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PA Bill Number: SB381

Title: In public safety, prohibiting certain animal experimentation, sale and testing and providing for whistleblower protection; and imposing penalties.

Description: In public safety, prohibiting certain animal experimentation, sale and testing and providing for whistleblower protection; and imposing penalties. ...

Last Action: Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

Last Action Date: Aug 12, 2025

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Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB257

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Legislation Overview

Title: In interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming tax; in sustainable mobility options, further providing for definitions, for fund and for operating program and providing for annual performance evaluation and for operating a controlled substance injection site near infrastructure of a local transportation organization; in metropolitan transportation authorities, further providing for special prosecutor for mass transit; in public-private transportation partnerships, providing for metropolitan transportation authority projects; in licensing of drivers, further providing for persons ineligible for licensing, license issuance to minors and junior driver's license, for learners' permits, for application for driver's license or learner's permit by minor and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation of vehicles, providing for the offense of interference with operation or movement of a public transit vehicle and for sentencing enhancement for drug delivery on transit; in lighting equipment, further providing for use and display of illuminated signs; in taxes for highway maintenance and construction, providing for supplemental funding for three and four digit highway construction; and establishing the Supplemental Funding for Three and Four Digit State Routes Account in the Motor License Fund.

Subject:

Description: An Act amending Titles 4 (Amusements), 74 (Transportation) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming tax; in sustainable mobility options, further providing for definitions, for fund and for operating program and providing for annual performance evaluation and for operating a controlled substance injection site near infrastructure of a local transportation organization; in metropolitan transportation authorities, further providing for special prosecutor for mass transit; in public-private transportation partnerships, providing for metropolitan transportation authority projects; in licensing of drivers, further providing for persons ineligible for licensing, license issuance to minors and junior driver's license, for learners' permits, for application for driver's license or learner's permit by minor and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation of vehicles, providing for the offense of interference with operation or movement of a public transit vehicle and for sentencing enhancement for drug delivery on transit; in lighting equipment, further providing for use and display of illuminated signs; in taxes for highway maintenance and construction, providing for supplemental funding for three and four digit highway construction; and establishing the Supplemental Funding for Three and Four Digit State Routes Account in the Motor License Fund.

Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

Last Action: Final passage (27-22)

Last Action Date: August 12, 2025

Link: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2025&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=257

Sponsors

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17 sponsors: Ed Neilson (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Jose Giral (D); Carol Hill-Evans (D); Joseph Ciresi (D); James Haddock (D); Joseph Hohenstein (D); Tarik Khan (D); Joe McAndrew (D); Robert Freeman (D); Anthony Bellmon (D); Roni Green (D); Justin Fleming (D); Jennifer O'Mara (D); Jeremy Shaffer (R); Keith Harris (D); David Madsen (D)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Aug 12, 2025 Third consideration, with amendments (27-22)
Senate Aug 12, 2025 Final passage (27-22)
Senate Jun 24, 2025 Re-reported as committed
Senate Jun 11, 2025 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS *opening vote* (49-0)
Senate Jun 10, 2025 Second consideration, *opening vote* June 10, 2025 (50-0)
Senate Jun 4, 2025 First consideration
Senate Jun 4, 2025 Reported as committed
Senate Feb 13, 2025 Referred to TRANSPORTATION
Senate Feb 4, 2025 In the Senate
House Feb 4, 2025 Re-reported as committed
House Feb 4, 2025 Third consideration and final passage (202-0)
House Feb 3, 2025 Second consideration
House Feb 3, 2025 Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House Jan 29, 2025 Removed from table
House Jan 27, 2025 Laid on the table
House Jan 27, 2025 First consideration
House Jan 27, 2025 Reported as committed
House Jan 22, 2025 Referred to TRANSPORTATION
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
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Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes Absent Passed Rating Comments
08/12/2025 27 22 1 Yes
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08/12/2025 27 22 1 Yes
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08/12/2025 27 22 1 Yes
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08/12/2025 27 22 1 Yes
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08/12/2025 27 22 1 Yes
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06/24/2025 22 0 0 Yes
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06/11/2025 49 0 1 Yes
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06/10/2025 50 0 0 Yes
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06/4/2025 14 0 0 Yes
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02/4/2025 202 0 0 Yes
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02/4/2025 37 0 0 Yes
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01/27/2025 26 0 0 Yes
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