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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 462

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time, further providing for infancy, insanity or imprisonment; in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity and for exceptions to governmental immunity; and making a repeal.

In the Senate's Judiciary Committee since June 18, 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

33 co-sponsors

La'Tasha D. Mayes, Dan L. Miller, Carol Hill-Evans, Danielle Friel Otten, ROBERT FREEMAN, Tarah Probst, Chris Pielli, Nancy Guenst, Tarik Khan, Andre D. Carroll, Christina D. Sappey, TINA M. DAVIS, Kristine C. Howard, Melissa Cerrato, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Ben Waxman, Mary Jo Daley, Jim Haddock, Kyle Donahue, Michael H. Schlossberg, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., Heather Boyd, Gina H. Curry, Melissa L. Shusterman, G. Roni Green, Nikki Rivera, TIM BRIGGS, John C. Inglis III, Dave Madsen, Joe Webster, Jeanne McNeill, Jose Giral, Liz Hanbidge

Its course

February 4, 2025 to June 23, 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 action15 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Jun 9125 days

JudiciaryFeb 4 to May 691 days

AppropriationsMay 14 to Jun 926 days

In the SenateFrom Jun 9

JudiciaryFrom Jun 18

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading122–80

    Passed · Jun 9

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 Feb 4 – Jun 9

  1. Feb 4Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. May 6JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. May 14Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 9APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 122 to 80

In the Senate Jun 18

  1. Jun 18Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 4, 2025House of Representatives
  2. May 6Reported as committed, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  3. May 6First consideration, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  4. May 6Laid on the table, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 13Removed from table, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 14Second consideration, May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 14Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 14(Remarks see House Journal Page 706-708), May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jun 9Re-reported as committed, June 9, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jun 9Third consideration and final passage, June 9, 2025 (122-80)House of Representatives
  11. Jun 9(Remarks see House Journal Page 844-846), June 9, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Jun 18In the SenateSenate
  13. Jun 18Referred to JUDICIARY, June 18, 2025Senate
  14. May 4, 2026Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented, May 4, 2026Senate
  15. Jun 23, 2026Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill dropped from calendar, June 23, 2026Senate