HB 77 is sponsored by Arvind Venkat (Democratic), Natalie Mihalek (Republican), Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Andrew Kuzma (Republican), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), R. Lee James (Republican), Jim Haddock (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Nancy Guenst (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Dave Madsen (Democratic), Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), and Keith S. Harris (Democratic).

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Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 23 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB 77 — An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, further providing for definitions, providing for food allergy awareness and further providing for powers of department.

Last action February 20, 2025 — Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, Feb. 20, 2025

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Introduced
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In Committee
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
5
To Executive
6
Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 10, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

Passed House

Current position in the legislative process.
26 sponsors

1 primary, 25 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (23 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Food Allergy Safety Legislation

Bill Text

Printer's No. 0029 View text Current

Action History

February 20, 2025
Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, Feb. 20, 2025
February 20, 2025
In the Senate
November 14, 2025
(Remarks see House Journal Page 140-142), Feb. 5, 2025
February 05, 2025
Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 5, 2025 (150-52)
February 05, 2025
Re-reported as committed, Feb. 5, 2025
February 04, 2025
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 4, 2025
February 04, 2025
Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2025
February 03, 2025
Removed from table, Feb. 3, 2025
January 28, 2025
Laid on the table, Jan. 28, 2025
January 28, 2025
First consideration, Jan. 28, 2025
January 28, 2025
Reported as committed, Jan. 28, 2025
January 10, 2025
Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, Jan. 10, 2025

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 227 not signed on · 49 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Arvind Venkat Democratic

Not signed on (227)

227 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

February 05, 2025

Passed 150 Yea · 52 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	99	0	0	0
Republican	48	49	0	0
Unaffiliated	3	3	0	0
Total	150	52	0	0
% of votes cast	74%	26%	0%	0%

How each member voted (202)

