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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1030

An Act designating Hershey's Kisses as the official State candy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

In the Senate's Rules & Executive Nominations Committee since November 19, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

23 co-sponsors

Melissa Cerrato, Mary Jo Daley, Nathan Davidson, Justin C. Fleming, Keith J. Greiner, Joe Hogan, R. Lee James, Joe Kerwin, Tarik Khan, Dave Madsen, Steven R. Malagari, Kristin Marcell, Steven C. Mentzer, ED NEILSON, Jim Prokopiak, Chad G. Reichard, Michael H. Schlossberg, Perry S. Warren, David H. Zimmerman, Tim Brennan, Keith S. Harris, Jacklyn Rusnock, TINA M. DAVIS

Its course

March 24 to November 19, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action14 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 24 to May 1350 days

Tourism, Recreation & Economic DevelopmentMar 24 to Apr 2330 days

AppropriationsMay 12 to May 131 day

In the SenateFrom May 13

Community, Economic & Recreational DevelopmentMay 22 to Nov 19181 days

Rules & Executive NominationsFrom Nov 19

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading150–53

    Passed · May 13

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 19

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 24 – May 13

  1. Mar 24Sent to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  2. Apr 23TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT recommended it
  3. May 12Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 13APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 150 to 53

In the Senate May 22 – Nov 19

  1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  3. Nov 19COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT recommended it as amended
  4. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Mar 24Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, March 24, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 23Reported as committed, April 23, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Apr 23First consideration, April 23, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Apr 23Laid on the table, April 23, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 7Removed from table, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 12Second consideration, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 12Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 13Re-reported as committed, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 13Third consideration and final passage, May 13, 2025 (150-53)House of Representatives
  10. May 13(Remarks see House Journal Page 670-671), May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  11. May 22In the SenateSenate
  12. May 22Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, May 22, 2025Senate
  13. Nov 19Reported as amended, Nov. 19, 2025Senate
  14. Nov 19Re-referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Nov. 19, 2025Senate