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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2586: An Act prohibiting individuals from holding themselves out as music therapists without holding a valid certification; and imposing a penalty.

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 2586 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on June 1, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act prohibiting individuals from holding themselves out as music therapists without holding a valid certification; and imposing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Eddie Pashinski (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 22, 2026): Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure.

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
Eddie PashinskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Bud CookCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Darisha ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse198
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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 Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Re-reported as committed
  7. Re-committed to Rules
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as committed
  10. Referred to Professional Licensure

Sources

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