l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 2551

An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties in general, providing for certain text-based communications prohibited.

In the Senate's Communications & Technology Committee since June 25, 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

27 co-sponsors

ED NEILSON, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Gina H. Curry, Kyle Donahue, Paul Friel, Manuel Guzman Jr., Carol Hill-Evans, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Emily Kinkead, Andrew Kuzma, Kristin Marcell, Jen Mazzocco, Jeanne McNeill, Robert E. Merski, Darisha K. Parker, Tarah Probst, Peter Schweyer, Melissa L. Shusterman, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Perry A. Stambaugh, Dan K. Williams, Perry S. Warren, Jeremy Shaffer, Malcolm Kenyatta, G. Roni Green, Jessica Benham, Liz Hanbidge

Its course

May 28 to June 25, 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 action13 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 28 to Jun 2326 days

Consumer Protection, Technology & UtilitiesMay 28 to Jun 912 days

RulesJun 9 to Jun 2213 days

AppropriationsJun 22 to Jun 231 day

In the SenateFrom Jun 23

Communications & TechnologyFrom Jun 25

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–0

    Passed · Jun 23

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 9

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 22

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 28 – Jun 23

  1. May 28Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES
  2. Jun 9CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jun 22RULES recommended it
  5. Amended and read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jun 23APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0

In the Senate Jun 25

  1. Jun 25Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
All 13 actions, as published
  1. May 28Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, May 28, 2026House of Representatives
  2. Jun 9Reported as amended, June 9, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Jun 9First consideration, June 9, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Jun 9Re-committed to RULES, June 9, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Jun 22Re-reported as committed, June 22, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Jun 22Second consideration, with amendments, June 22, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Jun 22Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 22, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Jun 22(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 22, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Jun 23Re-reported as committed, June 23, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Jun 23Third consideration and final passage, June 23, 2026 (202-0)House of Representatives
  11. Jun 23(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 23, 2026House of Representatives
  12. Jun 25In the SenateSenate
  13. Jun 25Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, June 25, 2026Senate