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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 860: 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, providing for prohibited review of curriculum, instructional materials and voluntary inquiry material in public school entities.

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 860 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 11, 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, providing for prohibited review of curriculum, instructional materials and voluntary inquiry material in public school entities. Primary sponsor: Paul Friel (Democratic). It lists 27 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2025): Referred to Education.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 28

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul FrielPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Anthony BellmonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse203
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Andre CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse201
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Elizabeth FiedlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse184
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Mary IsaacsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse175
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Rick KrajewskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse188
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Darisha ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse198
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“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