt federal legislation to protect and expand Social Security benefits and services.

Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (S).

COMMITTEE: JUDICIARY

SB 701 Judicial Registration Fees

Laughlin, Boscola, Fontana, Pennycuick, Hutchinson, Costa, Stefano, Argall

Increases the annual registration fee for magisterial district judges and Philadelphia Municipal Court judges while updating funding and statutory references.

Referred to JUDICIARY (S).

COMMITTEE: LABOR AND INDUSTRY

HB 308 Public Employee Safety

Harkins, Mehaffie, Giral, Probst, Isaacson, Hill-Evans, Pielli, Freeman, Khan, Mcneill, Brennan, Venkat, Fiedler, Howard, Neilson, Cerrato, Cepeda-Freytiz, Sanchez, D. Miller, Daley, Haddock, Donahue, Benham, Samuelson, Warren, Ciresi, O'Mara, Deasy, Cephas, Conklin, Fleming, K.Harris, Kazeem, T. Davis, Webster, Rabb, Madsen, Salisbury

Aligns public sector workplace safety standards in Pennsylvania with federal OSHA regulations.

Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY (S).

COMMITTEE: LAW AND JUSTICE

SB 703 Fortified Wine Production

Langerholc, Dush

Allows limited wineries to obtain permits to distill brandy for fortifying wine using fruit grown on their premises.

Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE (S).

COMMITTEE: RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

SR 95 Older Americans Recognition

Tartaglione, Schwank, Culver, Kane, Collett, Comitta, Phillips-Hill, Fontana, Martin, Haywood, Santarsiero, Dush, Hughes, Brown, Stefano, Cappelletti, Costa

Designates May 2025 as "Older Americans Month" to honor seniors and promote positive aging initiatives.

Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS (S).

SR 96 Mental Health Awareness

Tartaglione, Schwank, Vogel, Culver, Kane, Comitta, Phillips-Hill, Fontana, Gebhard, Martin, Haywood, Santarsiero, Collett, Hughes, Stefano, Cappelletti, Costa

Recognizes May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania to promote education, advocacy, and policy support for mental health.

Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS (S).

SR 97 Police Week Recognition

Martin, Picozzi, Argall, Baker, Bartolotta, Brooks, Brown, Costa, Culver, Farry, Fontana, Hutchinson, Keefer, Langerholc, Laughlin, Mastriano, Pennycuick, Pisciottano, Robinson, Rothman, Stefano, Tartaglione, Vogel

Designates May 11–17, 2025, as "National Police Week" and May 5, 2025, as "Police Officers' Memorial Day" in Pennsylvania.

Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS (S).

COMMITTEE: STATE GOVERNMENT

SB 400 Primary Election Access

Laughlin, Boscola, Schwank, Kearney, Fontana, Comitta, Santarsiero, Pennycuick, Robinson, Cappelletti, Picozzi, Miller, Bartolotta

Allows unaffiliated voters to participate in Pennsylvania primary elections for public office candidates.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (S).

SB 563 Retiree Supplemental Annuities

Muth, Kane, Schwank, Fontana, Santarsiero, Haywood, Tartaglione, Comitta, L. Williams, Street, Collett, Miller

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for long-retired public employees in PSERS and SERS.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (S).

SB 564 Retiree Benefit Adjustment

Muth, Kane, Tartaglione, Schwank, Fontana, Santarsiero, Pennycuick, Costa, Haywood, Saval, Comitta, L. Williams, Street, Collett, Miller

Provides a supplemental annuity to long-retired public employees who retired before July 2, 2001, without certain enhanced service classes.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (S).

SB 705 Mail-in Voting Restrictions

Stefano, Dush, J. Ward, Pennycuick

Restricts mail-in ballot application distribution to election officials and eliminates the permanent mail-in voting list.

Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT (S).

COMMITTEE: TRANSPORTATION

SB 696 School Zone Speed Limits

Phillips-Hill, Fontana, Vogel, Costa, Saval, Stefano, Schwank, Brown

Clarifies enforcement of 15 mph speed limits in school zones during regular school hours.

Referred to TRANSPORTATION (S).

SB 697 DUI Sentencing Reform

Phillips-Hill, Langerholc, Brown, Stefano, Schwank, Dush, Mastriano

Streamlines sentencing and strengthens ignition interlock requirements for DUI-related offenses.

Referred to TRANSPORTATION (S).