HB 987 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for prohibitions regarding ideological oaths or statements, for prohibition on diversity, equity and inclusion offices and employees, for statements required to be included in mission statement, bylaws, faculty handbook and student handbook, for certain mandatory training prohibited, for revoking tenure for diversity, equity and inclusion violations and for spending restricted; and imposing penalties.

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   Introduced
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   In Committee
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   Passed House
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   Passed Senate
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   To Executive
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   Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

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

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• In Committee

  Current position in the legislative process.

• 7 sponsors

  1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

• Single-party support

  Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

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