HB 854 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in collective bargaining, providing for conflicts of interest.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-11
Latest action: — Referred to EDUCATION, March 11, 2025
Sponsors
- Brad Roae (R, PA-6) — sponsor · 2025-03-11
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Scott Barger (R, PA-80) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Kristin Marcell (R, PA-178) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Bud Cook (R, PA-50) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Marc S. Anderson (R, PA-92) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Sheryl M. Delozier (R, PA-88) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Joanne Stehr (R, PA-107) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Barbara Gleim (R, PA-199) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Jamie Walsh (R, PA-117) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Donna Scheuren (R, PA-147) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to EDUCATION, March 11, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 892
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 854
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, HAMM, BARGER, MARCELL, M. MACKENZIE, COOK,
KAUFFMAN, JAMES, ZIMMERMAN, ANDERSON, KRUPA, DELOZIER, STEHR,
SMITH AND BERNSTINE, MARCH 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 11, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," in collective bargaining, providing
6 for conflicts of interest.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 1113-A. Conflicts of Interest.--A school board
13 member shall abstain from all votes pertaining to a collective
14 bargaining agreement if a spouse, romantic partner or household
15 member of the school board member is in the bargaining unit
16 covered by the collective bargaining agreement being voted on.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Education Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Roae (R, state_lower PA-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Barbara Gleim (R, state_lower PA-199) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Bud Cook (R, state_lower PA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Donna Scheuren (R, state_lower PA-147) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jamie Walsh (R, state_lower PA-117) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Joanne Stehr (R, state_lower PA-107) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Kristin Marcell (R, state_lower PA-178) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Marc S. Anderson (R, state_lower PA-92) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Scott Barger (R, state_lower PA-80) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Sheryl M. Delozier (R, state_lower PA-88) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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