In the Senate's Appropriations Committee since June 23, 2025.
2025–2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 700
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in evidence-based reading instruction, further providing for definitions and for evidence-based reading instruction curriculum and providing for reading screening, for reading deficiency and identification, for school entity duties and reading intervention plan, for parent notification, for grants to school entities, for funding and for reporting; and establishing the Evidence-based Reading Instruction Restricted Account.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
19 co-sponsors
Vincent J. Hughes, Jarrett Coleman, Tracy Pennycuick, Wayne D. Fontana, Art Haywood, Patty Kim, Lynda Schlegel Culver, Marty Flynn, Jay Costa, Judy Ward, Sharif Street, Patrick J. Stefano, Steven J. Santarsiero, Nikil Saval, Nick Pisciottano, James Andrew Malone, David G. Argall, Joe Picozzi, Maria Collett
Its course
April 30 to June 23, 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 action5 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFrom Apr 30
EducationApr 30 to May 66 days
AppropriationsFrom Jun 23
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Apr 30 – Jun 23
- Apr 30Sent to EDUCATION
- May 6EDUCATION recommended it
- Jun 23Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
All 5 actions, as published
- Apr 30Referred to EDUCATION, April 30, 2025Senate
- May 6Reported as committed, May 6, 2025Senate
- May 6First consideration, May 6, 2025Senate
- Jun 23Second consideration, June 23, 2025Senate
- Jun 23Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 23, 2025Senate