Committees · 2025–2026 Regular Session
Law & Justice
Members
In the 2025–2026 Regular Session. Each name leads to the member's page.
Daniel LaughlinChair
Republican · 49th District
Joe PicozziVice Chair
Republican · 5th District
Wayne D. FontanaMinority Chair
Democrat · 42nd District
Democrat · 18th District
Republican · 6th District
Democrat · 22nd District
Republican · 31st District
Republican · 24th District
Republican · 37th District
Democrat · 2nd District
Bills, so far
Bills sent to the committee in the 2025–2026 Regular Session so far.
Bills sent44
2% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out30%
13 of 44; 31 still in committee
Time in committee97 days
most between 82 and 132 days
Amendments offered4
committee amendments
In every session
Each session on day 668 of its term, or its last day if its term was shorter. The 2025–2026 is so far.
2025–2026 · so far44 bills
reported 30% · typically 97 days, most 82–132 · 4 amendments · 10 members
2023–202451 bills
reported 45% · typically 78 days, most 19–164 · 5 amendments · 10 members
2021–202248 bills
reported 40% · typically 19 days, most 8–169 · 10 amendments · 10 members
2019–202060 bills
reported 25% · typically 57 days, most 4–199 · 9 amendments · 10 members
2017–201837 bills
reported 19% · too few to say · 3 amendments · 11 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2025–2026 Regular Session, newest first.
44 bills
House Bill 349 · An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for definitions; in membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits, further providing for creditable nonstate service; and, in administration, funds, accounts, general provisions, further providing for construction of part.
Still in committee since October 19, 2026
House Bill 911 · An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for law enforcement officer benefits for surviving family members.
Still in committee since October 15, 2026
House Bill 1604 · An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for mandatory firearms training for certain officers.
Still in committee since October 13, 2026
Senate Bill 1448 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county.
Still in committee since September 10, 2026
Senate Bill 1425 · An Act establishing the Jayanna Powell Hit-and-Run Direct Notification System Pilot Program in the city of the first class; requiring registration of motor vehicle repair facilities; and imposing penalties.
Still in committee since August 10, 2026
Senate Bill 1396 · An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, providing for public servant data privacy.
Still in committee since July 10, 2026
House Bill 2254 · An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, providing for compassionate access to medical marijuana; and imposing a penalty.
Still in committee since June 5, 2026
Senate Bill 1274 · An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for definitions; and providing for medical marijuana exemption.
Still in committee since April 17, 2026
Senate Bill 1218 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, providing for Philadelphia 250 permits and further providing for special sporting event permits for public venue licensees; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited distilleries and distilleries.
Sent March 13, 2026 · Reported out after 3 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 49 · An Act establishing the Cannabis Control Board; providing for powers and duties of the Cannabis Control Board; establishing the Cannabis Regulation Fund; providing for permits and for dispensing cannabis to patients and caregivers; and making repeals.
Sent February 2, 2026 · Reported out after 91 days · 2 committee amendments, both adopted
Senate Bill 1117 · An Act prohibiting the commandeering of the assets, personnel or operations of law enforcement agencies in this Commonwealth.
Still in committee since December 29, 2025
House Bill 1702 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for unlawful acts relative to liquor, alcohol and liquor licensees.
Still in committee since October 15, 2025
Senate Bill 1047 · An Act providing for a full and independent investigation into a use of deadly force by a police officer.
Still in committee since October 15, 2025
Senate Bill 1029 · An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing a hate group database; and imposing powers and duties on the Attorney General.
Still in committee since October 3, 2025
Senate Bill 1032 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited wineries.
Still in committee since October 3, 2025
Senate Bill 1035 · An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, providing for compassionate access to medical marijuana.
Sent October 3, 2025 · Reported out after 361 days
Senate Bill 985 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for ready-to-drink cocktail permit, for authority to acquire ready-to-drink cocktail permits, for distributors' and importing distributors' restrictions on sales, storage, etc. and for unlawful acts relative to malt or brewed beverages and licensees.
Still in committee since September 4, 2025
Senate Bill 912 · An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in DNA data and testing, further providing for policy, for definitions, for State DNA Data Base, for State Police recommendation of additional offenses and annual report, for DNA sample required upon conviction, delinquency adjudication and certain ARD cases, for DNA data base exchange, for expungement and for mandatory cost; and making an editorial change.
Sent July 31, 2025 · Reported out after 82 days
Senate Bill 958 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for wine and spirits auction permits.
Still in committee since July 23, 2025
Senate Bill 960 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for authority to issue liquor licenses to hotels, restaurants and clubs, for sales by liquor licensees and restrictions, for sale of malt or brewed beverages by liquor licensees, for retail dispensers' restrictions on purchases and sales, for unlawful acts relative to malt or brewed beverages and licensees and for premises to be vacated by patrons.
Still in committee since July 23, 2025
24 more
Senate Bill 120 · An Act providing for cannabis; regulating the personal use and possession of cannabis; establishing the Cannabis Control Board; providing for powers and duties of the Cannabis Control Board; establishing the Cannabis Regulation Fund; providing for disproportionately impacted area, for regulation of cannabis business establishments, for enforcement and immunities, for laboratory testing, for advertising, marketing, packaging and labeling and for preparation, destruction and regulation of cannabis, edible and infused products; imposing a sales tax and excise tax on cannabis, edible and infused products; establishing the Cannabis Regulation Fund; providing for cannabis clean slate and for miscellaneous provisions; imposing penalties; consolidating provisions relating to medical use of cannabis; transferring powers and duties of the Department of Health to the Cannabis Control Board; and making repeals.
Still in committee since July 10, 2025
Senate Bill 49 · An Act establishing the Cannabis Control Board; providing for powers and duties of the Cannabis Control Board; establishing the Cannabis Regulation Fund; providing for permits and for dispensing cannabis to patients and caregivers; and making repeals.
