Monday, October 27, 2025
Bill Voted on Third Consideration
SB 755 (HUTCHINSON) Amends Act 92 of 2019 to abolish several state boards, committees, councils, and task forces including the Canine Health Board; Climate Change Advisory Committee; Coastal Zone Advisory Committee; Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force; Greater Pennsylvania Council; High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Commission; Interagency Coordinating Council; Lobbying Disclosure Regulations Committee; Pennsylvania Civil Disorder Authority; Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission; Prevailing Wage Advisory Board; Recycling Fund Advisory Committee; and Senior Citizen Advisory Committee. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to assume the duties of the Canine Health Board and the Secretary of State to assume the duties of the Lobbying Disclosure Regulations Committee.
Restructures the membership of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to remove Senate confirmation of appointed members; reduce the number of appointments made by the governor from eleven to one; give each legislative caucus leader two appointments each; and confer one appointment each to the Attorney General and Auditor General. Requires members who fail to attend meetings for three consecutive months to forfeit their seats unless the member provides written notification to the chairperson the absence was due to personal illness or the death or illness of an immediate family member. PASSED 27-23.
Bill Amended on Third Consideration
SB 111 (ARGALL) Amends Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) to allow the Department of Corrections to hire and promote out of state residents as corrections officers at state correctional institutions. OVER AS AMENDED.
A01712 (LANGERHOLC) Provides Pennsylvania residents with a preference in hiring and promotion as a corrections officer. AGREED TO.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Bills Voted on Third Consideration
SB 111 (ARGALL) Amends Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) to allow the Department of Corrections to hire and promote out of state residents as corrections officers at state correctional institutions, while providing Pennsylvania residents with a preference. PASSED 50-0.
HB 646 (MAKO) Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) to allow motorcyclists compliant with protective equipment requirements to operate a motorcycle while wearing or using one or more headphones, earphones, or protective headgear with built-in headphones or earphones. PASSED 47-3.
Bill Amended on Third Consideration
SB 992 (BROOKS) Amends the Telemarketer Registration Act to prohibit the initiation of a robocall to any residential, business or wireless telephone line without the prior express written consent of the called party, unless the call is initiated for emergency purposes or by another exemption in law. Defines prior express written consent as a written agreement between a called party and a specific and individual seller authorizing the seller to initiate a telephone solicitation and requires certain disclosures within the
agreement. Includes the rental of, or investment in, property and goods or services. Redefines robocalls to not limit them to telephone solicitation calls to a large number of people. Clarifies telephone solicitations include voicemails, ringless voicemails, or text messages. Reduces lawful telephone solicitations from 8 AM to 9 PM to between 9 AM to 7 PM and prohibits any on Sundays. Prohibits the use of computer-generated messages to defraud or mislead residential, business, or wireless subscribers. Prohibits telemarketers from falsely identifying their name or number. OVER AS AMENDED.
A01964 (BROOKS) Makes prior express written consent to be with any seller rather than a specific and individual seller and removes an unnecessary need for the consent to be dated since a date is already electronically provided upon submission. ADOPTED 50-0.
Executive Nominations
State Board of Accountancy, W. Bradley Baturka CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Auctioneer Examiners, Nevin B. Rentzel CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Barber Examiners, Charles Seright, III CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Cosmetology, Jennifer A. D’Amato Dow CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Crane Operators, Daniel J. Mitchell CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Dentistry, Godfrey J. Funari CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Funeral Director, Kenneth C. DuPree CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Massage Therapy, Imelda T. Alumbro Shade CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Nursing, Laura B. Frank CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, Lisa A. Witherite-Rieg CONFIRMED 50-0
State Real Estate Commission, Jeffrey J. Johnson CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, Mark S. Baer CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, William J. Metzinger CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, Richard B. Perez, Jr CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, Irving N. Stein CONFIRMED 50-0
State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, Dale J. Yingst CONFIRMED 50-0
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Bill voted on Third Consideration
SB 992 (BROOKS) Amends the Telemarketer Registration Act to prohibit the initiation of a robocall to any residential, business or wireless telephone line without the prior express written consent of the called party is prohibited, unless the call is initiated for emergency purposes or by another exemption in law. Defines prior express written consent as a written agreement between a called party and seller authorizing the seller to initiate a telephone solicitation and requires certain disclosures within the agreement.
Includes the rental of, or investment in, property and goods or services. Redefines robocalls to not limit them to telephone solicitation calls to a large number of people. Clarifies telephone solicitations include voicemails, ringless voicemails, or text messages. Reduces lawful telephone solicitations from 8 AM to 9 PM to between 9 AM to 7 PM and prohibits any on Sundays. Prohibits the use of computer-generated messages to defraud or mislead residential, business, or wireless subscribers. Prohibits telemarketers from
falsely identifying their name or number. PASSED 50-0.