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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1961: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the PA Licensure Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the PA Licensure Compact.

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 1961 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the PA Licensure Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the PA Licensure Compact. Primary sponsor: Bob Merski (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 22, 2026): Act No. 76 of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob MerskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Gina CurryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse164
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Jacklyn RusnockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse126
Steve SamuelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157

“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. 76 of 2026
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in Senate
  5. Signed in House
  6. House concurred in Senate amendments
  7. Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
  8. Referred to Rules
  9. Third consideration and final passage
  10. Second consideration
  11. Re-reported as committed
  12. Re-referred to Appropriations

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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