Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 6 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 476 — An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for boating education.

Last action — Re-reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2026

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill updates boating education requirements and exemptions in Pennsylvania.

This bill amends the Pennsylvania boating education laws to modify exemptions and the duties of the commission. It aims to enhance boating safety education and certification processes.

Summary

Updating Personal Watercraft Safety Requirements in Pennsylvania

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2026

  2. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 26, 2025

  3. Second consideration, June 26, 2025

  4. First consideration, June 24, 2025

  5. Reported as committed, June 24, 2025

  6. Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, March 19, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 246 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (246)

246 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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 476 do?
Updating Personal Watercraft Safety Requirements in Pennsylvania
Who sponsors SB 476?
SB 476 is sponsored by Lindsey M. Williams (Democratic), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Katie J. Muth (Democratic), Marty Flynn (Democratic), and James Andrew Malone (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 476?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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