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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2197: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools.

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 2197 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on February 5, 2026. 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 pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools. Primary sponsor: Carol Kazeem (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2026): Referred to Education.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carol KazeemPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
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

Sources

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