Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Died 17 R cosponsors

HB 205 — An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to retirement for school employees, further providing for definitions.

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    Passed House
  4. Died in session

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

7 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 205 has added a specific section that clarifies that certain provisions apply only to members hired after the bill's effective date, rather than to a broader group, including employees of associations linked to public school entities. This change matters because it makes the bill's application more focused, possibly streamlining its effects on new hires and ensuring that existing employees are not impacted by the new rules. Additionally, it reinforces the immediacy of the bill's implementation.

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173 PRINTER'S NO.
173 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
1550 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
MILLER, PICKETT, REESE, ROTHMAN, SACCONE, SANKEY, SAYLOR, SIMMONS, TALLMAN, ROEBUCK, WHEELAND, GILLEN, COOK AND TOBASH, JANUARY 25, 2017 AS REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 25, 2017, HOUSE OF AN ACT Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to retirement for school employees, further providing for definitions.
MILLER, PICKETT, REESE, ROTHMAN, SACCONE, SANKEY, SAYLOR, SIMMONS, TALLMAN, LAWRENCE, JANUARY 25, 2017ERMAN, STEPHENS, KLUNK AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 25, 2017 AN ACT Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to retirement for school employees, further providing for definitions.
§ 8102 shall apply to members EMPLOYEES OF AN <-- ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE MEMBERSHIP DUES FROM A PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTITY UNDER SECTION 516 OF THE ACT OF MARCH 10, 1949 (P.L.30, NO.14), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE OF 1949, hired on or after the effective date of this section.
§ 8102 shall apply to members hired on or after the effective date of this section.
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Action History

  1. Referred to FINANCE

  2. Third consideration and final passage

  3. Re-reported as committed

  4. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  5. Second consideration

  6. Removed from table

  7. Laid on the table

  8. First consideration

  9. PN 1550 Reported as amended

  10. Re-referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

  11. Reported with request to re-refer to STATE GOVERNMENT

  12. PN 0173 Referred to EDUCATION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 40 co-sponsors · 212 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (40)

Not signed on (212)

212 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

Passed 178 Yea · 16 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 43003
Unaffiliated 107904
Democratic 28702
Total 1781609
% of votes cast 88%8%0%4%
How each member voted (203)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
CHARLTON — Yea
CHRISTIANA — Yea
CORBIN — Yea
CORR — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
DUNBAR — Yea
ELLIS — Yea
ENGLISH — Yea
EVANKOVICH — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
GODSHALL — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HARPER — Yea
HARRIS, A. — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
HILL — Yea
JOZWIAK — Yea
KAMPF — Yea
KAUFER — Yea
KELLER, F. — Yea
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MAHER — Yea
MARSHALL — Yea
MARSICO — Yea
MASSER — Yea
MCGINNIS — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MICCARELLI — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MILNE — Yea
MURT — Yea
MUSTIO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
OBERLANDER — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
PETRI — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUIGLEY — Yea
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Yea
REED — Yea
REESE — Yea
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SACCONE — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SANTORA — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
E SCHEMEL — Not Voting
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
E WARD — Not Voting
E WATSON — Not Voting
WHEELAND — Yea
BARBIN — Yea
BOYLE — Yea
BROWN, V. — Nay
BULLOCK — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
DEAN — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Nay
DRISCOLL — Nay
EVANS — Yea
E FABRIZIO — Not Voting
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Nay
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HAGGERTY — Yea
HANNA — Yea
KAVULICH — Yea
KELLER, W. — Yea
KINSEY — Nay
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Nay
MULLERY — Yea
NEUMAN — Yea
O'BRIEN — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Nay
ROZZI — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
THOMAS — Nay
VAZQUEZ — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
TURZAI — Yea
Dan Miller — Nay
Matthew Gergely — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Not Voting
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Nay
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Nay
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Nay
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Nay
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Nay
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Nay
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Nay
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Not Voting
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Not Voting
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Not Voting
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Not Voting

Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 205?
HB 205 is sponsored by Seth Grove, Barrar, Cox, Bryan Cutler (Republican), Gabler, Rob W. Kauffman (Republican), John A. Lawrence (Republican), Millard, Tina Pickett (Republican), Reese, Greg Rothman (Republican), Saylor, Stephens, Mcginnis, Ward, C. Quinn, Kerry A. Benninghoff (Republican), Bloom, Bud Cook (Republican), Dowling, Dush, Mark M. Gillen (Republican), Hickernell, Rich Irvin (Republican), Kate A. Klunk (Republican), Steven C. Mentzer (Republican), Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Roebuck, Ryan, Saccone, Sankey, Simmons, Tallman, Tobash, Toepel, Jesse Topper (Republican), David H. Zimmerman (Republican), Wheeland, Milou Mackenzie (Republican), Brett R. Miller (Republican), and R. Lee James (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 205?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 HB 205?
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