House of Representatives passes slate of bills on June 26, 2025; many measures sent to Senate or governor

The House of Representatives on June 26, 2025, approved a series of bills on final passage and sent many measures either to the Senate for concurrence or on to the governor.

Members recorded roll-call votes on a large group of bills. Measures approved included protections for deployed parents in custody and visitation matters (House Bill 414), changes to abandoned-vehicle and salvor rules (House Bill 593), and a package of Senate bills covering topics from license fees to veterans' fishing licenses and criminal offenses. Several bills passed unanimously or by wide margins; a few passed on closer margins.

Why it matters: the bills advance a range of state policy changes that affect families of deployed service members, vehicle-salvage regulation, fee limits for growing structures, veterans' angling benefits, and other policy areas. Because many measures passed on final passage, the next steps are either presentation to the governor or return to the Senate for concurrence where the House adopted Senate amendments.

Votes at a glance (bill — short summary — final vote as recorded) - House Bill 414 — protections for deployed parents in custody and visitation matters — Yeas 202, Nays 0; passed finally and returned to the Senate for concurrence. - House Bill 593 — provisions for abandoned vehicles and salvers — Yeas 202, Nays 0; passed finally and returned to the Senate for concurrence. - House Bill 1100 — waiver to purchase diapers and menstrual-hygiene products — Yeas 138, Nays 64; passed finally and returned to the Senate for concurrence. - Senate Bill 109 — reduces maximum license fee for growing structures to $250 — Yeas 202, Nays 0; passed finally. - Senate Bill 232 — amends Title 30 to provide county annual fishing-license fee relief for disabled veterans and free annual licenses for 100% disabled veterans — Yeas 202, Nays 0; passed finally. - Senate Bill 255 — creates a multi-tier system for specified offenses (title not fully read in transcript) — Yeas 202, Nays 0; passed finally. - Senate Bill 302 — provides for commencement of certain proceedings (summary read in session) — Yeas 202, Nays 0; passed finally. - Senate Bill 466 — allows educational credit for firefighter training — Yeas 202, Nays 0; passed finally. - Senate Bill 649 — provides for the offense of digital forgery — Yeas 199, Nays 3; passed finally. - Senate Bill 719 — expands CPA mobility and licensure pathways — Yeas 202, Nays 0; passed finally. - Senate Bill 78 — names multiple roads and bridges (House passed with an amendment; concurrence of the Senate requested) — Yeas 202, Nays 0. - Senate Bill 89 — requires emergency medical services providers to be required reporters to the Overdose Information Network system (House adopted an amendment; concurrence requested) — Yeas 202, Nays 0. - Senate Bill 129 — modifies the composition of each State Veterans' Homes advisory board (House adopted an amendment; concurrence requested) — Yeas 202, Nays 0. - Senate Bill 411 — creates a statewide stroke registry — Yeas 199, Nays 3; passed finally (House returned bill with amendment; concurrence requested). - Senate Bill 518 — amends Title 34 to make it unlawful to refuse to answer Pennsylvania Game Commission questions — Yeas 199, Nays 3; passed finally. - House Bill 1340 — House concurred in Senate amendments (technical amendment described on the floor) — Yeas 178, Nays 24; the bill was prepared for presentation to the governor.

Several other bills were presented and recorded on the master roll call and committee reports during the session; the clerk recorded votes for each final-passage item and the House followed standard procedures of returning bills to the Senate where amendments were involved or preparing bills for presentation to the governor where concurrence was complete.

The House adjourned the session until Monday, June 30, 2025, at noon unless sooner recalled by the speaker.