SB 478 — An Act establishing the Office of Employee Ownership within the Department of Community and Economic Development; establishing the Employee Ownership Advisory Board; establishing the Main Street Employee Ownership Grant Program; and providing technical and financial assistance to employee-owned enterprises.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-20
Latest action: — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, July 17, 2025
Sponsors
- Frank A. Farry (R, PA-6) — sponsor · 2025-03-20
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-03-20
- Wayne D. Fontana (D, PA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-03-20
- Daniel Laughlin (R, PA-49) — cosponsor · 2025-03-20
- Christine M. Tartaglione (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-03-20
- Timothy P. Kearney (D, PA-26) — cosponsor · 2025-03-20
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-03-20
- Nick Pisciottano (D, PA-45) — cosponsor · 2025-03-20
- Maria Collett (D, PA-12) — cosponsor · 2025-03-20
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, March 20, 2025
- · senate — Reported as amended, June 24, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, June 24, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, July 17, 2025
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, July 17, 2025
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Connected on the graph
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic And Recreational Development Committee | — | pa-leg |
The full graph
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Committees
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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 | Frank A. Farry (R, state_upper PA-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Christine M. Tartaglione (D, state_upper PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Daniel Laughlin (R, state_upper PA-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Maria Collett (D, state_upper PA-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Nick Pisciottano (D, state_upper PA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Timothy P. Kearney (D, state_upper PA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Wayne D. Fontana (D, state_upper PA-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic And Recreational Development Committee · pa-leg