l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1404

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, further providing for certificates qualifying persons to teach, for standard employment application, for career and technical instructional certificate and for postbaccalaureate certification; and abrogating regulations.

In the Senate's Education Committee since June 24, 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

Benjamin V. Sanchez, Robert E. Merski, Tarah Probst, Chris Pielli, Michael H. Schlossberg, Lisa A. Borowski, Jim Prokopiak, Carol Hill-Evans, Nikki Rivera, Nancy Guenst, Kyle Donahue, MaryLouise Isaacson, Perry S. Warren, Darisha K. Parker, ED NEILSON, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Jennifer O'Mara, Danielle Friel Otten, Paul Takac, Peter Schweyer, Joe Webster, Jeanne McNeill, Jeremy Shaffer

Its course

May 5 to June 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 action12 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 5 to Jun 2349 days

EducationMay 5 to May 127 days

AppropriationsJun 16 to Jun 171 day

In the SenateFrom Jun 23

EducationFrom Jun 24

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Jun 23

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 23

  1. May 5Sent to EDUCATION
  2. May 12EDUCATION recommended it
  3. Jun 16Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 17APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Jun 23Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

In the Senate Jun 24

  1. Jun 24Arrived 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 committed, 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 10Removed from table, June 10, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jun 16Second consideration, June 16, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jun 16Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 16, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jun 17Re-reported as committed, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jun 23Third consideration and final passage, June 23, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  10. Jun 23(Remarks see House Journal Page 1009), June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Jun 24In the SenateSenate
  12. Jun 24Referred to EDUCATION, June 24, 2025Senate