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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 327: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for powers and duties of councils of trustees. Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, further providing for automatic certification.

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

SB 327 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on February 28, 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 the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for powers and duties of councils of trustees. Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, further providing for automatic certification. Primary sponsor: Chris Gebhard (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): Act No. 5 of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris GebhardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Camera BartolottaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Lynda CulverCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
John KaneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“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. 5 of 2026
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in House
  5. Signed in Senate
  6. Senate concurred in House amendments
  7. Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
  8. Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
  9. Third consideration and final passage
  10. Re-reported as committed
  11. Re-referred to Appropriations
  12. Second consideration, with amendments

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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