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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 2426

An Act amending the act of March 29, 1803 (P.L.542, No.156), entitled "An act to establish a Board of Wardens for the port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotages, and for other purposes therein mentioned," further providing for pilots in the Delaware Bay and River.

Became law as Act 39 of 2026, signed July 20, 2026, 93 days after it was filed.

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

20 co-sponsors

SCOTT CONKLIN, Tarik Khan, Carol Hill-Evans, TINA M. DAVIS, ED NEILSON, Steven R. Malagari, Sean Dougherty, Darisha K. Parker, Joe Ciresi, Morgan Cephas, Jared G. Solomon, MaryLouise Isaacson, Elizabeth Fiedler, Andre D. Carroll, Ben Waxman, Malcolm Kenyatta, Jeremy Shaffer, Dave Madsen, Carol Kazeem, G. Roni Green

Its course

April 18 to July 20, 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 action23 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 18 to May 618 days

CommerceApr 18 to Apr 279 days

AppropriationsMay 5 to May 61 day

In the SenateMay 6 to Jul 1166 days

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureMay 20 to Jun 2940 days

AppropriationsJun 30 to Jul 1010 days

Waiting to be sentJul 11 to Jul 121 day

With the GovernorJul 12 to Jul 208 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–0

    Passed · May 6

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jul 11

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 27

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 Apr 18 – May 6

  1. Apr 18Sent to COMMERCE
  2. Apr 27COMMERCE recommended it as amended
  3. May 5Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 6APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0

In the Senate May 20 – Jul 11

  1. May 20Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  3. Jun 29CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it
  4. Jun 30Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jul 10APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jul 11Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

To the Governor Jul 12 – Jul 20

  1. Jul 12Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jul 20Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 39 of 2026
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Apr 18Referred to COMMERCE, April 18, 2026House of Representatives
  2. Apr 27Reported as amended, April 27, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Apr 27First consideration, April 27, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Apr 27Laid on the table, April 27, 2026House of Representatives
  5. May 4Removed from table, May 4, 2026House of Representatives
  6. May 5Second consideration, May 5, 2026House of Representatives
  7. May 5Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 5, 2026House of Representatives
  8. May 6Re-reported as committed, May 6, 2026House of Representatives
  9. May 6Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2026 (201-0)House of Representatives
  10. May 6(Remarks see House Journal Page 491-492), May 6, 2026House of Representatives
  11. May 20In the SenateSenate
  12. May 20Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, May 20, 2026Senate
  13. Jun 29Reported as committed, June 29, 2026Senate
  14. Jun 29First consideration, June 29, 2026Senate
  15. Jun 30Second consideration, June 30, 2026Senate
  16. Jun 30Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 30, 2026Senate
  17. Jul 10Re-reported as committed, July 10, 2026Senate
  18. Jul 11Third consideration and final passage, July 11, 2026 (50-0)Senate
  19. Jul 12Signed in House, July 12, 2026House of Representatives
  20. Jul 12Signed in Senate, July 12, 2026Senate
  21. Jul 12Presented to the Governor, July 12, 2026Governor
  22. Jul 20Approved by the Governor, July 20, 2026Governor
  23. Jul 20Act No. 39 of 2026, July 20, 2026Governor