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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2047: An Act establishing the Local News Fellowship Program; imposing duties on the State System of Higher Education; and providing for administration of the Local News Fellowship Program.

Passed one chamber 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 2047 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on November 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act establishing the Local News Fellowship Program; imposing duties on the State System of Higher Education; and providing for administration of the Local News Fellowship Program. Primary sponsor: Chris Rabb (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 27, 2026): Referred to Education.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RabbPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse200
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Scott ConklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Elizabeth FiedlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse184
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Izzy Smith-Wade-ElCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Paul TakacCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“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. Referred to Education
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration, with amendments
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Communications & Technology

Sources

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