Pennsylvania Bill Actions

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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CIRCULATED

HCO 46903 Innovative Student Assessments

Authorizes Pennsylvania to apply for federal approval to pilot innovative student assessment systems.

Circulated (H).

HCO 46904 Bridge Naming Dedication

Designates a bridge in Huntingdon County as the "Craig Walker Memorial Bridge."

Circulated (H).

HCO 46905 Satellite Liquor Sales

Allows restaurant licensees to operate up to two satellite locations for alcohol sales.

Circulated (H).

HCO 46906 Legislative Emergency Alerts

Establishes direct communication between state legislators and PEMA for weather emergency notifications.

Circulated (H).

HCO 46907 Waterfront Tax Credit Expansion

Expands tax incentives for private investment in waterfront redevelopment projects.

Circulated (H).

HCO 46908 Immigrant Youth Protections

Clarifies juvenile court jurisdiction and procedures for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases.

Circulated (H).

HCO 46910 Workplace Marijuana Policies

Clarifies workplace policies related to medical marijuana use for Pennsylvania employers and employees.

Circulated (H).

HCO 46911 Museum Loaned Property

Establishes a process for museums to claim title to abandoned or unclaimed loaned property.

Circulated (H).

HCO 46912 Autonomous Vehicle Regulation

Legalizes the use of Level 3 autonomous vehicles with driver oversight in Pennsylvania.

Circulated (H).

HCO 46913 Budget Impasse Funding

Authorizes temporary funding at 85% of the prior year's budget during state budget impasses.

Circulated (H).

COMMITTEE: VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

SB 511 Korean War Commemoration

Mastriano, Baker, Brown, Culver, Fontana, Hughes, Hutchinson, Martin, Pennycuick, Phillips-Hill, Stefano, Street, Tartaglione, Vogel, Miller

Establishes "Korean War Veterans Armistice Day" on July 27 and encourages educational recognition of the conflict's significance.

Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (H).

COMMITTEE: APPROPRIATIONS

HB 1339 PUC Funding Appropriations

J. Harris, Khan

Appropriates state and federal funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for operations and specific safety and transmission programs.

Referred to APPROPRIATIONS (S).

REPORTED AS COMMITTED

HB 209 Ordinance Filing Procedures

Borowski, Giral, Sanchez, Hill-Evans, Haddock, Cepeda-Freytiz, Cerrato, Green, Takac, Shaffer, K.Harris

Modernizes procedures for filing, storing, and enacting ordinances in second-class townships.

Reported as committed (S). First consideration (S).

HB 238 REAL ID verification

Benninghoff, Armanini, Cepeda-Freytiz, Freeman, Hanbidge, Kuzma, Neilson, Otten, Pickett, Scheuren, Smith, Stender, Warren, Watro, Krupa, Haddock, K.Harris, Khan

Establishes documentation requirements for verifying Social Security numbers when applying for REAL ID-compliant licenses or IDs.

Re-reported as committed (S).

HB 240 School Bus Driver Requirements

Benninghoff, Flick, Hohenstein, M. Jones, Kauffman, Neilson, Pickett, Rowe, Scheuren, Shusterman, Smith, Haddock, Fleming, Khan, Webster

Updates requirements for school bus driver physicals to include hearing aid functionality tests.

Re-reported as committed (S).

HB 416 Holocaust Reparations Taxation

Waxman, Khan, Sanchez, Pielli, Hanbidge, Hill-Evans, Schlossberg, Brennan, Frankel, Freeman, Otten, Green, Gillen, Salisbury, Solomon, Samuelson, Webster, K.Harris, T. Davis

Exempts Holocaust reparations from state personal income tax.

Reported as committed (S). First consideration (S).

HB 467 Liquor Catering Permits

Deasy, M. Jones, Staats, Venkat, Hill-Evans, Freeman, Steele, Mcneill, Khan, Cerrato, Fee, Sanchez, Otten, Warren, Giral, D. Williams, James, Mcandrew, K.Harris

Streamlines off-premises catering permit rules for liquor licensees and reduces notice requirements for end-of-life memorial events.

Re-reported as committed (S).

SECOND CONSIDERATION, *OPENING VOTE*

HB 257 Distracted Driving Education

Neilson, Sanchez, Giral, Hill-Evans, Ciresi, Haddock, Hohenstein, Khan, Mcandrew, Freeman, Bellmon, Green, Fleming, O'Mara, Shaffer, K.Harris, Madsen

Mandates educational certification on distracted driving and work zone safety for minors seeking a junior driver's license.

Second consideration, *opening vote* (50-0) (S).