PA HB 2028

introduced

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for permitted use of public space; and, in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity.

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

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Did PA HB 2028 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 2028 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)

What is PA HB 2028 about?

PA HB 2028 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for permitted use of public space; and, in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 2028?

Ismail Smith-Wade-El is the primary sponsor of PA HB 2028, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-24 — Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-24
Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
2026-04-29
Removed from table
2026-04-27
Laid on the table
2026-04-27
First consideration
reading-1
2026-04-27
Reported as amended
amendment-passage,committee-passage
2025-11-12
Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee

Versions

Printer's No. PN2586Compare
Printer's No. PN3276Compare

Documents

Votes

Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Amended
2026-04-27 · 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
Committee vote (Judiciary): Adopt Amendment
2026-04-27 · pass · 26-0
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: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes

Related bills

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https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=60&rollcallid=2001&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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