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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1716: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, providing for the prohibition on declawing cats.

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 1716 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on July 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, providing for the prohibition on declawing cats. Primary sponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 27, 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 23 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Liz HanbidgePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Jessica BenhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Scott ConklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Elizabeth FiedlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse184
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HoganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse142
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Jacklyn RusnockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse126
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
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. Laid on the table
  2. First consideration
  3. Reported as amended
  4. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

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