Legislation Introduced 2025-26
Legislation Introduced by Senator Fontana | 2025-2026 Legislative Session
Mobile Payment for Small Games of Chance (with Robinson)
SB - Would modernize the Small Games of Chance law to allow mobile payment services.
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Co sponsors: Brooks, Pennycuick, Hutchinson, Costa, Brown, Martin, J. Ward, Stefano, Ferry
Extreme Risk Protection Order
SB 262 - Grants family members and law enforcement the ability to petition a court to temporarily suspend an individual’s access to firearms if there is documented evidence that an individual is a threatening harm to themselves or others.
Referred to Judiciary, Feb. 20, 2025
Co sponsors: Comitta, Hughes, Street, Kearney, Haywood, Costa, Kane, Tartaglione, Miller, Saval, Schwank, Muth, Santarsiero
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
SB 256 – Would require carbon monoxide detectors in child care facilities including a boarding home for children, child care center and a nursery school that is licensed and regulated by the Commonwealth.
Referredto Health and Human Services, Feb. 20, 2025
Co sponsors: Hughes, Laughlin, Haywood, Brown Costa, Kane, Tartaglione, Pennycuick, Comitta, Saval, Schwank, Muth, Farry, Santarsiero
SB 257 – Would require carbon monoxide detectors in lodging establishment including a hotel, motel, inn, guest house, hostelry or other structure that provides temporary accommodations.
Referred to Community, Economic and Recreational Development, Feb. 20, 2025
Co sponsors: Hughes, Haywood, Brown, Costa, Kane, Tartaglione, Pennycuick, Comitta, Saval, Schwank, Muth, Farry, Santarsiero
SB 258 – Would require carbon monoxide detectors in dorms of institutions of higher education including universities within the State System of Higher Education, community colleges, State-related institutions, and any college or university which is operated not for profit.
Referred to Education, Feb. 20, 2025
Co sponsors: Hughes, Brown, Kane, Tartaglione, Pennycuick, Comitta, Saval, Costa, Schwank,Muth, Farry, Santarsiero
SB 259 – Would require carbon monoxide detectors in schools which include a public school, nonpublic school, charter school, regional charter school, cyber charter school.
Referred to Education, Feb. 20, 2025
Co sponsors: Hughes, Brown, Costa, Kane, Tartaglione, Pennycuick, Comitta, Saval, Schwank, Muth, Farry, Santarsiero
Protecting Insurance Coverage for Individuals with Preexisting Conditions (with all Democrats)
SB 50 - Prohibits health insurance companies from using an individual’s preexisting medical conditions to deny or exclude coverage under a health insurance policy.
Referred to Banking and Insurance on Jan. 22, 2025
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Protecting the Essential Health Benefits for Insurance Policies Sold in Pennsylvania (with all Democrats)
SB 51 – Codifies the federal essential health benefits (EHB) into state law.
Referred to Banking and Insurance on Jan. 22, 2025
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Casino Smoking Ban Compromise
SB 263 – Would allow a casino to choose between going smoke-free or completely enclosing a smoking area of the casino and installing an adequate ventilation system to eliminate the permeation of smoke into the nonsmoking areas.
Referred to Health and Human Services, Feb. 20, 2025
Co sponsors: Costa, Comitta, Hutchinson, Schwank
Prohibiting the Use of Credit Cards for Online Gaming
SB 265 – Would prohibit the use of credit cards for iLottery, online casino games, and sports betting and fantasy sports.
Referred to Community, Economic and Recreational Development, Feb. 20, 202
Co sponsors: Costa, Baker, Kearney, Collett, Pisciottano, Muth
Prohibits the Gaming Industry from Marketing to Individuals on Self-Exclusion Lists
SB – Prohibits casinos and the gaming industry from directly marketing and sending promotions to individuals on self-exclusion lists.
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Co sponsors: Haywood, Kane, Costa, Baker, Tartaglione, Miller, Kearney, Comitta, Collett, Pisciottano
Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) Cap Expansion
SB 264 – Extends the current cap for LERTA from 10 years to 20 years.
Referred to Finance, Feb. 20, 2025
Co sponsors: Saval, Schwank, Costa, Kane, Kearney, Miller, Santarsiero
Prohibiting Annual or Lifetime Limits on Health Insurance Policies (with all Democrats)
SB 52 – Prohibits health insurance policies within the Commonwealth from imposing either an annual or lifetime limit.
Referred to Banking and Insurance, Jan. 22, 2025
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Green Alert for Veterans
SB – Would warn the public if an at-risk veteran is missing.
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Co sponsors: Haywood, Comitta, Costa, J. Ward, Kane, Laughlin, Brown, Taraglione, Miller, Schwank, Mastriano, Farry
Purple Alert for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability
SB – Establishes a Purple Alert system in Pennsylvania to help authorities notify the public and assist in locating a missing individual with a mental disability.
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Co sponsors: Boscola, Langerholc, Schwank, Haywood, Pennycuick, Culver, Tartaglione, Costa, J. Ward, Santarsiero, Kane
Uniform Property Assessments
SB 567 – Requires counties to conduct property reassessments on a uniform five-year cycle as well as enhance the enforcement power of the State Tax Equalization Board.
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Co sponsors: Kearney, Costa
Committee Consideration of Legislation
SR 22 – Requires that every bill and resolution that is referred to a standing committee receive a public hearing or be considered by that committee within 60 calendar days of its referral.
Referred to Rules and Executive Nominations, Feb. 20, 2025
Co sponsors: Tartaglione, Saval, Costa
Expanding Eligible Projects for Tax Increment Financing Districts
SB – Enables municipalities to use TIF funds for anti-displacement activities in and around TIF districts. The bill also extends the amount of time a TIF district can exist from 20 to 25 years.
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Co sponsors: Kearney, Costa, Kane