PA HB 1257

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A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special provisions.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

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Did PA HB 1257 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 1257 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Referred to State Government

What is PA HB 1257 about?

PA HB 1257 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special provisions.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 1257?

Tarah Probst is the primary sponsor of PA HB 1257, joined by 33 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-30 — Referred to State Government
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-30
Referred to State Government
referral-committee
2026-03-24
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2026-03-24
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-03-23
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-03-23
Second consideration, with amendments
reading-2
2025-12-16
Amended, bill gone over
2025-11-19
Removed from table
2025-09-10
Laid on the table
2025-09-10
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-06-16
Re-committed to Rules
referral-committee
2025-06-16
First consideration
reading-1
2025-06-16
Reported as amended
amendment-passage,committee-passage
2025-04-17
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
referral-committee

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Votes

Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Adopt Amendment
2025-06-16 · pass · 26-0
Member-level votes (26)
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Abby Major: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- Dane Watro: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
Committee vote (Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness): Report Bill As Amended
2025-06-16 · pass · 26-0
Member-level votes (26)
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Abby Major: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- Dane Watro: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
House Bill 1257
2025-12-16 · pass · 202-1
Member-level votes (203)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Danilo Burgos: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Martin Causer: yes
- Morgan Cephas: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Scott Conklin: yes
- Bud Cook: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Bryan Cutler: yes
- Joseph D'Orsie: yes
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Gary Day: yes
- Daniel Deasy: yes
- David Delloso: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: yes
- Russ Diamond: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Torren Ecker: yes
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Wendy Fink: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Robert Freeman: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Valerie Gaydos: yes
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jose Giral: yes
- Barbara Gleim: yes
- Dan Goughnour: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Keith Greiner: yes
- Seth Grove: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Keith Harris: yes
- Doyle Heffley: yes
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Rich Irvin: yes
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- R. Lee James: yes
- Mike Jones: yes
- Tom Jones: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Dallas Kephart: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Anita Kulik: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: yes
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett Miller: yes
- Dan Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Ed Neilson: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: no
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Clint Owlett: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Eddie Pashinski: yes
- Tina Pickett: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Jack Rader: yes
- Kathy Rapp: yes
- Brian Rasel: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- David Rowe: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Alec Ryncavage: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Steve Samuelson: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Donna Scheuren: yes
- John Schlegel: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Louis Schmitt: yes
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Stephenie Scialabba: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Brian Smith: yes
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Craig Staats: yes
- Perry A. Stambaugh: yes
- Mandy Steele: yes
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- Ryan Warner: yes
- Perry Warren: yes
- Dane Watro: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Eric Weaknecht: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Parke Wentling: yes
- Martina White: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: yes
CONSTITUTIONALITY
2026-03-23 · fail · 99-100
Member-level votes (200)
- Aerion Abney: no
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: no
- Jessica Benham: no
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: no
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Lisa Borowski: no
- Heather Boyd: no
- Matthew Bradford: no
- Tim Brennan: no
- Tim Briggs: no
- Amen Brown: no
- Marla Brown: yes
- Danilo Burgos: no
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: no
- Andre Carroll: no
- Martin Causer: yes
- Morgan Cephas: no
- Melissa Cerrato: no
- Joe Ciresi: no
- Scott Conklin: no
- Bud Cook: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Gina Curry: no
- Bryan Cutler: yes
- Joseph D'Orsie: yes
- Mary Jo Daley: no
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Nathan Davidson: no
- Tina Davis: no
- Jason Dawkins: no
- Gary Day: yes
- Daniel Deasy: no
- David Delloso: no
- Sheryl Delozier: yes
- Russ Diamond: yes
- Kyle Donahue: no
- Sean Dougherty: no
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: no
- Wendy Fink: yes
- Justin Fleming: no
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Dan Frankel: no
- Robert Freeman: no
- Paul Friel: no
- Jonathan Fritz: yes
- Pat Gallagher: no
- Valerie Gaydos: yes
