l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 354

An Act providing for "What Is Your Pennsylvania Story" guidelines for school entities; and imposing duties on the Department of Education.

Became law as Act 30 of 2025, signed July 7, 2025, 161 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

19 co-sponsors

Barbara Gleim, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Keith J. Greiner, Carol Hill-Evans, Danilo Burgos, Malcolm Kenyatta, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Jim Haddock, Kristin Marcell, Tarik Khan, Steven R. Malagari, Kyle Donahue, Mandy Steele, G. Roni Green, KERRY A. BENNINGHOFF, Keith S. Harris, Joe Webster, Carol Kazeem, TINA M. DAVIS

Its course

January 27 to July 7, 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 action28 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Apr 770 days

EducationJan 27 to Mar 1749 days

AppropriationsMar 26 to Apr 712 days

In the SenateApr 7 to Jun 2680 days

EducationApr 9 to Jun 2476 days

AppropriationsJun 25 to Jun 261 day

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 26 to Jun 304 days

Waiting to be sentJun 30 to Jul 11 day

With the GovernorJul 1 to Jul 76 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading190–13

    Passed · Apr 7

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 26

  • House of Representatives, concurrence199–4

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 30

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 24

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 Jan 27 – Apr 7

  1. Jan 27Sent to EDUCATION
  2. Mar 17EDUCATION recommended it
  3. Mar 26Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 7APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 190 to 13

In the Senate Apr 9 – Jun 26

  1. Apr 9Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to EDUCATION
  3. Jun 24EDUCATION recommended it as amended
  4. Jun 25Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 26APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 30

  1. Jun 30Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 199 to 4
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 30 – Jul 7

  1. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
  2. Jul 1Sent to the Governor
  3. Jul 7Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 30 of 2025
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Referred to EDUCATION, Jan. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Mar 17Reported as committed, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Mar 17First consideration, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Mar 17Laid on the table, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Mar 25Removed from table, March 25, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Mar 26Second consideration, March 26, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Mar 26Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 26, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Apr 7Re-reported as committed, April 7, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Apr 7Third consideration and final passage, April 7, 2025 (190-13)House of Representatives
  10. Apr 9In the SenateSenate
  11. Apr 9Referred to EDUCATION, April 9, 2025Senate
  12. Jun 24Reported as amended, June 24, 2025Senate
  13. Jun 24First consideration, June 24, 2025Senate
  14. Jun 25Second consideration, June 25, 2025Senate
  15. Jun 25Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2025Senate
  16. Jun 26Re-reported as committed, June 26, 2025Senate
  17. Jun 26Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2025 (50-0)Senate
  18. Jun 26(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 669-670), June 26, 2025Senate
  19. Jun 30In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  20. Jun 30Referred to RULES, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  21. Jun 30Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  22. Jun 30House concurred in Senate amendments, June 30, 2025 (199-4)House of Representatives
  23. Jun 30(Remarks see House Journal Page 1167), June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  24. Jun 30Signed in House, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  25. Jun 30Signed in Senate, June 30, 2025Senate
  26. Jul 1Presented to the Governor, July 1, 2025Governor
  27. Jul 7Approved by the Governor, July 7, 2025Governor
  28. Jul 7Act No. 30 of 2025, July 7, 2025Governor