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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 811: An Act establishing the Pennsylvania SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program to provide technology grants to small businesses.

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 811 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on June 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act establishing the Pennsylvania SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program to provide technology grants to small businesses. Primary sponsor: Frank Farry (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 17, 2025): Re-referred to Appropriations.

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Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Frank FarryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Lynda CulverCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Dan LaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate49
Nick MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Nick PisciottanoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Steve SantarsieroCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
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. Re-referred to Appropriations
  2. Second consideration
  3. First consideration
  4. Reported as amended
  5. Referred to Institutional Sustainability & Innovation

Sources

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