2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 656

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for administration of emergency anti-seizure medication.

In committee Last action February 20, 2025: Referred to Education

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 24

Prime sponsor

Jamie Barton

Cosponsors (23)

Andrew Kuzma, Arvind Venkat, Benjamin Sanchez, Dane Watro, David Rowe, David Zimmerman, Jim Prokopiak, John Inglis Iii, Joseph D'Orsie, Kristine Howard, Lisa Borowski, Mark Gillen, Maureen Madden, Paul Friel, Perry Warren, Regina G. Young, Robert Freeman, Russ Diamond, Tarah Probst, Tarik Khan, Tim Brennan, Tim Briggs, Tim Twardzik

Status

In committee as of February 20, 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
February 20, 2025	House	Referred to Education

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.