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Joe Hohenstein (House District 177)

State Assembly

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HB 20

PA HOUSE

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for adult use of cannabis; regulating the personal use and possession of cannabis; establishing the Keystone Cannabis Authority; providing for powers and duties of the Keystone Cannabis Authority; establishing the Community Opportunity Fund; providing for social and economic equity, for regulation of cannabis business establishments, for enforcement and immunities, for laboratory testing, for advertising, marketing, packaging and labeling and for preparation, destruction and regulation of cannabis and cannabis-infused edible and nonedible products; imposing a sales tax and excise tax on cannabis and cannabis-infused edible and nonedible products; establishing the Cannabis Regulation Fund; providing for cannabis clean slate and for miscellaneous provisions; imposing penalties; consolidating provisions relating to the medical use of cannabis; transferring certain powers and duties of the Department of Health to the Keystone Cannabis Authority; and making repeals.

2025-2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Joe Ciresi, Nate Davidson and 8 other co-sponsors

Creates an independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw congressional and state districts after each census, removing the legislature and governor from redistricting.

Referred to Health
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HR 357

PA HOUSE

A Resolution establishing a legislative Hunger Task Force to study and make findings and recommendations for alleviating hunger, addressing food insecurity and increasing access to healthy food in this Commonwealth.

2025-2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Lisa Borowski, Amen Brown, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz and 28 other co-sponsors

Urges the state DMV to study a single, uniform IT outage protocol to reduce system disruptions for customers and agencies; non-binding, study scope to be determined.

Referred to Human Services
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HB 1263

PA HOUSE

An Act establishing the Keystone Saves Program, the Keystone Saves Program Fund, the Keystone Saves Administrative Fund and the Keystone Saves Program Advisory Board; and providing for powers and duties of the Treasury Department, for investment and fiduciary responsibilities and for program implementation.

2025-2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Lisa Borowski, Heather Boyd, Tim Brennan and 31 other co-sponsors

ND HB 1263 tightens criminal-record sealing: requires clear and convincing evidence and explicit factors, plus a 1-year re-filing bar.

Referred to Finance
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HB 1701

PA HOUSE

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, further providing for referendum or public hearing required prior to construction or lease; providing for school facilities; establishing the Public School Facility Advisory Committee; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, repealing provisions relating to building condition assessments; and imposing duties on the Department of Education.

2025-2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Lisa Borowski, Heather Boyd, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz and 23 other co-sponsors
Referred to Education
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