l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1407

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 instructional certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department and providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age levels; and abrogating a regulation .

In the Senate's Education Committee since July 22, 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

18 co-sponsors

Nikki Rivera, Michael H. Schlossberg, Liz Hanbidge, Jose Giral, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Danielle Friel Otten, Jim Prokopiak, Paul Takac, MaryLouise Isaacson, Jennifer O'Mara, Peter Schweyer, Tarah Probst, Lisa A. Borowski, Aerion Abney, Justin C. Fleming, Jacklyn Rusnock, Joe Webster, Abigail Salisbury

Its course

May 5 to July 22, 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 Jul 1470 days

EducationMay 5 to May 127 days

AppropriationsJul 9 to Jul 145 days

In the SenateFrom Jul 14

EducationFrom Jul 22

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–0

    Passed · Jul 14

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jul 9

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 – Jul 14

  1. May 5Sent to EDUCATION
  2. May 12EDUCATION recommended it
  3. Jul 9Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jul 14APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0

In the Senate Jul 22

  1. Jul 22Arrived 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. Jul 8Removed from table, July 8, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jul 9Second consideration, with amendments, July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jul 9Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jul 9(Remarks see House Journal Page 1256-1258), July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jul 14Re-reported as committed, July 14, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jul 14Third consideration and final passage, July 14, 2025 (202-0)House of Representatives
  11. Jul 22In the SenateSenate
  12. Jul 22Referred to EDUCATION, July 22, 2025Senate