Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 13 D cosponsors

HB 1709 — 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 employment certification for adjunct and part-time faculty.

Last action — Referred to Education

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · 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.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 D).

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 240 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (240)

240 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1709?
HB 1709 is sponsored by Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Keith S. Harris (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Heather Boyd (Democratic), Dan K. Williams (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Nikki Rivera (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), and Anthony A. Bellmon (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1709?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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