PA SB 700

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An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in evidence-based reading instruction, further providing for definitions and for evidence-based reading instruction curriculum and providing for reading screening, for reading deficiency and identification, for school entity duties and reading intervention plan, for parent notification, for grants to school entities, for funding and for reporting; and establishing the Evidence-based Reading Instruction Restricted Account.

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

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Did PA SB 700 pass?

Not yet. PA SB 700 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-06-23): Re-referred to Appropriations

What is PA SB 700 about?

PA SB 700 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in evidence-based reading instruction, further providing for definitions and for evidence-based reading instruction curriculum and providing for reading screening, for reading deficiency and identification, for school entity duties and reading intervention plan, for parent notification, for grants to school entities, for funding and for reporting; and establishing the Evidence-based Reading Instruction Restricted Account.”.

Who sponsors PA SB 700?

Devlin Robinson is the primary sponsor of PA SB 700, joined by 19 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-06-23 — Re-referred to Appropriations
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-06-23
Re-referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-06-23
Second consideration
reading-2
2025-05-06
First consideration
reading-1
2025-05-06
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-04-30
Referred to Education
referral-committee

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Votes

Committee vote (Education): Reported as Committed
2025-05-06 · pass · 10-1
Member-level votes (11)
- David Argall: yes
- Jarrett Coleman: yes
- Carolyn Comitta: yes
- Timothy Kearney: yes
- Doug Mastriano: yes
- Greg Rothman: yes
- Anthony Williams: yes
- Lindsey Williams: yes
- Kim Ward: yes
- Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
- Dawn Keefer: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=23&rollcallid=147&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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