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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1178: An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public library code, providing for Rural Library Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Education.

In committee 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 1178 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public library code, providing for Rural Library Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Education. Primary sponsor: Russ Diamond (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2025): Referred to Local Government.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Russ DiamondPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Marty CauserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Lee JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“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. Referred to Local Government

Sources

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