June 22-25, 2026

SB 1183 (CULVER) Amends the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act to raise the financial thresholds in annual contributions by which reviews and audits of financial reports must be conducted for charitable organizations. PASSED 50-0.

SB 1352 (BROOKS) Amends the Human Services Code by directing the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to issue a two-year license to a provider who holds a current multiyear accreditation from a national accreditation organization and whose license is in good standing and has not been in provisional status for at least two consecutive years. Stipulates the accreditation process must include a review of program and service quality standards and ongoing compliance monitoring. Requires the provider to agree to notify the Department within 14 days if accreditation lapses. Requires the Department to conduct one licensing inspection during each two-year licensing period for providers issued a two-year license. PASSED 45-5.

HB 1877 (D’ORSIE) Amends the Public School Code to require the Department of Education to establish criteria and a toolkit for school entities to award the Pennsylvania Seal of Biliteracy to high school graduates who demonstrate proficiency in English and at least one other world language. Requires school entities that award the seal to note the seal on the student’s high school transcript and provide an annual report to the Department regarding the number of students awarded the seal. PASSED 50-0.

Bills amended on Third Consideration

SB 469 (LANGERHOLC) Amends Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) to establish $1 annual fishing and hunting licenses for law enforcement officers who provide documentation of employment as an officer in the Commonwealth. OVER AS AMENDED.

A03543 (LANGERHOLC) Expands eligibility to include retired officers. AGREED TO.

SB 362 (BOSCOLA) Amends the Human Services Code to make it a third degree felony to knowingly and with the intent to defraud possess, use or attempt to use a scanning device or reencoder to access, read, obtain, memorize, or store information for a public assistance benefit recipient’s electronic benefit transfer card. Makes a second or subsequent offense a second degree felony. Establishes a five year statute of limitations on the offense. OVER AS AMENDED.

A03794 (BOSCOLA) Provides a definition for scanning device and reencoder. AGREED TO.

Bills voted on Third Consideration

SB 362 (BOSCOLA) Amends the Human Services Code to make it third degree felony to knowingly and with the intent to defraud possess, use or attempt to use a scanning device or reencoder to access, read, obtain, memorize, or store information for a public assistance benefit recipient’s electronic benefit transfer card. Makes a second or subsequent offense a second degree felony. Establishes a five year statute of limitations on the offense. PASSED 49-0.

SB 469 (LANGERHOLC) Amends Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) to establish $1 annual fishing and hunting licenses for current and retired law enforcement officers who provide documentation of being employed or retired as an officer in the Commonwealth. PASSED 49-0.

SB 730 (YAW) Amends Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) to codify Pennsylvania Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) for their use and adherence as medical orders by health care providers for patients for whom a physician has determined, within reasonable medical judgment, and confirmed in writing, that an individual has a diagnosed life-limiting and irreversible condition and the individual’s health status, diagnosis and prognosis indicate that standing medical orders concerning treatment options are appropriate. Makes POLSTs voluntary for patients or their authorized surrogate decision maker to execute. Prohibits execution of an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order (OOH-DNR) on or after the date the Department of Health adopts an initial POLST form while permitting previously executed OOH-DNR orders, bracelets, and necklaces to continue to be recognized as valid. Prohibits health care insurers, heath care providers, and health care facilities from requiring an individual to consent to a POLST. Requires emergency medical services (EMS) providers to comply with the instructions of an authorized medical command physician to withhold or discontinue resuscitation, notwithstanding the absence of a do-not-resuscitate order in a POLST, while requiring EMS providers to provide other necessary medical interventions for comfort, pain relief, and other appropriate interventions unless otherwise directed by the patient or the authorized medical command physician. Makes POLSTs valid throughout the Commonwealth, including in health care facilities, a patient’s residence, other care settings and during transfers. Does not prohibit do-not-resuscitate or other orders issued for care within a health care facility from being valid and actionable within that facility. Grants civil and criminal liability to a health care provider or other person who, in good faith, complies with a POLST believed to be valid, or refuses to comply with a POLST based on a good-faith belief that the POLST is invalid, compliance would be unethical or compliance would have no medical basis in addressing the patient’s medical needs. Allows for a patient or surrogate decision maker acting within decision-making authority to revoke consent to all or part of a POLST at any time and in any manner that communicates intent to revoke. Directs DOH to adopt, update and make a POLST form and education materials publicly available. Creates the POLST Advisory Committee to advise the Department on POLST-related matters. PASSED 49-0.

