HB 12912025–2026
bill
2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill
HB 1291
An Act amending Title 45 (Legal Notices) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in legal advertising, further providing for level of advertising rates, for effect of failure to advertise when required and for no unauthorized advertisements to be published and providing for publication in newspapers of general circulation; and making editorial changes.
Out of committee Last action June 2, 2026: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
Official bill page and text: palegis.us
Sponsors 26
- Prime sponsor
- Robert Freeman
- Cosponsors (25)
- Anthony Bellmon, Arvind Venkat, Ben Waxman, Benjamin Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Dan Frankel, Dave Madsen, Ed Neilson, Emily Kinkead, Greg Scott, Jim Haddock, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Jose Giral, Lindsay Powell, Lisa Borowski, Liz Hanbidge, Maureen Madden, Melissa Shusterman, Nathan Davidson, Patrick Harkins, Ryan Bizzarro, Scott Barger, Steve Samuelson, Steven Malagari, Tarah Probst
Status
Out of committee as of June 2, 2026. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.
Roll-call votes 3
February 4, 2026House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (Local Government): Adopt Amendment A02253Passed22–4
yes (22) Abigail Salisbury, Alec Ryncavage, Andrew Kuzma, Brett Miller, Brian Munroe, Carol Kazeem, Christina Sappey, Dave Madsen, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Jacob Banta, Jill Cooper, Jim Haddock, Jim Prokopiak, Justin Fleming, Kyle Donahue, Lisa Borowski, Liz Hanbidge, Parke Wentling, Robert Freeman, Roman Kozak, Tarah Probst, Tom Jones
no (4) Chad Reichard, Dane Watro, Eric Weaknecht, Wendy Fink
February 4, 2026House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (Local Government): Adopt Amendment A02466Passed25–1
yes (25) Abigail Salisbury, Alec Ryncavage, Andrew Kuzma, Brett Miller, Brian Munroe, Carol Kazeem, Chad Reichard, Christina Sappey, Dave Madsen, Eric Weaknecht, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Jacob Banta, Jill Cooper, Jim Haddock, Jim Prokopiak, Justin Fleming, Kyle Donahue, Lisa Borowski, Liz Hanbidge, Parke Wentling, Robert Freeman, Roman Kozak, Tarah Probst, Tom Jones, Wendy Fink
no (1) Dane Watro
February 4, 2026House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (Local Government): Report Bill As AmendedPassed14–12
yes (14) Abigail Salisbury, Brian Munroe, Carol Kazeem, Christina Sappey, Dave Madsen, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Jim Haddock, Jim Prokopiak, Justin Fleming, Kyle Donahue, Lisa Borowski, Liz Hanbidge, Robert Freeman, Tarah Probst
no (12) Alec Ryncavage, Andrew Kuzma, Brett Miller, Chad Reichard, Dane Watro, Eric Weaknecht, Jacob Banta, Jill Cooper, Parke Wentling, Roman Kozak, Tom Jones, Wendy Fink
Timeline 6
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2026 | House | Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71) |
| February 4, 2026 | House | Removed from table |
| February 4, 2026 | House | Laid on the table |
| February 4, 2026 | House | First consideration |
| February 4, 2026 | House | Reported as amended |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Referred to Local Government |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.