Sent June 30, 2025 · Reported out after 113 days
House Bill 559 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, further providing for Office of Administrative Law Judge; in Pennsylvania liquor stores, further providing for sales by Pennsylvania liquor stores; in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for license districts, license period and hearings, for issuance, transfer or extension of hotel, restaurant and club liquor licenses, for wine and spirits auction permits, for ready-to-drink cocktail permits, for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses, for malt and brewed beverages retail licenses, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county and for renewal of licenses and temporary provisions for licensees in armed service, providing for failure to maintain minimum requirements for licensure and further providing for revocation and suspension of licenses and fines, for applicants to provide State tax identification numbers and statement of State tax status, waiver of confidentiality of information in the possession of the Department of Revenue and other departments and review of State tax status and for rights of municipalities preserved; and imposing penalties.
Sent June 24, 2025 · Reported out after 482 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted
House Bill 627 · An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, providing for Public Safety Resident Communications Pilot Program.
Sent June 24, 2025 · Reported out after 314 days
House Bill 1511 · An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for miscellaneous provisions and for violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods; establishing the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Program; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Still in committee since June 18, 2025
Senate Bill 765 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sale of malt or brewed beverages by liquor licensees, for wine expanded permits and for retail dispensers' restrictions on purchases and sales.
Still in committee since May 22, 2025
House Bill 1200 · An Act providing for the regulation and treatment of cannabis, for exemption from criminal or civil penalties, for effect on cannabis convictions and expungements and for membership and duties of the Liquor Control Board; establishing Pennsylvania Cannabis Stores; providing for social and economic equity, for license, permit or other authorization, for packaging, labeling, advertising and testing, for recordkeeping and inspection, for prohibitions and penalties and for tax and tax administration; establishing the Cannabis Revenue Fund, the Communities Reimagined and Reinvestment Restricted Account and the Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Education Restricted Account; providing for the issuance of bonds; imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Revenue; and making repeals.
Still in committee since May 12, 2025
Senate Bill 732 · An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in patients, further providing for prohibitions; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for protections for patients and caregivers and providing for enforcement and civil actions; and promulgating regulations.
Still in committee since May 12, 2025
Senate Bill 703 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited wineries.
Still in committee since April 30, 2025
Senate Bill 21 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, further providing for Office of Administrative Law Judge; in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for hearings upon refusal of licenses, renewals or transfers and appeals, for renewal of licenses and temporary provisions for licensees in armed service, providing for failure to maintain minimum requirements for licensure and further providing for revocation and suspension of licenses and fines, for applicants to provide State tax identification numbers and statement of State tax status, waiver of confidentiality of information in the possession of the Department of Revenue and other departments and review of State tax status and for rights of municipalities preserved; in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for appeals; and imposing penalties.
Still in committee since April 28, 2025
Senate Bill 641 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further providing for Pennsylvania State Police; and making a repeal.
Still in committee since April 14, 2025
House Bill 467 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales by liquor licensees and restrictions, providing for special sporting event permits for public venue licensees and further providing for retail dispensers' restrictions on purchases and sales, for breweries and for unlawful acts relative to liquor, malt and brewed beverages and licensees.
Sent April 9, 2025 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 519 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in Pennsylvania Liquor Stores, further providing for sales by Pennsylvania Liquor Stores.
Still in committee since March 25, 2025
House Bill 33 · An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in practitioners, further providing for practitioner registration; in medical marijuana controls, further providing for electronic tracking and for laboratory; and, in Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, further providing for advisory board.
Still in committee since March 17, 2025
Senate Bill 368 · An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for investigations; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission.
Still in committee since March 6, 2025
Senate Bill 370 · An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, adopting the Uniform Electronic Recordation of Custodial Interrogations Act; requiring recordings of interrogations; and imposing functions on the Attorney General.
Still in committee since March 6, 2025
Senate Bill 327 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for powers and duties of councils of trustees. Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, further providing for automatic certification.
Sent February 28, 2025 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 307 · An Act amending the act of November 24, 2004 (P.L.1270, No.153), referred to as the Pennsylvania Amber Alert System Law, establishing the Pennsylvania Purple Alert System; and further providing for immunity.
Sent February 26, 2025 · Reported out after 97 days
Senate Bill 344 · An Act amending the act of December 14, 1988 (P.L.1192, No.147), known as the Special Ad Hoc Municipal Police and Firefighter Postretirement Adjustment Act, providing for 2026 special ad hoc municipal police and firefighter postretirement adjustment; in financing of special ad hoc adjustment, further providing for reimbursement by Commonwealth for 2002 special ad hoc adjustment; and, in administrative provisions, further providing for municipal retirement system certification of adjustments paid and of reimbursable amounts and for municipal receipt of reimbursement payment.
Sent February 26, 2025 · Reported out after 97 days
Senate Bill 358 · An Act amending the act of November 24, 2004 (P.L.1270, No.153), referred to as the Pennsylvania Amber Alert System Law, establishing the Pennsylvania Green Alert System; and further providing for immunity.
Still in committee since February 26, 2025
Senate Bill 241 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, providing for expungement of citations regarding COVID-19 protocols.
Sent February 13, 2025 · Reported out after 82 days · then passed the Senate
Senate Bill 46 · An Act providing for adoption by the Attorney General of a Statewide model policy related to the prevention of excessive force by law enforcement officers and school security personnel.
Still in committee since January 22, 2025
Senate Bill 76 · An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, in patients, providing for cultivating cannabis for personal use.
Still in committee since January 22, 2025
Senate Bill 83 · An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in constables, further providing for restricted account and for fees.
Sent January 22, 2025 · Reported out after 132 days