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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1402

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, providing for State certificate fee reduction and further providing for professional educator discipline fee .

In the Senate's Education Committee since June 18, 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

28 co-sponsors

Robert E. Merski, Ben Waxman, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Tarah Probst, Chris Pielli, Lisa A. Borowski, Jim Prokopiak, Carol Hill-Evans, Jose Giral, Aerion Abney, Nikki Rivera, Jeanne McNeill, PATRICK J. HARKINS, Kyle Donahue, Perry S. Warren, ED NEILSON, Elizabeth Fiedler, ROBERT FREEMAN, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Sean Dougherty, Jennifer O'Mara, Steven R. Malagari, Danielle Friel Otten, Paul Takac, MaryLouise Isaacson, Justin C. Fleming, Tarik Khan, Joe Webster

Its course

May 5 to June 18, 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 action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 5 to Jun 1137 days

EducationMay 5 to May 127 days

AppropriationsJun 10 to Jun 111 day

In the SenateFrom Jun 11

EducationFrom Jun 18

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Jun 11

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 12

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 10

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 May 5 – Jun 11

  1. May 5Sent to EDUCATION
  2. May 12EDUCATION recommended it as amended
  3. Jun 10Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 11APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

In the Senate Jun 18

  1. Jun 18Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to EDUCATION
All 12 actions, as published
  1. May 5Referred to EDUCATION, May 5, 2025House of Representatives
  2. May 12Reported as amended, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  3. May 12First consideration, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  4. May 12Laid on the table, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jun 9Removed from table, June 9, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jun 10Second consideration, with amendments, June 10, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jun 10Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 10, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jun 10(Remarks see House Journal Page 865-868), June 10, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jun 11Re-reported as committed, June 11, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jun 11Third consideration and final passage, June 11, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  11. Jun 18In the SenateSenate
  12. Jun 18Referred to EDUCATION, June 18, 2025Senate