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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
July 12, 2026 PA HB 2017 Expands Regulations on Nuclear Microreactors and Small Modular Reactors Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 4)
July 12, 2026 PA HB 2024 Requires County Directors of Veterans Affairs to Undergo Training for PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
July 12, 2026 PA HB 1851 Authorizes Midwives to Certify Deaths and Fetal Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 1)
July 1, 2026 PA HB 2146 Amends Open Meetings Law to Limit Last-Minute Changes to Public Meeting Agendas Bill Passed - House (193 - 9)
June 25, 2026 PA SB 1212 Amends Statutory Language to Reduce Sexual Assault Evidence Testing Wait Times Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 24, 2026 PA SB 482 Amends Public Information Requirements for the Living Independence for the Elderly Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
June 24, 2026 PA SB 1273 Authorizes Electronic Toll Data to be Provided to Law Enforcement in Amber Alert and Missing Endangered Persons Cases Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 2)
June 23, 2026 PA SB 469 Authorizes $1 Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
June 22, 2026 PA SB 1183 Amends Certain Audit Requirements for Charitable Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 17, 2026 PA HB 2299 Authorizes the Use of Body-Cameras by County Parole Officers Bill Passed - House (195 - 7)
June 17, 2026 PA HB 2586 Prohibits Individuals from Presenting as a Music Therapist Without Valid Certification Bill Passed - House (186 - 16)
June 17, 2026 PA HB 95 Requires Disclosure of Synthetic Advertising Content Bill Passed - House (124 - 78)
June 15, 2026 PA HB 377 Prohibits the Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession of Tianeptine Bill Passed - House (200 - 2)
June 10, 2026 PA HB 2405 Appropriates Funds to the Office of Small Business Advocate for Fiscal Year 2027 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (188 - 14)
June 10, 2026 PA SB 908 Expands Prevailing Wage Requirements for Public Projects Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 13)
June 9, 2026 PA SB 1313 Extends Resident Rates for Hunting Licenses to Pennsylvania Natives Living Out-of-State Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
June 8, 2026 PA HB 2109 Prohibits Local Governments from Limiting the Number of Occupants in a Dwelling Based on Familial Relationship Bill Passed - House (123 - 78)
June 3, 2026 PA SB 1281 Requires Rules for Expedited Approval of Residential Developments Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 1, 2026 PA HB 2186 Authorizes the Construction of Accessory Dwelling Units Without Municipal Approval Bill Passed - House (139 - 62)
May 6, 2026 PA SB 1294 Establishes a Civil Penalty for Unlicensed Commercial Driving Schools Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 2)
May 4, 2026 PA SB 250 Requires the Preamble of the Pennsylvania Constitution to be Displayed in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
April 28, 2026 PA HB 1970 Authorizes the Department of Transportation to Issue Electronic Driver's Licenses Bill Passed - House (186 - 15)
April 22, 2026 PA SB 1293 Requires Institutions of Higher Education to Designate Sports as Male or Female Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
April 21, 2026 PA SR 211 Requires the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to Study the Municipalities Planning Code's Performance Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 2)
March 25, 2026 PA HB 1800 Establishes State Recognition of Same Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (127 - 72)
March 24, 2026 PA HB 2189 Increases the State Minimum Wage to $15 by 2029 Bill Passed - House (104 - 95)
Feb. 4, 2026 PA HB 144 Establishes Standard Alternatives to Incarceration for Minors Convicted of Non-Violent Offenses Bill Passed - House (153 - 45)
Feb. 3, 2026 PA HB 17 Requires Instruction of Cursive Handwriting in Elementary Schools Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
Dec. 17, 2025 PA HB 274 Amends Unemployment Compensation Claim Procedures Concurrence Vote Passed - House (157 - 46)
Dec. 17, 2025 PA HB 150 Authorizes Terminally Ill Inmates to Receive Care in the Community or Spend Their End-of-Life at Home Bill Passed - House (111 - 92)
Dec. 17, 2025 PA HB 1957 Establishes a Constitutional Right to Abortion Bill Passed - House (102 - 101)
Dec. 17, 2025 PA HB 1663 Establishes the Pennsylvania Children's Literacy Program Bill Passed - House (116 - 87)
Dec. 16, 2025 PA HB 1425 Requires the Attorney General to Establish a Registry of Approved Brands of Nicotine Vapes for Sale by Retailers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (147 - 56)
Dec. 16, 2025 PA HB 1881 Authorizes Pharmacists to Provide Vaccines Recommended by the State Health Department Bill Passed - House (106 - 97)
Dec. 9, 2025 PA HB 274 Amends Unemployment Compensation Claim Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
Dec. 9, 2025 PA HB 1425 Requires the Attorney General to Establish a Registry of Approved Brands of Nicotine Vapes for Sale by Retailers Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 4)
Nov. 19, 2025 PA HB 439 Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hair or Hairstyles Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 3)
Nov. 19, 2025 PA SB 1050 Requires Mandatory Reporters to Report All Instances of Child Pornography Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
Nov. 18, 2025 PA HB 1871 Expands Authorizations for Businesses to Install Electrified Security Systems Bill Passed - House (107 - 95)
Nov. 18, 2025 PA SB 1058 Amends Alternative Fuel Standards to Align with Federal Standards Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
Nov. 17, 2025 PA HB 1961 Authorizes Pennsylvania to Join the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Bill Passed - House (202 - 0)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 9)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (156 - 47)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 4)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
Oct. 29, 2025 PA SB 992 Expands the Telemarketer Registration Act Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
Oct. 28, 2025 PA HB 646 Authorizes Motorcyclists to Wear Headphones While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 3)
Oct. 28, 2025 PA SB 111 Authorizes Out-of-State Residents to Work in Pennsylvania Correctional Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
