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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
July 3, 2024 PA SB 1246 Establishes the State Safety Oversight Office Under the Department of Transportation for Rail Services Bill Passed - House (140 - 62)
July 3, 2024 PA SB 298 Authorizes Vehicles with Doors that can be Removed to Operate on the Road with Appropriate Certification Bill Passed - House (201 - 1)
July 3, 2024 PA HB 1716 Specifies Shareholder Rights in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
July 3, 2024 PA SB 67 Repeals Provisions that Prohibited Hunting on Sundays Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17)
July 3, 2024 PA SB 1207 Authorizes School Districts to Prohibit Student Cell Phone Use During School Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 5)
July 2, 2024 PA HB 829 Amends State Laws Related to Liquor Regulation and Licensing in Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 3)
July 2, 2024 PA SB 186 Amends Definition and Titles of Child Pornography to Child Sexual Abuse Material Bill Passed - House (144 - 58)
July 2, 2024 PA SB 688 Authorizes Alcohol Sellers to Get a Permit to Sell Ready-to-Drink Alcohol Bill Passed - House (163 - 38)
July 2, 2024 PA HB 2269 Establishes and Codifies Same-Sex Marriage into State Law Bill Passed - House (133 - 68)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2096 Specifies a Surplus Insurance Lines Fee Structure Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 1990 Authorizes School Nurse Training to Treat Seizures Bill Passed - House (178 - 24)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2420 Appropriates Funding for Grants to Serve Local Produce in School Meals Bill Passed - House (145 - 57)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2378 Amends and Defines Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Elderly Bill Passed - House (200 - 2)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2433 Prohibits Foreign-Influenced Corporations from Influencing Elections Bill Passed - House (126 - 76)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2175 Amends the Human Services Code and Establishes the Office of Child Advocate Bill Passed - House (111 - 91)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2180 Establishes a School Meal Debt Fund Bill Passed - House (118 - 84)
June 28, 2024 PA HB 2266 Increases Fines for Street Racing Bill Passed - House (177 - 25)
June 27, 2024 PA HB 2107 Authorizes Hunting for Mitigation of Deer Population Damage Bill Passed - House (164 - 38)
June 27, 2024 PA SB 1260 Prohibits Any Boycott, Divestment, or Sanction (BDS) Efforts Against Israel Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 7)
June 27, 2024 PA HB 2106 Authorizes Hunting on Sundays Bill Passed - House (129 - 73)
June 27, 2024 PA HB 2108 Amends Provisions of the Pennsylvania Game Commission Bill Passed - House (132 - 70)
June 26, 2024 PA HB 1490 Amends and Modernizes Pennsylvania's Acupuncture Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (119 - 83)
June 26, 2024 PA HB 109 Prohibits Companies from Charging Early Termination Fees Due to Death Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 4)
June 26, 2024 PA SB 1031 Amends Current Law to Allow Cosmetologists to do Hair Braiding Traditionally Done in Black Beauty Shops Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
June 26, 2024 PA HB 2268 Requires Casualty Insurance Provide Speech Therapy Coverage for Stuttering Bill Passed - House (181 - 21)
June 25, 2024 PA HB 1140 Requires Insurance Programs to Provide Coverage for Contraception Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
June 24, 2024 PA HB 1333 Amends the Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act to Allow the Use of Recycled Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 48)
June 24, 2024 PA SB 739 Amends the Definition and Titles for Telemedicine Bill Passed - House (194 - 8)
June 24, 2024 PA SB 403 Amends the Engineer's Registration Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Licensed Professional Engineer Bill Passed - House (178 - 24)
June 21, 2024 PA SB 561 Requires Further Periodical Inspection of Motor Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
June 12, 2024 PA SB 761 Requires the Department of Labor and Industry to Provide Users with Wage and Employment Data Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
