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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 819: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, further providing for continuing professional development; providing for access to rigorous courses of study for all students; establishing the Access to Rigorous Courses of Study for All Students Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Education.

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 819 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 13, 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 certification of teachers, further providing for continuing professional development; providing for access to rigorous courses of study for all students; establishing the Access to Rigorous Courses of Study for All Students Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Education. Primary sponsor: Steve Malagari (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 11, 2025): Referred to Education.

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 15 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve MalagariPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Anthony BellmonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse203
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Valerie GaydosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150

“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
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Education

Sources

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