2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 684

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in evidence-based reading instruction, further providing for definitions, providing for school entity duties related to evidence-based reading instruction, for school entity duties related to reading screening, for reading deficiency identification and parental notification, for reading intervention plans, for grant program, for funding, for reporting, for accountability and for construction.

In committee Last action May 1, 2025: Referred to Education

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 29

Prime sponsor

Jason Ortitay

Cosponsors (28)

Arvind Venkat, Ben Waxman, Bryan Cutler, Craig Staats, Dan Williams, Ed Neilson, Elizabeth Fiedler, G. Roni Green, Greg Scott, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Jared Solomon, Joe Hogan, Joe Webster, Justin Fleming, Kristin Marcell, Kyle Donahue, Mark Gillen, Martina White, Mary Jo Daley, Maureen Madden, Milou Mackenzie, R. Lee James, Robert Freeman, Roman Kozak, Steven Mentzer, Tarik Khan, Thomas Kutz, Valerie Gaydos

Status

In committee as of May 1, 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 1, 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.