Pennsylvania House Bill 331

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24)
Status: Passed on February 4 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-04 - Act No. 1 of 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance, further providing for expenses; in facilities and supplies, further providing for deposits into account; and, in access to justice, providing for performance audit of account.

In budget and finance, further providing for expenses; in facilities and supplies, further providing for deposits into account; and, in access to justice, providing for performance audit of account.

Rep. Timothy Briggs [D]	Rep. Michael Schlossberg [D]	Rep. Liz Hanbidge [D]	Rep. Jose Giral [D]
Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz [D]	Rep. Robert Freeman [D]	Rep. Sean Dougherty [D]	Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]
Rep. Christopher Pielli [D]	Rep. Carol Hill-Evans [D]	Rep. Kristine Howard [D]	Rep. Kyle Donahue [D]
Rep. Tarik Khan [D]	Rep. Ed Neilson [D]	Rep. Perry Warren [D]	Rep. Joseph Ciresi [D]
Rep. Justin Fleming [D]	Rep. Danielle Otten [D]	Rep. Melissa Cerrato [D]	Rep. Benjamin Waxman [D]
Rep. Roni Green [D]	Rep. Keith Harris [D]	Rep. Jared Solomon [D]	Rep. Joseph Webster [D]

2026-02-04 - House - House Floor: PN2859, CONCURRENCE (Y: 187 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate Floor: PN2859, Final Passage (Y: 46 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - House - House Rules: PN2859, Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: PN2859, Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-03 - Senate - Senate Rules & Executive Nominations: PN2859, Re-Reported as Amended (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-03 - Senate - Senate Rules & Executive Nominations: PN2848 A02465, Adopt Amendment (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: PN2718, Reported as Amended (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: PN2718 A02399, Adopt Amendment (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - House Floor: PN2718, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 147 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - House Appropriations: PN2718, Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 35 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-12-17 - House - House Floor: PN0286 A02252 (Y: 203 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - House - House Judiciary: Report Bill As Committed (Y: 14 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-04	House	Act No. 1 of 2026
2026-02-04	House	Approved by the Governor
2026-02-04	House	Presented to the Governor
2026-02-04	Senate	Signed in Senate
2026-02-04	House	Signed in House
2026-02-04	House	House concurred in Senate amendments (187-11)
2026-02-04	House	Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
2026-02-04	House	Referred to Rules
2026-02-04	House	In the House
2026-02-04	Senate	Third consideration and final passage (46-2)
2026-02-04	Senate	Re-reported as committed
2026-02-04	Senate	Re-referred to Appropriations
2026-02-03	Senate	Re-reported as amended
2026-02-03	Senate	Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
2026-02-03	Senate	Second consideration
2026-02-02	Senate	First consideration
2026-02-02	Senate	Reported as amended
2026-01-30	Senate	Referred to Judiciary
2026-01-28	Senate	In the Senate
2026-01-28	House	Third consideration and final passage (147-52)
2026-01-28	House	Re-reported as committed
2025-12-17	House	Re-committed to Appropriations
2025-12-17	House	Second consideration, with amendments
2025-12-16	House	Removed from table
2025-06-02	House	Laid on the table
2025-06-02	House	First consideration
2025-06-02	House	Reported as committed
2025-01-27	House	Referred to Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb331
Text	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0331/PN0286
Text	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0331/PN2718
Text	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0331/PN2848
Text	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0331/PN2859
Amendment	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A02252
Amendment	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A02399
Amendment	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A02465
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=60&rollcallid=597&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=783
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=62&rollcallid=1600&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=799
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=39&rollcallid=623&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=39&rollcallid=624&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=17&rollcallid=625&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=17&rollcallid=626&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=3&rollcallid=653&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=67&rollcallid=1716&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=319
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=828