l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1701

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, further providing for referendum or public hearing required prior to construction or lease; providing for school facilities; establishing the Public School Facility Advisory Committee; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, repealing provisions relating to building condition assessments; and imposing duties on the Department of Education.

In the Senate's Education Committee since October 15, 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

25 co-sponsors

Lindsay Powell, Tarik Khan, Tarah Probst, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Liz Hanbidge, Carol Kazeem, Ben Waxman, Lisa A. Borowski, Rick Krajewski, Jose Giral, ED NEILSON, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Steven R. Malagari, ROBERT FREEMAN, Kyle Donahue, Carol Hill-Evans, G. Roni Green, Nathan Davidson, Heather Boyd, Gina H. Curry, Malcolm Kenyatta, Nikki Rivera, TINA M. DAVIS, Dave Madsen

Its course

July 9 to October 15, 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 action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJul 9 to Oct 891 days

EducationJul 9 to Sep 3083 days

AppropriationsOct 7 to Oct 81 day

In the SenateFrom Oct 8

EducationFrom Oct 15

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading103–100

    Passed · Oct 8

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 30

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 7

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 Jul 9 – Oct 8

  1. Jul 9Sent to EDUCATION
  2. Sep 30EDUCATION recommended it as amended
  3. Oct 7Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Oct 8APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 103 to 100

In the Senate Oct 15

  1. Oct 15Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to EDUCATION
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jul 9Referred to EDUCATION, July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Sep 30Reported as amended, Sept. 30, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Sep 30First consideration, Sept. 30, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Sep 30Laid on the table, Sept. 30, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Oct 6Removed from table, Oct. 6, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Oct 7Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 7, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Oct 7Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 7, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Oct 7(Remarks see House Journal Page 1434-1438), Oct. 7, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Oct 8Re-reported as committed, Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Oct 8Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 8, 2025 (103-100)House of Representatives
  11. Oct 8(Remarks see House Journal Page 1468-1469), Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Oct 15In the SenateSenate
  13. Oct 15Referred to EDUCATION, Oct. 15, 2025Senate