SB 224 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, repealing provisions relating to certificates issued by other states and providing for out-of-state applicants for certification.
Last action — Laid on the table
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read SB 224 on the official Pennsylvania source →Action History
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Laid on the table
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Removed from table
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Laid on the table
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First consideration
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PN 1672 Reported as amended
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Referred to EDUCATION
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Third consideration and final passage
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Re-reported as committed
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Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
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Second consideration
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First consideration
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Reported as committed
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PN 0194 Referred to EDUCATION
Sponsors
- Camera Bartolotta · Primary
- Wayne Langerholc · Cosponsor
- David G. Argall · Cosponsor
- Patrick J. Stefano · Cosponsor
- Judy Ward · Cosponsor
- Kristin Phillips-Hill · Cosponsor
- Doug Mastriano · Cosponsor
- Christine M. Tartaglione · Cosponsor
- Joe Pittman · Cosponsor
- Lisa Baker · Cosponsor
- Cris Dush · Cosponsor
- Maria Collett · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Camera Bartolotta Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (11)
- Wayne Langerholc Republican Voted No
- David G. Argall Republican Voted No
- Patrick J. Stefano Republican Voted No
- Judy Ward Republican Voted No
- Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Voted No
- Doug Mastriano Republican Voted No
- Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic
- Joe Pittman Republican Voted No
- Lisa Baker Republican Voted No
- Cris Dush Republican Voted No
- Maria Collett Democratic
Not signed on (241)
241 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 241 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 42% | 54% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| AUMENT | — | Nay |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Nay |
| CORMAN | — | Nay |
| DISANTO | — | Nay |
| GORDNER | — | Nay |
| MENSCH | — | Nay |
| REGAN | — | Nay |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Nay |
| YUDICHAK | — | Nay |
| Anthony Williams | — | Yea |
| Amanda M. Cappelletti | Democratic | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| John I. Kane | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Katie J. Muth | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey M. Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Nikil Saval | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | Nay |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Nay |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Nay |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Nay |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Nay |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Nay |
| Judy Ward | Republican | Nay |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Nay |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Nay |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Nay |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| Anthony Williams | — | Yea |
| Amanda M. Cappelletti | Democratic | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| John I. Kane | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Katie J. Muth | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey M. Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Nikil Saval | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 44% | 52% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| AUMENT | — | Nay |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Nay |
| CORMAN | — | Nay |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Nay |
| MENSCH | — | Nay |
| REGAN | — | Nay |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Nay |
| YUDICHAK | — | Nay |
| Anthony Williams | — | Yea |
| Amanda M. Cappelletti | Democratic | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| John I. Kane | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Katie J. Muth | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey M. Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Nikil Saval | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | Nay |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Nay |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Nay |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Nay |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Nay |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Nay |
| Judy Ward | Republican | Nay |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Nay |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Nay |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Nay |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Not Voting |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Nikil Saval | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey M. Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 224?
- SB 224 is sponsored by Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Wayne Langerholc (Republican), David G. Argall (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Judy Ward (Republican), Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Doug Mastriano (Republican), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), Joe Pittman (Republican), Lisa Baker (Republican), Cris Dush (Republican), and Maria Collett (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 224?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 224?
- Track SB 224 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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