2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 1506

An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to inmate confinement, providing for communications services for inmates in State or county correctional institutions.

In committee Last action May 29, 2025: Referred to Communications & Technology

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 28

Prime sponsor

Andre Carroll

Cosponsors (27)

Anthony Bellmon, Ben Waxman, Benjamin Sanchez, Carol Kazeem, Dan Williams, Danielle Friel Otten, Elizabeth Fiedler, Gina Curry, Greg Scott, Heather Boyd, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Jeanne Mcneill, Joe Mcandrew, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Jose Giral, Joseph Hohenstein, Joshua Siegel, Keith Harris, Kristine Howard, Liz Hanbidge, Malcolm Kenyatta, Melissa Shusterman, Mike Jones, Nancy Guenst, Perry Warren, Rick Krajewski, Tarik Khan

Status

In committee as of May 29, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 1

Date	Chamber	Action
May 29, 2025	House	Referred to Communications & Technology

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.