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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 138: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the state of civic education in Pennsylvania and develop recommendations on cost-efficient, feasible steps that the Commonwealth can adopt to increase the accessibility and quality of civic education opportunities for students.

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

HR 138 is a resolution introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the state of civic education in Pennsylvania and develop recommendations on cost-efficient, feasible steps that the Commonwealth can adopt to increase the accessibility and quality of civic education opportunities for students. Primary sponsor: Tim Brennan (Democratic). It lists 27 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 21, 2026): Adopted.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 28

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim BrennanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Anthony BellmonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse203
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Bob MerskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Jim ProkopiakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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. Adopted
  2. Reported as committed
  3. Referred to Education

Sources

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