2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives resolution

HR 162

A Resolution urging all agencies of the Commonwealth to have the ability to use diacritical marks on names on all Commonwealth-issued documents by July 1, 2027.

Out of committee Last action March 19, 2026: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 16

Prime sponsor

Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz

Cosponsors (15)

Arvind Venkat, Ben Waxman, Benjamin Sanchez, Dan Williams, G. Roni Green, Heather Boyd, Jose Giral, Joseph Hohenstein, Keith Harris, La'Tasha Mayes, Malcolm Kenyatta, Melissa Cerrato, Michael Schlossberg, Nikki Rivera, Tarik Khan

Status

Out of committee as of March 19, 2026. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 1

October 28, 2025House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (State Government): Report Bill As CommittedPassed16–10

yes (16) Ben Waxman, Benjamin Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, G. Roni Green, Heather Boyd, Joe Webster, John Inglis Iii, Kristine Howard, Malcolm Kenyatta, Marla Brown, Melissa Shusterman, Nancy Guenst, Nathan Davidson, Tarah Probst, Tim Brennan, Timothy Bonner

no (10) Brad Roae, Eric Weaknecht, Jacob Banta, Jamie Walsh, Jeremy Shaffer, Roman Kozak, Russ Diamond, Scott Barger, Stephenie Scialabba, Wendy Fink

Official roll call

Timeline 3

Date	Chamber	Action
March 19, 2026	House	Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
October 28, 2025	House	Reported as committed
April 1, 2025	House	Referred to State 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.