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jose Giral: no
- Barbara Gleim: yes
- Dan Goughnour: no
- G. Roni Green: no
- Keith Greiner: yes
- Nancy Guenst: no
- Manuel Guzman: no
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: no
- Patrick Harkins: no
- Jordan Harris: no
- Keith Harris: no
- Doyle Heffley: yes
- Carol Hill-Evans: no
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: no
- Kristine Howard: no
- John Inglis Iii: no
- Rich Irvin: yes
- Marylouise Isaacson: no
- R. Lee James: yes
- Mike Jones: yes
- Tom Jones: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Carol Kazeem: no
- Malcolm Kenyatta: no
- Dallas Kephart: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Tarik Khan: no
- Emily Kinkead: no
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: no
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Rick Krajewski: no
- Leanne Krueger: no
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Anita Kulik: no
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Maureen Madden: no
- Dave Madsen: no
- Abby Major: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Steven Malagari: no
- David Maloney: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: no
- Robert Matzie: no
- La'Tasha Mayes: no
- Jen Mazzocco: no
- Joe Mcandrew: no
- Joanna Mcclinton: no
- Jeanne Mcneill: no
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: yes
- Robert Merski: no
- Carl Metzgar: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: yes
- Kyle Mullins: no
- Brian Munroe: no
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Ed Neilson: no
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: no
- Jennifer O'Mara: no
- Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: no
- Clint Owlett: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: no
- Eddie Pashinski: no
- Tina Pickett: yes
- Chris Pielli: no
- Lindsay Powell: no
- Tarah Probst: no
- Jim Prokopiak: no
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Christopher Rabb: no
- Jack Rader: yes
- Kathy Rapp: yes
- Brian Rasel: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Nikki Rivera: no
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- David Rowe: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: no
- Alec Ryncavage: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: no
- Steve Samuelson: no
- Benjamin Sanchez: no
- Christina Sappey: no
- Donna Scheuren: yes
- John Schlegel: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: no
- Peter Schweyer: no
- Stephenie Scialabba: yes
- Greg Scott: no
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: no
- Brian Smith: yes
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: no
- Jared Solomon: no
- Craig Staats: yes
- Perry A. Stambaugh: yes
- Mandy Steele: no
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Paul Takac: no
- Ana Tiburcio: no
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Arvind Venkat: no
- Greg Vitali: no
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- Ryan Warner: yes
- Perry Warren: no
- Dane Watro: yes
- Ben Waxman: no
- Eric Weaknecht: yes
- Joe Webster: no
- Parke Wentling: yes
- Martina White: other
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: no
- Regina G. Young: no
- David Zimmerman: yes
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed
2026-03-24 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (37)
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
FINAL PASSAGE
2026-03-24 · pass · 193-6
Member-level votes (200)
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Anita Kulik: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: no
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Jen Mazzocco: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: yes
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Ed Neilson: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Clint Owlett: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Eddie Pashinski: yes
- Tina Pickett: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Jack Rader: yes
- Kathy Rapp: yes
- Brian Rasel: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- David Rowe: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Alec Ryncavage: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Steve Samuelson: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Donna Scheuren: yes
- John Schlegel: no
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Stephenie Scialabba: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Brian Smith: yes
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Craig Staats: yes
- Perry A. Stambaugh: yes
- Mandy Steele: yes
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Ana Tiburcio: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Jamie Walsh: no
- Ryan Warner: yes
- Perry Warren: yes
- Dane Watro: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Eric Weaknecht: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Parke Wentling: yes
- Martina White: other
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Scott Barger: no
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Danilo Burgos: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Martin Causer: yes
- Morgan Cephas: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Scott Conklin: yes
- Bud Cook: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Bryan Cutler: yes
- Joseph D'Orsie: yes
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Gary Day: yes
- Daniel Deasy: yes
- David Delloso: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: yes
- Russ Diamond: no
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Wendy Fink: no
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Robert Freeman: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Valerie Gaydos: yes
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jose Giral: yes
- Barbara Gleim: yes
- Dan Goughnour: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Keith Greiner: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Keith Harris: yes
- Doyle Heffley: yes
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Rich Irvin: yes
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- R. Lee James: yes
- Mike Jones: yes
- Tom Jones: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Dallas Kephart: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes

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