PA HB 2154

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An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Prison Industry Enhancement Authority; providing for employment of incarcerated individuals by private industry and for subcontracts with correctional agencies; establishing guidelines for incarcerated individual compensation; and providing for location of private sector prison industry.

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

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Quick answers

Did PA HB 2154 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 2154 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-10-13): Referred to Judiciary

What is PA HB 2154 about?

PA HB 2154 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Prison Industry Enhancement Authority; providing for employment of incarcerated individuals by private industry and for subcontracts with correctional agencies; establishing guidelines for incarcerated individual compensation; and providing for location of private sector prison industry.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 2154?

Tim Briggs is the primary sponsor of PA HB 2154, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-10-13 — Referred to Judiciary
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-10-13
Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-09-28
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2026-09-28
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-07-01
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-07-01
Second consideration, with amendments
reading-2
2026-06-25
Removed from table
2026-01-28
Laid on the table
2026-01-28
First consideration
reading-1
2026-01-28
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-01-22
Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Committed
2026-01-28 · 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
- Andrew Kuzma: no
- Robert Leadbeter: no
- Brenda Pugh: no
- Jim Rigby: no
- Stephenie Scialabba: no
A3996
2026-07-01 · pass · 115-87
Member-level votes (202)
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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: yes
- Mike Jones: yes
- 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: yes
- John Lawrence: no
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: no
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: no
- Zachary Mako: no
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: no
- Kristin Marcell: no
- George Margetas: no
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Jen Mazzocco: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: no
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- 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
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: 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
- Ana Tiburcio: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: no
- Tim Twardzik: no
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Andrea Verobish: no
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Catherine Wallen: no
- 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: yes
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: no
A4004
2026-07-01 · pass · 202-0
Member-level votes (202)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- George Margetas: 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: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Peter Schweyer: 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
- Andrea Verobish: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Catherine Wallen: 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
A4097
2026-07-01 · fail · 100-102
Member-level votes (202)
- 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: no
- 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: no
- 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
- George Margetas: 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
- 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
- Andrea Verobish: yes
- Greg Vitali: no
- Catherine Wallen: yes
- 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: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: no
- Regina G. Young: no
- David Zimmerman: yes

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