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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1253: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in student supports, further providing for definitions and for student supports; and, in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for duties of committee, for standardized protocols and for reporting and memorandum of understanding.

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 1253 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in student supports, further providing for definitions and for student supports; and, in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for duties of committee, for standardized protocols and for reporting and memorandum of understanding. Primary sponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): Referred to Education.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Liz HanbidgePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Bob MerskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Chris RabbCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse200
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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 Education

Sources

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