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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 162: A Resolution urging all agencies of the Commonwealth to have the ability to use diacritical marks on names on all Commonwealth-issued documents by July 1, 2027.

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

HR 162 is a resolution introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A Resolution urging all agencies of the Commonwealth to have the ability to use diacritical marks on names on all Commonwealth-issued documents by July 1, 2027. Primary sponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2026): Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
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. Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
  2. Reported as committed
  3. Referred to State Government

Sources

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