2025–2026 Regular Session · State Senate bill

SB 152

An Act providing for the study of intergenerational poverty; establishing the Intergenerational Poverty Tracking System, the Interagency Workgroup on Poverty and Economic Insecurity and the Pennsylvania Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security; providing for a strategic plan and for reports; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and the Secretary of the Budget.

In committee Last action January 22, 2025: Referred to Health & Human Services

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 11

Prime sponsor

Vincent Hughes

Cosponsors (10)

Art Haywood, Christine Tartaglione, Jay Costa, John Kane, Judith Schwank, Maria Collett, Nikil Saval, Sharif Street, Steven Santarsiero, Timothy Kearney

Status

In committee as of January 22, 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
January 22, 2025	Senate	Referred to Health & Human Services

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.