Committee
Pennsylvania House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
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committee members
Stephanie Borowicz (R)
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D)
Republican Secretary
Bud Cook (R)
Sean Dougherty (D)
Paul Friel (D)
Roni Green (D)
Charity Grimm Krupa (R)
Joe Hamm (R)
Liz Hanbidge (D)
Kristine Howard (D)
Tom Jones (R)
Joe Kerwin (R)
Tarik Khan (D)
Vice Chair
Emily Kinkead (D)
Republican Vice Chair
John Lawrence (R)
Republican Chair
Dan Moul (R)
Marci Mustello (R)
Darisha Parker (D)
Chair
Eddie Pashinski (D)
Chris Rabb (D)
Secretary
Christina Sappey (D)
Perry Stambaugh (R)
Mandy Steele (D)
Michael Stender (R)
Paul Takac (D)
Dave Zimmerman (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB39 | In special powers and duties of counties, providing for other powers and duties of county humane officers. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB77 | In food protection, further providing for definitions, providing for food allergy awareness and further providing for powers of department. | Crossed Over | 01/10/2025 |
| HB163 | Further prohibiting certain entities from acquiring an interest in agricultural land; providing for investigation by Attorney General and for responsibilities of purchaser and Attorney General; further providing for forfeiture of lands; providing for real estate auction; and further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| HB177 | Providing for the creation of keystone opportunity dairy zones to facilitate the economic development of Pennsylvania's dairy industry; authorizing expenditures; providing for tax exemptions, tax deductions, tax abatements and tax credits; creating additional obligations of the Commonwealth and local governmental units; prescribing powers and duties of certain State and local departments, agencies and officials; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HB179 | Authorizing the provision or sale of Pennsylvania milk in Pennsylvania schools. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HB189 | In registration of vehicles, further providing for vehicles exempt from registration. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| HB294 | In riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, providing for whistleblower protection and further providing for nonapplicability of subchapter. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB295 | In licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for revocation or refusal of kennel licenses and providing for prohibition on sale of dogs bred by certain persons; and, in enforcement and penalties, providing for whistleblower protection. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB296 | Providing for prohibition on sale of dogs and cats bred by certain persons, for duty of persons, kennels and animal testing facilities to offer dogs and cats for adoption and for whistleblower protection; and imposing penalties. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB311 | In registration of vehicles, further providing for vehicles exempt from registration; and, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for operation of vehicle without official certificate of inspection. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB313 | In registration of vehicles, further providing for vehicles exempt from registration. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB324 | Further providing for collection of samples, for technician requirements, for licensure, for powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture and for blood sample restrictions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/27/2025 |
| HB436 | In riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for prohibition of ownership of certain animals. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| HB587 | Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB608 | In riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for the offense of cruelty to animal. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB693 | In licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for requirements for kennels; and abrogating a regulation. | In Committee | 02/21/2025 |
| HB764 | Providing for the Fresh Food Financing Initiative; establishing the Fresh Food Financing Initiative Restricted Account; and imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture. | Crossed Over | 03/03/2025 |
| HB861 | In additional special funds and restricted accounts, further providing for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund. | In Committee | 03/11/2025 |
| HB875 | In fireworks, further providing for definitions, for use of display fireworks and for use of consumer fireworks and repealing provisions relating to rules and regulations by municipality, to sales locations, to fees, granting of licenses and inspections, to refusal, suspension or revocation of license, to conditions for facilities, to consumer fireworks tax and to disposition of certain funds. | In Committee | 03/11/2025 |
| HB898 | In weights and measures, providing for automotive fuel and diesel fuel tax transparency; and imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture. | In Committee | 03/13/2025 |
| HB1006 | In weighing and testing, further providing for certified testers and for certified weighers and samplers. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1007 | In fiscal affairs, establishing the Deterrent Fencing Cost-Share Program and the Deterrent Fencing Cost-Share Program Fund; and imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1059 | Further providing for purchase of agricultural conservation easements, for Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Fund and for Land Trust Reimbursement Program. | In Committee | 03/26/2025 |
| HB1074 | In injury to dogs, providing for contracts for sale of dogs and cats. | In Committee | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1096 | Establishing the Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program and the Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program Account; and providing for research on Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program. | In Committee | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1132 | In school health services, providing for unhealthy ultra-processed food prohibited in competitive foods. | In Committee | 04/21/2025 |
| HB1157 | In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 04/07/2025 |
| HB1201 | Further providing for raw milk and handling; and abrogating a regulation. | In Committee | 04/15/2025 |
| HB1241 | Providing for horses sold at auction. | In Committee | 04/17/2025 |
| HB1277 | In plants and plant products, providing for plant and pollinator protection; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Agriculture and Secretary of Agriculture; establishing the Plant and Pollinator Protection Committee and the Plant and Pollinator Protection Account; repealing provisions relating to bees; imposing penalties; and making repeals. | In Committee | 04/21/2025 |
| HB1456 | In riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, providing for Statewide toll-free animal abuse reporting telephone number. | In Committee | 05/13/2025 |
| HR5 | Designating September 18, 2025, and September 18, 2026, as "State Grange Day" in Pennsylvania and celebrating the Pennsylvania State Grange on its 152nd and 153rd anniversaries. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HR87 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study reviewing the risk to critical infrastructure from foreign purchases of critical infrastructure assets and adjacent land in this Commonwealth. | In Committee | 02/21/2025 |
| HR221 | Designating the week of June 16 through 22, 2025, as "Pollinator Week" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 05/01/2025 |