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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1397: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to actions, proceedings and other matters generally, providing for use of media devices.

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 1397 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on May 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to actions, proceedings and other matters generally, providing for use of media devices. Primary sponsor: Jamie Flick (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie FlickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Marla BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Jill CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Russ DiamondCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Jonathan FritzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse111
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Jeff OlsommerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Tina PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Chad ReichardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Alec RyncavageCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse119
Michael StenderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Jamie WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
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 Judiciary

Sources

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