PA HB 1663

in committee

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, establishing the Statewide Children's Literacy Program and the Children's Literacy Program of Pennsylvania Restricted Account; and imposing duties on the Department of Education.

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

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2025-12-22 — Referred to Education
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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2025-06-25
Referred to Children & Youth
referral-committee
2025-10-29
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-10-29
First consideration
reading-1
2025-10-29
Laid on the table
2025-11-19
Removed from table
2025-12-16
Second consideration, with amendments
reading-2
2025-12-16
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-12-17
Re-reported as amended
amendment-passage,committee-passage
2025-12-17
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2025-12-22
Referred to Education
referral-committee

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Votes

Committee vote (Children & Youth): Report Bill As Committed
2025-10-29 · pass · 16-10
Member-level votes (26)
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Kate Klunk: no
- Scott Barger: no
- Gary Day: no
- Roman Kozak: no
- Milou Mackenzie: no
- Natalie Mihalek: no
- Brenda Pugh: no
- John Schlegel: no
- Jamie Walsh: no
- David Zimmerman: no
House Bill 1663
2025-12-16 · pass · 102-101
Member-level votes (203)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: no
- Mike Armanini: no
- Jacob Banta: no
- Scott Barger: no
- Jamie Barton: no
- Josh Bashline: no
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: no
- Aaron Bernstine: no
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: no
- Stephanie Borowicz: no
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Marla Brown: no
- Danilo Burgos: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Martin Causer: no
- Morgan Cephas: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Scott Conklin: yes
- Bud Cook: no
- Jill Cooper: no
- Gina Curry: yes
- Bryan Cutler: no
- Joseph D'Orsie: no
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Eric Davanzo: no
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Gary Day: no
- Daniel Deasy: yes
- David Delloso: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: no
- Russ Diamond: no
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Torren Ecker: no
- Joe Emrick: no
- Mindy Fee: no
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Wendy Fink: no
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Jamie Flick: no
- Ann Flood: no
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Robert Freeman: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: no
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Valerie Gaydos: no
- Mark Gillen: no
- Jose Giral: yes
- Barbara Gleim: no
- Dan Goughnour: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Keith Greiner: no
- Seth Grove: no
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: no
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Keith Harris: yes
- Doyle Heffley: no
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Joe Hogan: no
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Rich Irvin: no
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- R. Lee James: no
- Mike Jones: no
- Tom Jones: no
- Joshua Kail: no
- Rob Kauffman: no
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Dallas Kephart: no
- Joe Kerwin: no
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: no
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: no
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Charity Krupa: no
- Anita Kulik: yes
- Thomas Kutz: no
- Andrew Kuzma: no
- Shelby Labs: no
- John Lawrence: no
- Robert Leadbeter: no
- Milou Mackenzie: no
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: no
- Zachary Mako: no
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: no
- Kristin Marcell: no
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Thomas Mehaffie: no
- Steven Mentzer: no
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: no
- Natalie Mihalek: no
- Brett Miller: no
- Dan Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: no
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Marci Mustello: no
- Ed Neilson: yes
- Eric Nelson: no
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: no
- Jeff Olsommer: no
- Jason Ortitay: no
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Clint Owlett: no
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Eddie Pashinski: yes
- Tina Pickett: no
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Brenda Pugh: no
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Jack Rader: no
- Kathy Rapp: no
- Brian Rasel: no
- Chad Reichard: no
- Jim Rigby: no
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: no
- Leslie Rossi: no
- David Rowe: no
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Alec Ryncavage: no
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Steve Samuelson: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Donna Scheuren: no
- John Schlegel: no
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Louis Schmitt: no
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Stephenie Scialabba: no
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: no
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Brian Smith: no
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Craig Staats: no
- Perry A. Stambaugh: no
- Mandy Steele: yes
- Joanne Stehr: no
- Michael Stender: no
- James Struzzi: no
- Paul Takac: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: no
- Jesse Topper: no
- Tim Twardzik: no
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Jamie Walsh: no
- Ryan Warner: no
- Perry Warren: yes
- Dane Watro: no
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Eric Weaknecht: no
- Joe Webster: yes
- Parke Wentling: no
- Martina White: no
- Craig Williams: no
