PA HB 1849

in committee

An Act providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation.

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

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Did PA HB 1849 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 1849 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-07-01): Re-referred to Health

What is PA HB 1849 about?

PA HB 1849 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 1849?

Clint Owlett is the primary sponsor of PA HB 1849, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-07-01 — Re-referred to Health
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-01
Re-referred to Health
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2026-07-01
Reported with request to re-refer to Health
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2026-06-15
Re-referred to Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-06-15
Reported with request to re-refer to Judiciary
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2026-04-27
Re-referred to Health
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2026-04-27
Reported with request to re-refer to Health
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2025-12-16
Re-referred to Judiciary
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2025-12-16
Reported with request to re-refer to Judiciary
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2025-09-09
Referred to Education
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Votes

Committee vote (Education): Re-refer Bill To Another Committee
2025-12-16 · pass · 14-12
Member-level votes (26)
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- Bryan Cutler: no
- Marc Anderson: no
- Jill Cooper: no
- Joseph D'Orsie: no
- Barbara Gleim: no
- Roman Kozak: no
- Milou Mackenzie: no
- Jason Ortitay: no
- Brian Rasel: no
- John Schlegel: no
- Stephenie Scialabba: no
- Dane Watro: no
Committee vote (Judiciary): Re-refer Bill To Another Committee
2026-04-27 · pass · 14-2
Member-level votes (26)
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Joe Hamm: no
- Joshua Kail: no
- Rob Kauffman: other
- Timothy Bonner: other
- Stephanie Borowicz: other
- Joe Kerwin: other
- Kate Klunk: other
- Charity Krupa: other
- Andrew Kuzma: other
- Robert Leadbeter: other
- Brenda Pugh: other
- Jim Rigby: other
Committee vote (Health): Re-refer Bill To Another Committee
2026-06-15 · pass · 14-12
Member-level votes (26)
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Kathy Rapp: no
- Timothy Bonner: no
- Stephanie Borowicz: no
- Marla Brown: no
- Gary Day: no
- Charity Krupa: no
- Brad Roae: no
- Leslie Rossi: no
- Joanne Stehr: no
- Tim Twardzik: no
- Jamie Walsh: no
- David Zimmerman: no
Committee vote (Judiciary): Re-refer Bill To Another Committee
2026-07-01 · pass · 14-12
Member-level votes (26)
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Rob Kauffman: no
- Timothy Bonner: no
- Stephanie Borowicz: no
- Joe Hamm: no
- Joshua Kail: no
- Joe Kerwin: no
- Kate Klunk: no
- Charity Krupa: no
- Andrew Kuzma: no
- Robert Leadbeter: no
- Brenda Pugh: no
- Jim Rigby: no

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https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=12&rollcallid=1528&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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