2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 987

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for prohibitions regarding ideological oaths or statements, for prohibition on diversity, equity and inclusion offices and employees, for statements required to be included in mission statement, bylaws, faculty handbook and student handbook, for certain mandatory training prohibited, for revoking tenure for diversity, equity and inclusion violations and for spending restricted; and imposing penalties.

In committee Last action March 24, 2025: Referred to Education

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 7

Prime sponsor

Milou Mackenzie

Cosponsors (6)

Andrew Kuzma, David Zimmerman, Jacob Banta, Joe Hamm, Rob Kauffman, Stephenie Scialabba

Status

In committee as of March 24, 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
March 24, 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.