Member	Party	Vote
Rep. Torren Ecker	—	Yea
Rep. Seth Grove	—	Nay
Rep. Dan Miller	—	Yea
Rep. Louis Schmitt	—	Nay
Rep. Stephenie Scialabba	—	Nay
Rep. Joshua Siegel	—	Yea
Abigail Salisbury	Democratic	Yea
Aerion Abney	Democratic	Yea
Amen Brown	Democratic	Yea
Andre D. Carroll	Democratic	Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik	Democratic	Yea
Anthony A. Bellmon	Democratic	Yea
Arvind Venkat	Democratic	Yea
Ben Waxman	Democratic	Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez	Democratic	Yea
Brandon J. Markosek	Democratic	Yea
Brian Munroe	Democratic	Yea
Bridget M. Kosierowski	Democratic	Yea
Carol Hill-Evans	Democratic	Yea
Carol Kazeem	Democratic	Yea
Chris Pielli	Democratic	Yea
Christina D. Sappey	Democratic	Yea
Christopher M. Rabb	Democratic	Yea
Dan Frankel	Democratic	Yea
Dan K. Williams	Democratic	Yea
Daniel J. Deasy	Democratic	Yea
Danielle Friel Otten	Democratic	Yea
Danilo Burgos	Democratic	Yea
Darisha K. Parker	Democratic	Yea
Dave Madsen	Democratic	Yea
David M. Delloso	Democratic	Yea
Ed Neilson	Democratic	Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski	Democratic	Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler	Democratic	Yea
Emily Kinkead	Democratic	Yea
Frank Burns	Democratic	Yea
G. Roni Green	Democratic	Yea
Gina H. Curry	Democratic	Yea
Greg Scott	Democratic	Yea
Greg Vitali	Democratic	Yea
Heather Boyd	Democratic	Yea
Ismail Smith-Wade-El	Democratic	Yea
Jacklyn Rusnock	Democratic	Yea
Jared G. Solomon	Democratic	Yea
Jason Dawkins	Democratic	Yea
Jeanne McNeill	Democratic	Yea
Jennifer O'Mara	Democratic	Yea
Jessica Benham	Democratic	Yea
Jim Haddock	Democratic	Yea
Jim Prokopiak	Democratic	Yea
Joanna E. McClinton	Democratic	Yea
Joe Ciresi	Democratic	Yea
Joe McAndrew	Democratic	Yea
Joe Webster	Democratic	Yea
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz	Democratic	Yea
John C. Inglis III	Democratic	Yea
Jordan A. Harris	Democratic	Yea
Jose Giral	Democratic	Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein	Democratic	Yea
Justin C. Fleming	Democratic	Yea
Keith S. Harris	Democratic	Yea
Kristine C. Howard	Democratic	Yea
Kyle Donahue	Democratic	Yea
Kyle J. Mullins	Democratic	Yea
La'Tasha D. Mayes	Democratic	Yea
Leanne Krueger	Democratic	Yea
Lindsay Powell	Democratic	Yea
Lisa A. Borowski	Democratic	Yea
Liz Hanbidge	Democratic	Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta	Democratic	Yea
Mandy Steele	Democratic	Yea
Manuel Guzman	Democratic	Yea
Mary Jo Daley	Democratic	Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson	Democratic	Yea
Matthew D. Bradford	Democratic	Yea
Maureen E. Madden	Democratic	Yea
Melissa Cerrato	Democratic	Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman	Democratic	Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg	Democratic	Yea
Morgan Cephas	Democratic	Yea
Nancy Guenst	Democratic	Yea
Napoleon J. Nelson	Democratic	Yea
Nathan Davidson	Democratic	Yea
Nikki Rivera	Democratic	Yea
Pat Gallagher	Democratic	Yea
Patrick J. Harkins	Democratic	Yea
Paul Friel	Democratic	Yea
Paul Takac	Democratic	Yea
Perry S. Warren	Democratic	Yea
Peter Schweyer	Democratic	Yea
Regina G. Young	Democratic	Yea
Rick Krajewski	Democratic	Yea
Robert E. Merski	Democratic	Yea
Robert F. Matzie	Democratic	Yea
Robert Freeman	Democratic	Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro	Democratic	Yea
Scott Conklin	Democratic	Yea
Sean Dougherty	Democratic	Yea
Steve Samuelson	Democratic	Yea
Steven R. Malagari	Democratic	Yea
Tarah Probst	Democratic	Yea
Tarik Khan	Democratic	Yea
Tim Brennan	Democratic	Yea
Tim Briggs	Democratic	Yea
Tina M. Davis	Democratic	Yea
Aaron Bernstine	Republican	Nay
Abby Major	Republican	Yea
Alec J. Ryncavage	Republican	Yea
Andrew Kuzma	Republican	Yea
Ann Flood	Republican	Yea
Barbara Gleim	Republican	Nay
Brad Roae	Republican	Nay
Brenda M. Pugh	Republican	Nay
Brett R. Miller	Republican	Yea
Brian C. Rasel	Republican	Nay
Brian Smith	Republican	Nay
Bryan Cutler	Republican	Yea
Bud Cook	Republican	Nay
Carl Walker Metzgar	Republican	Nay
Chad G. Reichard	Republican	Nay
Charity Grimm Krupa	Republican	Nay
Clint Owlett	Republican	Nay
Craig T. Staats	Republican	Nay
Craig Williams	Republican	Yea
Dallas Kephart	Republican	Nay
Dan Moul	Republican	Yea
Dane Watro	Republican	Nay
David H. Rowe	Republican	Nay
David H. Zimmerman	Republican	Nay
David M. Maloney	Republican	Nay
Donna Scheuren	Republican	Yea
Doyle Heffley	Republican	Nay
Eric Davanzo	Republican	Yea
Eric J. Weaknecht	Republican	Yea
Eric R. Nelson	Republican	Nay
Gary W. Day	Republican	Yea
Jack Rader	Republican	Nay
Jacob D. Banta	Republican	Nay
James B. Struzzi	Republican	Yea
Jamie Barton	Republican	Nay
Jamie L. Flick	Republican	Yea
Jamie Walsh	Republican	Nay
Jason Ortitay	Republican	Yea
Jeff Olsommer	Republican	Nay
Jeremy Shaffer	Republican	Yea
Jesse Topper	Republican	Yea
Jill N. Cooper	Republican	Yea
Jim Rigby	Republican	Yea
Joanne Stehr	Republican	Nay
Joe Emrick	Republican	Yea
Joe Hamm	Republican	Nay
Joe Hogan	Republican	Yea
Joe Kerwin	Republican	Nay
John A. Lawrence	Republican	Yea
John A. Schlegel	Republican	Yea
Jonathan Fritz	Republican	Nay
Joseph D'Orsie	Republican	Nay
Josh Bashline	Republican	Yea
Joshua D. Kail	Republican	Yea
Kate A. Klunk	Republican	Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson	Republican	Yea
Kathy L. Rapp	Republican	Nay
Keith J. Greiner	Republican	Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff	Republican	Yea
Kristin Marcell	Republican	Yea
Leslie Rossi	Republican	Nay
Marc S. Anderson	Republican	Nay
Marci Mustello	Republican	Yea
Mark M. Gillen	Republican	Yea
Marla Brown	Republican	Nay
Martin T. Causer	Republican	Yea
Martina A. White	Republican	Yea
Michael Stender	Republican	Yea
Mike Armanini	Republican	Yea
Mike Jones	Republican	Yea
Milou Mackenzie	Republican	Nay
Mindy Fee	Republican	Yea
Natalie Mihalek	Republican	Yea
Parke Wentling	Republican	Nay
Perry A. Stambaugh	Republican	Nay
R. Lee James	Republican	Yea
Rich Irvin	Republican	Nay
Rob W. Kauffman	Republican	Nay
Robert Leadbeter	Republican	Nay
Roman Kozak	Republican	Yea
Russ Diamond	Republican	Nay
Ryan Warner	Republican	Yea
Scott Barger	Republican	Nay
Shelby Labs	Republican	Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier	Republican	Yea
Stephanie Borowicz	Republican	Nay
Steven C. Mentzer	Republican	Yea
Thomas H. Kutz	Republican	Nay
Thomas L. Mehaffie	Republican	Yea
Tim Twardzik	Republican	Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal	Republican	Yea
Timothy R. Bonner	Republican	Nay
Tina Pickett	Republican	Nay
Tom Jones	Republican	Nay
Valerie S. Gaydos	Republican	Nay
Wendy Fink	Republican	Nay
Zachary Mako	Republican	Nay

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Subjects

agriculture

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 77 do?: Food Allergy Safety Legislation
Who sponsors HB 77?: HB 77 is sponsored by Arvind Venkat (Democratic), Natalie Mihalek (Republican), Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Andrew Kuzma (Republican), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), R. Lee James (Republican), Jim Haddock (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Nancy Guenst (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Dave Madsen (Democratic), Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), and Keith S. Harris (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 77?: This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 10, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track HB 77?: Track HB 77 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: HB 77
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Session: 2025_0 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 10, 2025
Status: Passed House
Prime sponsor: Arvind Venkat

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