June 12, 2024 PA SB 1236 Establishes Landlord and Homeowner Protections from Squatters Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
June 11, 2024 PA SB 1155 Establishes a Higher Education Task Force to Improve Higher Education and Career Preparation Programs Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
June 11, 2024 PA SB 1151 Establishes the Grow PA Merit Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
June 10, 2024 PA SB 1152 Expands the Eligibility Requirements for Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 3)
June 10, 2024 PA SB 1153 Expands the Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program Nationwide Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 10, 2024 PA HB 2370 Establishes a New System for the Funding of Public Education Bill Passed - House (107 - 94)
June 10, 2024 PA SB 1213 Prohibits Artificially Generated Sexual Depictions (Deep-Fakes) Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 5, 2024 PA HB 2137 Establishes a Maternal and Newborn Support Program for New Parents Bill Passed - House (123 - 79)
June 4, 2024 PA HB 851 Appropriates Funding for Public Schools to Distribute Menstrual Hygiene Products Free to Students Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
June 4, 2024 PA SB 1051 Authorizes the Board of Finance and Revenue (BF&R) to Accept Late-Filed Tax Applications Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
June 3, 2024 PA SB 1102 Establishes a Long-Term Care Curriculum for Nurse's Aides Developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 8)
May 8, 2024 PA SB 37 Prohibits Distracted Driving and Establishes Penalties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (126 - 74)
May 7, 2024 PA SB 37 Prohibits Distracted Driving and Establishes Penalties Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 13)
May 7, 2024 PA SB 920 Amends the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act to Provide Further Rights to Victims Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
May 1, 2024 PA SB 832 Authorizes Energy Companies to Bypass State Agencies when Applying for a Permit to Build Amendment Adopted - Senate (28 - 22)
May 1, 2024 PA HB 847 Authorizes Election Officials to Begin Counting Mail-In Ballots 7 Days Before an Election Bill Passed - House (102 - 99)
April 30, 2024 PA HB 416 Prohibits Remote Stalking Bill Passed - House (199 - 1)
April 16, 2024 PA SB 979 Requires Agriculture Businesses and Professionals Post Public Notices On-Site About Dangerous Transmissible Diseases Bill Passed - House (166 - 34)
April 16, 2024 PA HB 254 Establishes the Lake Erie Energy Development Act Bill Passed - House (102 - 99)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/03 SB 1246 Establishes the State Safety Oversight Office Under the Department of Transportation for Rail Services Bill Passed - House (140 - 62)
7/03 SB 298 Authorizes Vehicles with Doors that can be Removed to Operate on the Road with Appropriate Certification Bill Passed - House (201 - 1)
7/03 HB 1716 Specifies Shareholder Rights in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
7/03 SB 67 Repeals Provisions that Prohibited Hunting on Sundays Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17)
7/03 SB 1207 Authorizes School Districts to Prohibit Student Cell Phone Use During School Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 5)
7/02 HB 829 Amends State Laws Related to Liquor Regulation and Licensing in Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 3)
7/02 SB 186 Amends Definition and Titles of Child Pornography to Child Sexual Abuse Material Bill Passed - House (144 - 58)
7/02 SB 688 Authorizes Alcohol Sellers to Get a Permit to Sell Ready-to-Drink Alcohol Bill Passed - House (163 - 38)
7/02 HB 2269 Establishes and Codifies Same-Sex Marriage into State Law Bill Passed - House (133 - 68)
7/01 HB 2096 Specifies a Surplus Insurance Lines Fee Structure Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
7/01 HB 1990 Authorizes School Nurse Training to Treat Seizures Bill Passed - House (178 - 24)
7/01 HB 2420 Appropriates Funding for Grants to Serve Local Produce in School Meals Bill Passed - House (145 - 57)
7/01 HB 2378 Amends and Defines Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Elderly Bill Passed - House (200 - 2)
7/01 HB 2433 Prohibits Foreign-Influenced Corporations from Influencing Elections Bill Passed - House (126 - 76)
7/01 HB 2175 Amends the Human Services Code and Establishes the Office of Child Advocate Bill Passed - House (111 - 91)