HB 1344 (ARMANINI) Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) to require the Municipal Police Officer Education and Training Commission (MPOETC) to develop standards and safety protocols for canine units that may be exposed to fentanyl. Directs MPOETC in developing the standards, to consult with experts that train canines to imprint on controlled substances; law enforcement entities that use canines to detect controlled substances; experts on the training of canines for use by law enforcement; and licensed medical professionals and veterinarians. Extends statutory protections and restitution rights to police animals serving under the Attorney General. PASSED 49-0.

SB 1377 (J. WARD) Amends Title 74 (Transportation) to allow the use of Design Build Best Value (DBBV) procurement by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as an alternative procurement process for highway and bridge design and construction due to a project’s complexity, potential for innovation, unique equipment or specialized systems, risks and/or schedule, and estimated project value. Authorizes the Commission to conduct either a one-step or two-step request for proposals. Limits the Commission to advertising up to ten, one-step DBBV procurements per calendar year and no more than ten, two-step DBBV procurements per calendar year. PASSED 49-0.

Bills amended on Third Consideration

SB 1206 (PENNYCUICK) Amends the Wholesale Prescription Drug Distributors License Act to allow drug and medical device manufacturers located in the Commonwealth to submit an application to the Department of Health (DOH) for a license to operate a wholesale prescription drug distribution facility while awaiting approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Requires the applicant to submit a statement they have submitted or will be submitting an application for approval to the FDA for a drug or medical device within 12 months. OVER AS AMENDED.

A03772 (PENNYCUICK) Guts the bill and authorizes DOH to issue a one-year temporary license to a drug or medical device manufacturer for the operation of a wholesale prescription drug distribution facility while awaiting approval from the FDA. Requires applicants to submit specific documentation demonstrating an application for approval has been submitted to the FDA. Allows for one-time renewal of a temporary license. ADOPTED 49-0.

HB 1862 (NEILSON) Amends Titles 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedures) and 75 (Vehicles) to repeal and merge current statutory provisions providing for the interlock limited license and the ignition interlock restricted license into a new ignition interlock driver’s license (IIDL). Extends driver’s ignition interlock requirement until no incidents occurred for 60 days if the driver failed a start-up breath test or any retest to start vehicle or failed to bring the vehicle to a vendor for required service. Enables applications to be submitted online or at a driver’s license center, in addition to certified mail. Requires an application to be approved prior to the installation of the interlock. Requires the Department of Transportation to issue the license within 14 days of receiving the application and all other requirements. Requires the Department to establish an online portal within five years to provide multiple customer service options related to ignition interlock. OVER AS AMENDED.

A03765 (J. WARD) Removes provisions subjecting a vendor to penalties under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law for unlawfully charging or collecting payment from a person for ignition interlock installation costs. Establishes a complaint process within PennDOT and administrative penalties for such violations. ADOPTED 49-0.

HB 2017 (GIRAL) Amends the Radiation Protection Act to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to lower certain fees for microreactors and small modular nuclear reactors. Provides that DEP may exempt a reactor site from a fee applicable to the site’s activities. Directs all fees collected to be deposited in the Radiation Protection Fund. OVER AS AMENDED.

A03809 (MARTIN) Strikes provisions and requires DEP and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) to each determine and impose an annual fee between $10,000 and $50,000 per site on each person holding a nuclear power reactor construction permit or operating license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a microreactor or small modular reactor. Directs fees collected from PEMA into the Radiation Emergency Response Fund and those collected by DEP into the Radiation Protection Fund. Requires DEP and PEMA to review and change the fees as necessary every three years. ADOPTED 47-2.

