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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 792: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations instruction.

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 792 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 3, 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, in terms and courses of study, further providing for Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations instruction. Primary sponsor: Kristin Marcell (Republican). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): Referred to Education.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristin MarcellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse178
Jake BantaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Seth GroveCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Joe HoganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse142
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Brenda PughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Jared SolomonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse202
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
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