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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 865: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Educational Assistance Program, further providing for definitions, for eligibility and for recoupment of grant payments; and, in Military Family Education Program, further providing for definitions, for eligibility, for limitations and for recoupment of Military Family Education Program grant payments.

Enacted 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 865 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Educational Assistance Program, further providing for definitions, for eligibility and for recoupment of grant payments; and, in Military Family Education Program, further providing for definitions, for eligibility, for limitations and for recoupment of Military Family Education Program grant payments. Primary sponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic). It lists 34 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 7, 2025): Act No. 32 of 2025.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 30 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Arvind VenkatPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Gina CurryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse164
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Kristin MarcellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse178
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Jacklyn RusnockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse126
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Steve SamuelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Donna ScheurenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse147
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Joanne StehrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse107
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Craig WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse160

“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. Act No. 32 of 2025
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in Senate
  5. Signed in House
  6. House concurred in Senate amendments
  7. Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
  8. Referred to Rules
  9. Third consideration and final passage
  10. Re-reported as committed
  11. Re-referred to Appropriations
  12. Second consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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