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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1404: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, further providing for certificates qualifying persons to teach, for standard employment application, for career and technical instructional certificate and for postbaccalaureate certification; and abrogating regulations.

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 1404 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on May 5, 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 certification of teachers, further providing for certificates qualifying persons to teach, for standard employment application, for career and technical instructional certificate and for postbaccalaureate certification; and abrogating regulations. Primary sponsor: Gina Curry (Democratic). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2025): Referred to Education.

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 23 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gina CurryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse164
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Mary IsaacsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse175
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Bob MerskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Darisha ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse198
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Jim ProkopiakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Pete SchweyerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse134
Jeremy ShafferCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Paul TakacCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150

“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
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as committed
  10. Referred to Education

Sources

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