l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 2047

An Act establishing the Local News Fellowship Program; imposing duties on the State System of Higher Education; and providing for administration of the Local News Fellowship Program.

In the Senate's Education Committee since October 27, 2026.

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

13 co-sponsors

Benjamin V. Sanchez, Ben Waxman, Tarik Khan, Nikki Rivera, ROBERT FREEMAN, Keith S. Harris, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Perry S. Warren, Joe Ciresi, Paul Takac, Dave Madsen, SCOTT CONKLIN, Elizabeth Fiedler

Its course

November 18, 2025 to October 27, 2026, 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 RepresentativesNov 18 to Oct 21337 days

Communications & TechnologyNov 18 to Feb 478 days

AppropriationsOct 20 to Oct 211 day

In the SenateFrom Oct 21

EducationFrom Oct 27

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading103–100

    Passed · Oct 21, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4, 2026

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 20, 2026

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 Nov 18 – Oct 21, 2026

  1. Nov 18Sent to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
  2. Feb 4, 2026COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY recommended it as amended
  3. Oct 20, 2026Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Oct 21, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 103 to 100

In the Senate Oct 27, 2026

  1. Oct 27, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to EDUCATION
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Nov 18Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Nov. 18, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Feb 4, 2026Reported as amended, Feb. 4, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Feb 4, 2026First consideration, Feb. 4, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Feb 4, 2026Laid on the table, Feb. 4, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Oct 19, 2026Removed from table, Oct. 19, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Oct 20, 2026Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 20, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Oct 20, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 20, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Oct 20, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Oct. 20, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Oct 21, 2026Re-reported as committed, Oct. 21, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Oct 21, 2026Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 21, 2026 (103-100)House of Representatives
  11. Oct 27, 2026In the SenateSenate
  12. Oct 27, 2026Referred to EDUCATION, Oct. 27, 2026Senate