l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Resolution 162

A Resolution urging all agencies of the Commonwealth to have the ability to use diacritical marks on names on all Commonwealth-issued documents by July 1, 2027.

STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it, on October 28, 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

15 co-sponsors

Melissa Cerrato, Ben Waxman, Jose Giral, Tarik Khan, Michael H. Schlossberg, Arvind Venkat, Malcolm Kenyatta, Benjamin V. Sanchez, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Nikki Rivera, Dan K. Williams, G. Roni Green, Keith S. Harris, Heather Boyd

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 1 – Oct 28

  1. Apr 1Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  2. Oct 28STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Apr 1Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, April 1, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Oct 28Reported as committed, Oct. 28, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Mar 19, 2026Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), March 19, 2026House of Representatives