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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1359

An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Entertainment Economic Enhancement Program, further providing for definitions, for procedure and for limitations; providing for regulation of self-service storage facilities; and making a repeal.

Became law as Act 51 of 2025, signed November 24, 2025, 209 days after it was filed.

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

4 co-sponsors

Carol Hill-Evans, ED NEILSON, Keith S. Harris, Tarik Khan

Its course

April 29 to November 24, 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 action32 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 29 to Jun 335 days

CommerceApr 29 to May 67 days

AppropriationsJun 2 to Jun 31 day

In the SenateJun 3 to Nov 18168 days

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureJun 24 to Oct 27125 days

Rules & Executive NominationsNov 17 to Nov 181 day

AppropriationsNov 18 to Nov 180 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesNov 18 to Nov 191 day

Waiting to be sentNov 19 to Nov 190 days

With the GovernorNov 19 to Nov 245 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading194–9

    Passed · Jun 3

  • Senate, third reading45–4

    Passed · Nov 18

  • Senate, third reading46–3

    Passed · Nov 18

  • House of Representatives, concurrence181–22

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Nov 19

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 18

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 Apr 29 – Jun 3

  1. Apr 29Sent to COMMERCE
  2. May 6COMMERCE recommended it
  3. Jun 2Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 3APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 194 to 9

In the Senate Jun 24 – Nov 18

  1. Jun 24Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  3. Oct 27CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it
  4. Oct 28Read a second time
  5. Nov 17Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  6. Nov 18RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS recommended it as amended
  7. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  8. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  9. Passed the Senate, 45 to 4

Back in the House of Representatives Nov 18 – Nov 19

  1. Nov 18Passed the Senate, 46 to 3
  2. Nov 19Returned to the House of Representatives
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 181 to 22
  5. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Nov 19 – Nov 24

  1. Nov 19Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Nov 24Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 51 of 2025
All 32 actions, as published
  1. Apr 29Referred to COMMERCE, April 29, 2025House of Representatives
  2. May 6Reported as committed, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  3. May 6First consideration, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  4. May 6Laid on the table, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 14Removed from table, May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jun 2Second consideration, June 2, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jun 2Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 2, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jun 3Re-reported as committed, June 3, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jun 3Third consideration and final passage, June 3, 2025 (194-9)House of Representatives
  10. Jun 24In the SenateSenate
  11. Jun 24Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 24, 2025Senate
  12. Oct 27Reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2025Senate
  13. Oct 27First consideration, Oct. 27, 2025Senate
  14. Oct 28Second consideration, Oct. 28, 2025Senate
  15. Nov 17Re-referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Nov. 17, 2025Senate
  16. Nov 18Re-reported as amended, Nov. 18, 2025Senate
  17. Nov 18Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 18, 2025Senate
  18. Nov 18Re-reported as committed, Nov. 18, 2025Senate
  19. Nov 18Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 18, 2025 (45-4)Senate
  20. Nov 18Vote on final passage reconsidered, Nov. 18, 2025Senate
  21. Nov 18Final passage, Nov. 18, 2025 (46-3)Senate
  22. Nov 18(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1037-1038), Nov. 18, 2025Senate
  23. Nov 19In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  24. Nov 19Referred to RULES, Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  25. Nov 19Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  26. Nov 19House concurred in Senate amendments, Nov. 19, 2025 (181-22)House of Representatives
  27. Nov 19(Remarks see House Journal Page 1603-1604), Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  28. Nov 19Signed in House, Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  29. Nov 19Signed in Senate, Nov. 19, 2025Senate
  30. Nov 19Presented to the Governor, Nov. 19, 2025Governor
  31. Nov 24Approved by the Governor, Nov. 24, 2025Governor
  32. Nov 24Act No. 51 of 2025, Nov. 24, 2025Governor