Oct. 28, 2025 PA HB 1882 Exempts Banking Institutions and Credit Unions From Mortgage Loan Industry Licensing Requirements Bill Passed - House (104 - 99)
Oct. 27, 2025 PA HB 1512 Requires Electronics Manufacturers to Provide Consumers with Reasonable Information for Maintenance and Repair Bill Passed - House (110 - 93)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/12 HB 2017 Expands Regulations on Nuclear Microreactors and Small Modular Reactors Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 4)
7/12 HB 2024 Requires County Directors of Veterans Affairs to Undergo Training for PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
7/12 HB 1851 Authorizes Midwives to Certify Deaths and Fetal Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 1)
7/01 HB 2146 Amends Open Meetings Law to Limit Last-Minute Changes to Public Meeting Agendas Bill Passed - House (193 - 9)
6/25 SB 1212 Amends Statutory Language to Reduce Sexual Assault Evidence Testing Wait Times Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/24 SB 482 Amends Public Information Requirements for the Living Independence for the Elderly Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
6/24 SB 1273 Authorizes Electronic Toll Data to be Provided to Law Enforcement in Amber Alert and Missing Endangered Persons Cases Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 2)
6/23 SB 469 Authorizes $1 Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
6/22 SB 1183 Amends Certain Audit Requirements for Charitable Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/17 HB 2299 Authorizes the Use of Body-Cameras by County Parole Officers Bill Passed - House (195 - 7)
6/17 HB 2586 Prohibits Individuals from Presenting as a Music Therapist Without Valid Certification Bill Passed - House (186 - 16)
6/17 HB 95 Requires Disclosure of Synthetic Advertising Content Bill Passed - House (124 - 78)
6/15 HB 377 Prohibits the Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession of Tianeptine Bill Passed - House (200 - 2)
6/10 HB 2405 Appropriates Funds to the Office of Small Business Advocate for Fiscal Year 2027 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (188 - 14)
6/10 SB 908 Expands Prevailing Wage Requirements for Public Projects Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 13)
6/09 SB 1313 Extends Resident Rates for Hunting Licenses to Pennsylvania Natives Living Out-of-State Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
6/08 HB 2109 Prohibits Local Governments from Limiting the Number of Occupants in a Dwelling Based on Familial Relationship Bill Passed - House (123 - 78)
6/03 SB 1281 Requires Rules for Expedited Approval of Residential Developments Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/01 HB 2186 Authorizes the Construction of Accessory Dwelling Units Without Municipal Approval Bill Passed - House (139 - 62)
5/06 SB 1294 Establishes a Civil Penalty for Unlicensed Commercial Driving Schools Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 2)
5/04 SB 250 Requires the Preamble of the Pennsylvania Constitution to be Displayed in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
4/28 HB 1970 Authorizes the Department of Transportation to Issue Electronic Driver's Licenses Bill Passed - House (186 - 15)
4/22 SB 1293 Requires Institutions of Higher Education to Designate Sports as Male or Female Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
4/21 SR 211 Requires the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to Study the Municipalities Planning Code's Performance Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 2)
3/25 HB 1800 Establishes State Recognition of Same Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (127 - 72)
3/24 HB 2189 Increases the State Minimum Wage to $15 by 2029 Bill Passed - House (104 - 95)
2/04 HB 144 Establishes Standard Alternatives to Incarceration for Minors Convicted of Non-Violent Offenses Bill Passed - House (153 - 45)
2/03 HB 17 Requires Instruction of Cursive Handwriting in Elementary Schools Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
12/17 HB 274 Amends Unemployment Compensation Claim Procedures Concurrence Vote Passed - House (157 - 46)
12/17 HB 150 Authorizes Terminally Ill Inmates to Receive Care in the Community or Spend Their End-of-Life at Home Bill Passed - House (111 - 92)
12/17 HB 1957 Establishes a Constitutional Right to Abortion Bill Passed - House (102 - 101)
12/17 HB 1663 Establishes the Pennsylvania Children's Literacy Program Bill Passed - House (116 - 87)
12/16 HB 1425 Requires the Attorney General to Establish a Registry of Approved Brands of Nicotine Vapes for Sale by Retailers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (147 - 56)
12/16 HB 1881 Authorizes Pharmacists to Provide Vaccines Recommended by the State Health Department Bill Passed - House (106 - 97)
12/09 HB 274 Amends Unemployment Compensation Claim Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
12/09 HB 1425 Requires the Attorney General to Establish a Registry of Approved Brands of Nicotine Vapes for Sale by Retailers Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 4)
11/19 HB 439 Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hair or Hairstyles Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 3)
11/19 SB 1050 Requires Mandatory Reporters to Report All Instances of Child Pornography Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
11/18 HB 1871 Expands Authorizations for Businesses to Install Electrified Security Systems Bill Passed - House (107 - 95)
11/18 SB 1058 Amends Alternative Fuel Standards to Align with Federal Standards Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
11/17 HB 1961 Authorizes Pennsylvania to Join the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Bill Passed - House (202 - 0)
11/12 SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 9)
11/12 SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (156 - 47)
11/12 HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 4)
11/12 HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
10/29 SB 992 Expands the Telemarketer Registration Act Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
10/28 HB 646 Authorizes Motorcyclists to Wear Headphones While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 3)
10/28 SB 111 Authorizes Out-of-State Residents to Work in Pennsylvania Correctional Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
10/28 HB 1882 Exempts Banking Institutions and Credit Unions From Mortgage Loan Industry Licensing Requirements Bill Passed - House (104 - 99)
10/27 HB 1512 Requires Electronics Manufacturers to Provide Consumers with Reasonable Information for Maintenance and Repair Bill Passed - House (110 - 93)
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