Pennsylvania House Bill 482

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-1)
Status: Passed on July 20 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-20 - Act No. 28 of 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.

Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.

Rep. Brandon Markosek [D]	Rep. Danilo Burgos [D]	Rep. Robert Freeman [D]	Rep. Patrick Harkins [D]
Rep. Christina Sappey [D]	Rep. Kyle Donahue [D]	Rep. Jose Giral [D]	Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]
Rep. Nancy Guenst [D]	Rep. Arvind Venkat [D]	Rep. Liz Hanbidge [D]	Rep. Carol Hill-Evans [D]
Rep. Tarik Khan [D]	Rep. Joseph Hohenstein [D]	Rep. Mary Jo Daley [D]	Rep. Melissa Shusterman [D]
Rep. Daniel Deasy [D]	Rep. Roni Green [D]	Rep. Maureen Madden [D]	Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz [D]
Rep. Joseph Webster [D]	Rep. Heather Boyd [D]	Rep. Abigail Salisbury [D]	Rep. Brian Munroe [D]
Rep. Jill Cooper [R]

2026-07-12 - House - House Floor: PN2867, CONCURRENCE (Y: 201 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-07-12 - House - House Rules: PN2867, Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-07-11 - Senate - Senate Floor: PN2867, Final Passage (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-07-10 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: PN2867, Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure: PN1942 A02353, Reported as Amended (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure: PN1942 A02353, Adopt Amendment (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - House - House Floor: HB 482 PN 1942, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 199 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-30 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - House - House Professional Licensure: Adopt Amendment A01067 (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - House - House Professional Licensure: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-20	House	Act No. 28 of 2026
2026-07-20	House	Approved by the Governor
2026-07-12	House	Presented to the Governor
2026-07-12	Senate	Signed in Senate
2026-07-12	House	Signed in House
2026-07-12	House	House concurred in Senate amendments (201-0)
2026-07-12	House	Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
2026-07-12	House	Referred to Rules
2026-07-11	House	In the House
2026-07-11	Senate	Third consideration and final passage (50-0)
2026-07-10	Senate	Re-reported as committed
2026-03-16	Senate	Re-referred to Appropriations
2026-03-16	Senate	Second consideration
2026-02-04	Senate	First consideration
2026-02-04	Senate	Reported as amended
2025-07-14	Senate	Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
2025-07-01	Senate	In the Senate
2025-07-01	House	Third consideration and final passage (199-3)
2025-07-01	House	Re-reported as committed
2025-06-30	House	Re-committed to Appropriations
2025-06-30	House	Second consideration
2025-06-30	House	Re-reported as committed
2025-06-17	House	Re-committed to Rules
2025-06-17	House	First consideration
2025-06-17	House	Reported as amended
2025-02-04	House	Referred to Professional Licensure

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb482
Text	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0482/PN0465
Text	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0482/PN1942
Text	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0482/PN2867
Amendment	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A01067
Amendment	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A02353
Supplement	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2025/0/HB0482P1942.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=34&rollcallid=768&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=34&rollcallid=767&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=67&rollcallid=967&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=62&rollcallid=1007&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=541
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=7&rollcallid=645&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=7&rollcallid=646&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=3&rollcallid=972&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/senate/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=474
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=67&rollcallid=2743&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Call	https://www.palegis.us/house/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=1336