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PA SB 226

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An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions.

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

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Kristin Phillips-Hillprimary
  • Wayne Fontanacosponsor
  • Greg Rothmancosponsor
  • Jarrett Colemancosponsor
  • Judy Wardcosponsor
  • Cris Dushcosponsor
  • Doug Mastrianocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Government

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-06

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  3. 2025-05-06

    First consideration

    reading-1

  4. 2025-05-07

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  5. 2025-05-07

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-05-12

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-05-12

    Third consideration and final passage

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-05-13

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (State Government): Reported as Committed

    2025-05-06 · pass · 8-3

    Member-level votes (11)
    • David Argall: yes
    • Doug Mastriano: yes
    • Katie Muth: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Patrick Stefano: yes
    • Judy Ward: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Steven Santarsiero: no
    • Nikil Saval: no
    • Anthony Williams: no
  • Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed

    2025-05-12 · pass · 14-8

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Scott Martin: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: no
    • Art Haywood: no
    • Vincent Hughes: no
    • Timothy Kearney: no
    • Patty Kim: no
    • Judith Schwank: no
    • Sharif Street: no
    • Jay Costa: no
  • FINAL PASSAGE

    2025-05-12 · pass · 29-21

    Member-level votes (50)
    • David Argall: yes
    • Lisa Baker: yes
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Lisa Boscola: no
    • Michele Brooks: yes
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: no
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Maria Collett: no
    • Carolyn Comitta: no
    • Jay Costa: no
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Frank Farry: yes
    • Marty Flynn: no
    • Wayne Fontana: no
    • Chris Gebhard: yes
    • Art Haywood: no
    • Vincent Hughes: no
    • Scott Hutchinson: yes
    • John Kane: no
    • Timothy Kearney: no
    • Dawn Keefer: yes
    • Patty Kim: no
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • James Malone: no
    • Scott Martin: yes
    • Doug Mastriano: yes
    • Nick Miller: no
    • Katie Muth: yes
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Nick Pisciottano: no
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Greg Rothman: yes
    • Steven Santarsiero: no
    • Nikil Saval: no
    • Judith Schwank: no
    • Patrick Stefano: yes
    • Sharif Street: no
    • Christine Tartaglione: no
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Judy Ward: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Anthony Williams: no
    • Lindsey Williams: yes
    • Gene Yaw: yes

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