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Votes at a glance: House adopts range of bills on education, insurance, public safety and more
Summary
The Pennsylvania House adopted multiple bills and resolutions including an education awareness resolution, insurance verification measure, privacy protections for genetic testing, and various concurrence votes; several items passed unanimously or with large majorities while others drew close recorded votes.
During the floor session, the House disposed of a package of bills and resolutions across policy areas, with recorded tallies where available.
Key outcomes included: - HR designating Pennsylvania Education for Students Experiencing Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 17–21, 2025) and Nov. 21 as Red Shirt Day: adopted (ayes 195, nays 8). - House bill (printer's number 2597) requiring an online verification system for motor vehicle liability insurance: agreed to on the floor. - House bill 1663 (establishing a statewide children’s literacy program, renamed from 'Imagination Library'): amended on the floor; content amendment prohibiting obscene material in distributed books adopted (ayes 203, nays 0). - House bill 1530 (privacy and security requirements for direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies): passed finally (yeas 203, nays 0). - House bill 1768 (Keystone Fresh Act) and other bills were considered and passed on final passage with recorded majorities (examples recorded as yeas 194, nays 9 where noted for similar bills). - Multiple bills with Senate amendments (including HB467 and HB1425) were concurred in; recorded concurrence votes included yeas 199, nays 4 and ayes 147, nays 56 on other items.
Several measures were agreed to as amended and ordered reprinted for final text; the clerk read titles of bills to be sent to the governor. The House adjourned and will reconvene Wednesday, 12/17/2025 at 11 a.m., unless sooner recalled.
