Rules & Executive Nominations 2025-2026

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The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, and reported out the following bill:

SB 375 (Brown)  – Creates updated requirements for schools regarding AED access and related training.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and reported out the following bill:

SB 1218 (Picozzi) – Amends the Liquor Code by amending the definition of ready to-drink cocktail (RTD), allowing the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association (PRLA) to obtain wine and spirit auction permits, adding a new Philadelphia 250 permit, extending the number of days that a public venue licensee’s special sporting event permit may be provided from during the World Cup in 2026 in Philadelphia, and amends the requirements for a distillery of historical significance.

• A02646 (Picozzi) – Removes the definition change for ready-to-drink cocktails; removes the addition of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association from the wine and spirit permit program; increases the number of days an application for a permit must be filed before it is awarded from 14 to 30; requires the PLCB to post pending permit applications online; requires liquor license applicants to post a conspicuous public notice placard on the premises; and removes ready-to-draft pre-mixed keg cocktail provisions. Adopted unanimously.
• The bill was reported out unanimously as amended.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, and reported out the following bill:

HB 331 (Briggs) -The bill provides funding for the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts Judicial Computer System, and Magisterial District Judge education and training. Also, directs the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to complete a performance audit of the Access to Justice Account.

• A02465 (Pittman) – Sunsets the section that funds AOPC’s Judicial Computer System on June 30, 2028. Adopted unanimously.
• The bill was reported out unanimously.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Monday, February 2, 2026, and reported out the following bills:

SB 327 (Gebhard) – Allows Fort Indiantown Gap police officers to receive and maintain MPOETC certification and requires campus police to be certified by MPOETC.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

SB 467 (Pisciottano) – Authorizes the release of Project 70 protected land owned by the Pennsylvania Turnpike in exchange for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on land transferred to Borough of West Mifflin.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Monday, December 8, 2025, and reported out the following bills:

HB 274 (Dawkins) – Provides Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits to victims of domestic violence, eliminates two quarter averaging for determining UC payments, prohibits UC benefits for people that take actions to prevent their own hire from suitable employment, changes the UC requalifying standard by requiring a worker to have earned 10 times their weekly UC benefit payment if they are fired or quit a job.

• A02228 (Pittman) – Changes the UC requalifying standard by increasing the amount a worker must earn after a disqualifying separation (quit or fired) from 10 times their weekly UC benefit payment to 12 times; clarifies that any disqualification due to actions taken to discourage one’s own hire is to be classified as a non-fault overpayment and makes other technical changes. Adopted by a vote of 11-6.
• The bill was reported out as amended by a vote of 11-6.

HB 1425 (McNeill) – Amends the Tax Reform Code of 1971 to update definitions and licensing rules for nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes, creates new bonding requirements for wholesalers and retailers, and establishes a new Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Directory to regulate which nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes can be legally sold in Pennsylvania.

• A2235 (Pittman) – Increases the minimum markup for cigarette retailers from 7 percent to 8.5 percent in 2026 and to 9.5 percent in 2027. Adopted unanimously.
• The bill was reported out as amended unanimously.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, and reported out the following bills:

SB 160 (Martin) – The General Appropriations Act for FY 2025-26.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, and reported out the following bills:

SB 315 (Culver) – Amends the School Code to provide for funding distributions related to the 2025/26 budget and for various policy changes.

• A02133 (Rothman) – Makes policy and funding adjustments for the Fiscal Year 2025–2026 budget. Adopted unanimously.
• The bill was reported out unanimously as amended.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, and reported out the following bills:

SB 6 (Phillips-Hill) – Establishes the Permit Administration and Economic Development Act, requiring state agencies to submit reports to the General Assembly detailing permitting decisions and delays. The bill also requires state agencies to establish permit tracking systems and an internal, quasi-judicial review process for permit determinations or contract with a third-party professional to review permit decision delays. Additionally, the bill establishes the Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Economic Development Strategy Group.

• A01953 (Pittman) – Changes the deadline for the initial annual report from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2027. Adopted by a vote of 11-6.
• The bill was reported out as amended by a vote of 11-6.

SB 246 (Coleman) – This bill requires schools to notify parents and educators when a student, parent, educator, or other individual possesses a weapon on school grounds, school-sponsored activity, and transportation.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

SB 160 (Martin) – Provides for the General Appropriation Act for fiscal year 2025/26.

•  Motion to not revert to prior printer’s number – Vote, 6-11.
•  Revert to prior printer’s number – Vote, 11-6.
• A01937 (Pittman) – Allocates additional funding for debt service and school employees’ pensions and decreases the Legislature’s operating expenditures. Adopted by a vote of 11-6.
• The bill was reported out as amended by a vote of 11-6.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Monday, June 30, 2025, and reported out the following bills:

SB 95 (Phillips-Hill) – Would permanently permit EMS providers to leave a dose package of naloxone with the on-scene caregiver of a patient who overdosed on opioids and was revived by the EMS; provides for out-of-state licensed pharmacists to obtain temporary licensure by endorsement; and provides for  prescription drug pricing disclosure.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

HB 640 (D. Williams) – Updates the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs annual reporting requirements to the General Assembly; extends the sunset date on court surcharges from July 31, 2025 to December 31, 2027; and extends current assessments.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Thursday, June 26, 2025, and reported out the following bills:

SB 78 (Pittman) – Designates multiple roads and bridges.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

SB 89 (Mastriano) – Requires EMS providers to report a known or suspected overdose on the Overdose Information Network (ODIN) system within 72 hours of the incident or as soon as possible.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

SB 129 (Mastriano) – Reforms the structure of the advisory councils that oversee the operation of each of the state veterans’ homes.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

SB 411 (Vogel) – Provides for a statewide stroke registry.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

SB 518 (Rothman) – Removes multiple provisions that state it is unlawful for an individual to refuse to answer questions posed by officers of the Game Commission; requires the Governor to ensure that at least one member appointed to the commission represents the interest of agricultural commodities; requires persons reporting any game they kill to also report the sex of the species and the location of the carcass; requires the commission to develop a self-reporting system; and allow surrender of the carcass to a processor for final disposition.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

The Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee met on Monday, May 12, 2025, and reported out the following resolution:

SR 82 (Martin) – A Resolution adopting a temporary rule of the Senate relating solely to amendments to the General Appropriation Bill and other appropriation bills for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, including any amendments offered to or for supplemental appropriations for prior fiscal years.

• The resolution was reported out unanimously.