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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 17: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for subjects of instruction and flag code.

Enacted 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 17 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 8, 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 terms and courses of study, further providing for subjects of instruction and flag code. Primary sponsor: Dane Watro (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): Act No. 2 of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dane WatroPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Jill CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Bryan CutlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Joe EmrickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse137
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Joe HammCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Doyle HeffleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Lee JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Milou MackenzieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse131
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Kathy RappCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
David RoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Donna ScheurenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse147
Craig StaatsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Tim TwardzikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse123
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“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. Act No. 2 of 2026
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in Senate
  5. Signed in House
  6. Third consideration and final passage
  7. Re-reported as committed
  8. Re-referred to Appropriations
  9. Second consideration
  10. First consideration
  11. Reported as committed
  12. Referred to Education

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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