Bills voted on Third Consideration

SB 1206 (PENNYCUICK) Amends the Wholesale Prescription Drug Distributors License Act to authorize DOH to issue a one-year temporary license to a drug or medical device manufacturer for the operation of a wholesale prescription drug distribution facility while awaiting approval from the FDA. Requires applicants to submit specific documentation demonstrating an application for approval has been submitted to the FDA. Allows for one-time renewal of a temporary license. PASSED 50-0.

SB 1273 (BARTOLOTTA) Amends Title 74 (Transportation) to explicitly authorize the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to share electronic tolling information with law enforcement officials for purposes of assisting in the recovery of abducted children and missing persons who are at a special risk of harm or injury as identified through the Pennsylvania Amber Alert System Law. PASSED 48-2.

SB 482 (LAUGHLIN) Amends the Human Services Code to require the Department of Human Services to provide, immediately after an applicant is referred for Functional Eligibility Determination or completes a Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Financial Eligibility Application, requirement and eligibility information to the applicant for programs offered by Living Independently for the Elderly (LIFE) program organizations and information necessary to determine eligibility for home-based and community-based programs to LIFE program organizations and older adult daily living center programs. Prohibits DHS from assigning an applicant to an option for Medicaid managed care until the applicant has received an assessment for home-based and community-based services. PASSED 27-23.

Bill amended on Second Consideration

SB 911 (PICOZZI) Amends Title 44 (Law and Justice) to establish Victim Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) program to provide grants to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of improving clearance rates of homicides and other violent crimes. Provides that grants may be used for hiring and retaining personnel and upgrading and maintaining technology related to homicides and other violent crimes. Requires each grant recipient to submit a report to the Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) the number of criminal incidents involving homicide or violent crimes and the nature of response by police personnel. OVER AS AMENDED.
A03938 (PICOZZI) Limits the use of grants to retaining and training existing personnel. Provides funding for the program from any money appropriated greater than the appropriation for violence intervention and prevention beginning July 1, 2025. ADOPTED 49-1.

Executive Nominations

Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board, Amy J. Houtrow CONFIRMED 50-0.
Brigadier General, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Jonathan D. Lloyd CONFIRMED 50-0.
Brigadier General, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Randy L. Lutz, II CONFIRMED 50-0.
Brigadier General, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, David B. Marous CONFIRMED 50-0.
Brigadier General, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Andrew P. O’Connor CONFIRMED 50-0.
Major General, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Reece J. Lutz CONFIRMED 50-0.
State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, Joseph M. Zawisza CONFIRMED 50-0.

Bills voted on Third Consideration

SB 1400 (BAKER) Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) to establish a sentencing scheme for murder of the second degree. Provides that the default sentence for murder of the second degree is a minimum sentence of no less than 35 years and a maximum sentence not to exceed life imprisonment. Authorizes two alternative sentencing options for when a finder of fact specifically finds certain facts beyond a reasonable doubt or when the defendant proves at sentencing by a preponderance of the evidence certain facts indicating his or her minimized culpability. Establishes a means for parole eligibility for those offenders currently serving a life without parole sentence for second degree murder. Establishes victim notification procedures specific to the second degree murder parole process. PASSED 30-20.

SB 1212 (PENNYCUICK) Amends the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act to allow for more sexual assault evidence to be forensically analyzed. PASSED 50-0.

Bill amended and voted on Third Consideration

HB 1667 (TAKAC) Amends the Tax Reform Code to eliminate the gross receipts tax on the sale of electricity and requires an elimination of or reduction in the state tax surcharge. Provides civil liability for an entity that fails to pass through the benefit to consumers. Makes a transfer of $7 million to the Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund rather than an amount equal to 0.25 mills of the gross receipts tax collected annually. Makes technical changes related to the Rural Jobs and Investment Tax Credit Program. AMENDED AND PASSED 44-6.

A03968 (BOSCOLA) Establishes a two-week sale and use tax exemption holiday for school supply items. ADOPTED 50-0.
A03969 (COSTA) Repeals the Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program and makes data centers ineligible for Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) benefits. ADOPTED 47-3.
A03975 (J. WARD) Moves provisions for Educational Improvement and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credits from the Public School Code to the Tax Reform Code and increases authorization for the program by $25 million. ADOPTED 30-20.