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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 257: An Act amending Titles 4 (Amusements), 74 (Transportation) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming tax; in sustainable mobility options, further providing for definitions, for fund and for operating program and providing for annual performance evaluation and for operating a controlled substance injection site near infrastructure of a local transportation organization; in metropolitan transportation authorities, further providing for special prosecutor for mass transit; in public-private transportation partnerships, providing for metropolitan transportation authority projects; in licensing of drivers, further providing for persons ineligible for licensing, license issuance to minors and junior driver's license, for learners' permits, for application for driver's license or learner's permit by minor and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation of vehicles, providing for the offense of interference with operation or movement of a public transit vehicle and for sentencing enhancement for drug delivery on transit; in lighting equipment, further providing for use and display of illuminated signs; in taxes for highway maintenance and construction, providing for supplemental funding for three and four digit highway construction; and establishing the Supplemental Funding for Three and Four Digit State Routes Account in the Motor License Fund.

Passed both chambers 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 257 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 4 (Amusements), 74 (Transportation) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming tax; in sustainable mobility options, further providing for definitions, for fund and for operating program and providing for annual performance evaluation and for operating a controlled substance injection site near infrastructure of a local transportation organization; in metropolitan transportation authorities, further providing for special prosecutor for mass transit; in public-private transportation partnerships, providing for metropolitan transportation authority projects; in licensing of drivers, further providing for persons ineligible for licensing, license issuance to minors and junior driver's license, for learners' permits, for application for driver's license or learner's permit by minor and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation of vehicles, providing for the offense of interference with operation or movement of a public transit vehicle and for sentencing enhancement for drug delivery on transit; in lighting equipment, further providing for use and display of illuminated signs; in taxes for highway maintenance and construction, providing for supplemental funding for three and four digit highway construction; and establishing the Supplemental Funding for Three and Four Digit State Routes Account in the Motor License Fund. Primary sponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 9, 2025): Referred to Rules.

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 16 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed NeilsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Anthony BellmonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse203
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Justin FlemingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Joe McAndrewCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Jeremy ShafferCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28

“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 Rules
  2. Final passage
  3. Third consideration, with amendments
  4. Re-reported as committed
  5. Re-referred to Appropriations *opening vote*
  6. First consideration
  7. Reported as committed
  8. Referred to Transportation
  9. Third consideration and final passage
  10. Re-reported as committed
  11. Re-committed to Appropriations
  12. Second consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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