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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 563: An Act amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, providing for licensing and regulating the practice of music therapy; and making editorial changes.

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 563 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, providing for licensing and regulating the practice of music therapy; and making editorial changes. Primary sponsor: Eddie Pashinski (Democratic). It lists 46 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2025): Referred to Professional Licensure.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 46 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eddie PashinskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Anthony BellmonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse203
Jessica BenhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Tim BriggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Gina CurryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse164
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Jamie FlickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Mary IsaacsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse175
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Rick KrajewskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse188
Anita KulikCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Rob MatzieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Kyle MullinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Brian MunroeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse144
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Darisha ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse198
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Steve SamuelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Izzy Smith-Wade-ElCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Jared SolomonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse202
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Regina YoungCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse185

“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 Professional Licensure

Sources

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