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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 656: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for administration of emergency anti-seizure medication.

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 656 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on February 20, 2025. 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, providing for administration of emergency anti-seizure medication. Primary sponsor: Jamie Barton (Republican). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 20, 2025): Referred to Education.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie BartonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse124
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Tim BriggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Joe D'OrsieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Russ DiamondCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Paul FrielCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Andrew KuzmaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Jim ProkopiakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
David RoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Tim TwardzikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse123
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Dane WatroCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Regina YoungCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse185
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“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