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

Extreme Risk Protection Order

SB  - 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. 

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Co sponsors:  Comitta, Hughes, Street, Kearney, Haywood, Costa

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

SB  – 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.

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Co sponsors: Hughes, Laughlin, Haywood, Brown Costa

SB – Would require carbon monoxide detectors in lodging establishment including a hotel, motel, inn, guest house, hostelry or other structure that provides temporary accommodations.

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Co sponsors: Hughes, Haywood, Brown, Costa

SB – 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.

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Co sponsors: Hughes, Brown

SB – Would require carbon monoxide detectors in schools which include a public school, nonpublic school, charter school, regional charter school, cyber charter school.

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Co sponsors:  Hughes, Brown, Costa

Protecting Insurance Coverage for Individuals with Preexisting Conditions (with all Democrats)

SB - 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 May 11, 2023

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Protecting the Essential Health Benefits for Insurance Policies Sold in Pennsylvania (with all Democrats)

SB – Codifies the federal essential health benefits (EHB) into state law.

            Referred to Banking and Insurance on May 11, 2023

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Casino Smoking Ban Compromise

SB – 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.

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Prohibiting the Use of Credit Cards for Online Gaming

SB – Would prohibit the use of credit cards for iLottery, online casino games, and sports betting and fantasy sports.

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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

Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) Cap Expansion

SB – Extends the current cap for LERTA from 10 years to 20 years.

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Co sponsors: Saval

Prohibiting Annual or Lifetime Limits on Health Insurance Policies (with all Democrats)

SB – Prohibits health insurance policies within the Commonwealth from imposing either an annual or lifetime limit. 

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Green Alert for Veterans

SB – Would warn the public if an at-risk veteran is missing. 

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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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