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: no
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Amended
2025-12-17 · pass · 22-15
Member-level votes (37)
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Gina Curry: 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
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- James Struzzi: no
- Jamie Barton: no
- Marla Brown: no
- Eric Davanzo: no
- Torren Ecker: no
- Ann Flood: no
- Joshua Kail: no
- Charity Krupa: no
- Thomas Kutz: no
- Zachary Mako: no
- Kristin Marcell: no
- Marci Mustello: no
- Eric Nelson: no
- Jeff Olsommer: no
- Ryan Warner: no
Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment
2025-12-17 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (37)
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Gina Curry: 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
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Torren Ecker: 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
- Ryan Warner: yes
MOTION TO PROCEED
2025-12-17 · pass · 196-7
Member-level votes (203)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: no
- Scott Barger: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: no
- 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: no
- 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: no
- 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: no
- 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: no
- 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: 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: 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: no
- 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
FINAL PASSAGE
2025-12-17 · pass · 116-87
Member-level votes (203)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: no
- Mike Armanini: no
- Jacob Banta: no
- Scott Barger: no
- Jamie Barton: no
- Josh Bashline: no
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: no
- Aaron Bernstine: no
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: no
- Stephanie Borowicz: no
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Marla Brown: no
- Danilo Burgos: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Martin Causer: no
- Morgan Cephas: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Scott Conklin: yes
- Bud Cook: no
- Jill Cooper: no
- Gina Curry: yes
- Bryan Cutler: no
- Joseph D'Orsie: no
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Eric Davanzo: no
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Gary Day: no
- Daniel Deasy: yes
- David Delloso: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: no
- Russ Diamond: no
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Torren Ecker: no
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: no
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Wendy Fink: no
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Jamie Flick: no
- Ann Flood: no
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Robert Freeman: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: no
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Valerie Gaydos: no
- Mark Gillen: no
- Jose Giral: yes
- Barbara Gleim: no
- Dan Goughnour: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Keith Greiner: no
- Seth Grove: no
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: no
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Keith Harris: yes
- Doyle Heffley: no
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Rich Irvin: no
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- R. Lee James: no
- Mike Jones: no
- Tom Jones: no
- Joshua Kail: no
- Rob Kauffman: no
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Dallas Kephart: no
- Joe Kerwin: no
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: no
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Charity Krupa: no
- Anita Kulik: yes
- Thomas Kutz: no
- Andrew Kuzma: no
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: no
- Milou Mackenzie: no
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: no
- Zachary Mako: no
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: no
- 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: no
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: no
- Natalie Mihalek: no
- Brett Miller: yes
- Dan Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Marci Mustello: no
- Ed Neilson: yes
- Eric Nelson: no
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: no
- Jeff Olsommer: no
- Jason Ortitay: no
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Clint Owlett: no
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Eddie Pashinski: yes
- Tina Pickett: no
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Brenda Pugh: no
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Jack Rader: yes
- Kathy Rapp: no
- Brian Rasel: no
- Chad Reichard: no
- Jim Rigby: no
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: no
- Leslie Rossi: no
- David Rowe: no
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Alec Ryncavage: no
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Steve Samuelson: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Donna Scheuren: no
- John Schlegel: no
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Louis Schmitt: no
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Stephenie Scialabba: no
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Brian Smith: no
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Craig Staats: no
- Perry A. Stambaugh: no
- Mandy Steele: yes
- Joanne Stehr: no
- Michael Stender: no
- James Struzzi: no
- Paul Takac: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: no
- Tim Twardzik: no
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Jamie Walsh: no
- Ryan Warner: no
- Perry Warren: yes
- Dane Watro: no
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Eric Weaknecht: no
- Joe Webster: yes
- Parke Wentling: no
- Martina White: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: no

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