Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 579: An Act amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, providing for licensing and regulating the practice of music therapy; and making editorial changes.

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

SB 579 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on April 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, providing for licensing and regulating the practice of music therapy; and making editorial changes. Primary sponsor: Elder Vogel (Republican). It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2025): Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Elder VogelPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Amanda CappellettiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Maria CollettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Carolyn ComittaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Lynda CulverCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Marty FlynnCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Scott HutchinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
John KaneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Tim KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Patty KimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
James MaloneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Nick MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Katie MuthCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
Joe PicozziCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Nick PisciottanoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Steve SantarsieroCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Nikil SavalCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Sharif StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Tina TartaglioneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Tony WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Gene YawCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“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 Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

Sources

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