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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1257: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special provisions.

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 1257 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special provisions. Primary sponsor: Tarah Probst (Democratic). It lists 33 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 30, 2026): Referred to State Government.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 33 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tarah ProbstPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Scott ConklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Dan DeasyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Justin FlemingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Manny GuzmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Steve MentzerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Bob MerskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Kyle MullinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Brian MunroeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse144
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Christina SappeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse158
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Jared SolomonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse202
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Paul TakacCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Ana TiburcioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
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 State Government
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration, with amendments
  6. Amended, bill gone over
  7. Removed from table
  8. Laid on the table
  9. Re-reported as committed
  10. Re-committed to Rules
  11. First consideration
  12. Reported as amended

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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