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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1877: 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, providing for Pennsylvania Seal of Biliteracy.

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 1877 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on September 25, 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, providing for Pennsylvania Seal of Biliteracy. Primary sponsor: Joe D'Orsie (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 29, 2026): Act No. 19 of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe D'OrsiePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Marc AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Jill CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Bryan CutlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Dan GoughnourCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Manny GuzmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ana TiburcioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
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. 19 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