7/01 HB 2180 Establishes a School Meal Debt Fund Bill Passed - House (118 - 84)
6/28 HB 2266 Increases Fines for Street Racing Bill Passed - House (177 - 25)
6/27 HB 2107 Authorizes Hunting for Mitigation of Deer Population Damage Bill Passed - House (164 - 38)
6/27 SB 1260 Prohibits Any Boycott, Divestment, or Sanction (BDS) Efforts Against Israel Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 7)
6/27 HB 2106 Authorizes Hunting on Sundays Bill Passed - House (129 - 73)
6/27 HB 2108 Amends Provisions of the Pennsylvania Game Commission Bill Passed - House (132 - 70)
6/26 HB 1490 Amends and Modernizes Pennsylvania's Acupuncture Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (119 - 83)
6/26 HB 109 Prohibits Companies from Charging Early Termination Fees Due to Death Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 4)
6/26 SB 1031 Amends Current Law to Allow Cosmetologists to do Hair Braiding Traditionally Done in Black Beauty Shops Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
6/26 HB 2268 Requires Casualty Insurance Provide Speech Therapy Coverage for Stuttering Bill Passed - House (181 - 21)
6/25 HB 1140 Requires Insurance Programs to Provide Coverage for Contraception Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
6/24 HB 1333 Amends the Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act to Allow the Use of Recycled Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 48)
6/24 SB 739 Amends the Definition and Titles for Telemedicine Bill Passed - House (194 - 8)
6/24 SB 403 Amends the Engineer's Registration Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Licensed Professional Engineer Bill Passed - House (178 - 24)
6/21 SB 561 Requires Further Periodical Inspection of Motor Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
6/12 SB 761 Requires the Department of Labor and Industry to Provide Users with Wage and Employment Data Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
6/12 SB 1236 Establishes Landlord and Homeowner Protections from Squatters Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
6/11 SB 1155 Establishes a Higher Education Task Force to Improve Higher Education and Career Preparation Programs Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
6/11 SB 1151 Establishes the Grow PA Merit Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
6/10 SB 1152 Expands the Eligibility Requirements for Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 3)
6/10 SB 1153 Expands the Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program Nationwide Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/10 HB 2370 Establishes a New System for the Funding of Public Education Bill Passed - House (107 - 94)
6/10 SB 1213 Prohibits Artificially Generated Sexual Depictions (Deep-Fakes) Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/05 HB 2137 Establishes a Maternal and Newborn Support Program for New Parents Bill Passed - House (123 - 79)
6/04 HB 851 Appropriates Funding for Public Schools to Distribute Menstrual Hygiene Products Free to Students Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
6/04 SB 1051 Authorizes the Board of Finance and Revenue (BF&R) to Accept Late-Filed Tax Applications Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
6/03 SB 1102 Establishes a Long-Term Care Curriculum for Nurse's Aides Developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 8)
5/08 SB 37 Prohibits Distracted Driving and Establishes Penalties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (126 - 74)
5/07 SB 37 Prohibits Distracted Driving and Establishes Penalties Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 13)
5/07 SB 920 Amends the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act to Provide Further Rights to Victims Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
5/01 SB 832 Authorizes Energy Companies to Bypass State Agencies when Applying for a Permit to Build Amendment Adopted - Senate (28 - 22)
5/01 HB 847 Authorizes Election Officials to Begin Counting Mail-In Ballots 7 Days Before an Election Bill Passed - House (102 - 99)
4/30 HB 416 Prohibits Remote Stalking Bill Passed - House (199 - 1)
4/16 SB 979 Requires Agriculture Businesses and Professionals Post Public Notices On-Site About Dangerous Transmissible Diseases Bill Passed - House (166 - 34)
4/16 HB 254 Establishes the Lake Erie Energy Development Act Bill Passed - House (102 - 99)
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