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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 59: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in community colleges, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of State Board of Education and for degrees.

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 59 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on January 22, 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 community colleges, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of State Board of Education and for degrees. Primary sponsor: Frank Farry (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2025): Referred to Education.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Frank FarryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Lisa BakerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Rosemary BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Maria CollettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Marty FlynnCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Wayne LangerholcCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Doug MastrianoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Greg RothmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Steve SantarsieroCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30

“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 Education

Sources

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