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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1030: An Act designating Hershey's Kisses as the official State candy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1030 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act designating Hershey's Kisses as the official State candy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Primary sponsor: Tom Mehaffie (Republican). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2025): Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom MehaffiePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Nate DavidsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Justin FlemingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Keith GreinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Joe HoganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse142
Lee JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Joe KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse125
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Kristin MarcellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse178
Steve MentzerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jim ProkopiakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Chad ReichardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Jacklyn RusnockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse126
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
  2. Reported as amended
  3. Referred to Community, Economic & Recreational Development
  4. Third consideration and final passage
  5. Re-reported as committed
  6. Re-committed to Appropriations
  7. Second consideration
  8. Removed from table
  9. Laid on the table
  10. First consideration
  11. Reported as committed
  12. Referred to Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source