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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 159: An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection of property and waters, further providing for restrictions on transport, sale, importation or release of nonnative injurious fish; and, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for unlawful importation of game or wildlife.

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 159 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection of property and waters, further providing for restrictions on transport, sale, importation or release of nonnative injurious fish; and, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for unlawful importation of game or wildlife. Primary sponsor: Abby Major (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Laid on the table.

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 9 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Abby MajorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Joe HoganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse142
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Lee JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Brian SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Michael StenderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108

“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. Laid on the table
  2. First consideration
  3. Reported as committed
  4. Referred to Game & Fisheries

Sources

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