Committee
Pennsylvania House Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development Committee
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committee members
Mike Armanini (R)
Jake Banta (R)
Scott Barger (R)
Anthony Bellmon (D)
Heather Boyd (D)
Tim Brennan (D)
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D)
Secretary
Missy Cerrato (D)
Bud Cook (R)
Jill Cooper (R)
Chair
Mary Jo Daley (D)
Jamie Flick (R)
Republican Chair
Lee James (R)
Tom Jones (R)
Tina Pickett (R)
Lindsay Powell (D)
Tarah Probst (D)
James Prokopiak (D)
Nikki Rivera (D)
Jacklyn Rusnock (D)
Brian Smith (R)
Mandy Steele (D)
Paul Takac (D)
Republican Secretary
Tim Twardzik (R)
Parke Wentling (R)
Regina Young (D)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB121 | In snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, further providing for operation by persons under age sixteen. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| HB428 | Establishing the Pennsylvania Artist Fellowship Grant Program; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; and making appropriations. | In Committee | 01/30/2025 |
| HB489 | Establishing the Public Arts Grant Program and the Public Arts Fund; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; and making a transfer. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB629 | Amending the act of February 2, 1966 (1965 P.L.1860, No.586), entitled "An act encouraging landowners to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting liability in connection therewith, and repealing certain acts," further providing for definitions, for duty to keep premises safe and warning and for assurance of safe premises and duty of care and responsibility and liability. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB635 | Providing for lifeguards. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB824 | In Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, further providing for community recreation and heritage conservation. | In Committee | 03/06/2025 |
| HB826 | Further providing for definitions and for unlawful discriminatory practices. | In Committee | 03/06/2025 |
| HB999 | Providing for the America250PA Semiquincentennial Celebration Bell monument on the grounds of the State Capitol to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, Pennsylvania's integral role in that event and the impact of its people on the nation's past, present and future. | In Committee | 04/01/2025 |
| HB1030 | Designating Hershey's Kisses as the official State candy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. | Crossed Over | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1090 | Designating the Hemlock Varnish Shelf (Ganoderma tsugae) as the official State mushroom of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 04/01/2025 |
| HB1172 | In snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, further providing for definitions, for designation of snowmobile and ATV roads and for operation in safe manner. | In Committee | 04/09/2025 |
| HB1275 | Selecting, designating and adopting the Pennsylvania March as the official march of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 04/21/2025 |
| HB1286 | Further providing for definitions; providing for training requirements for public lodging establishments and for training requirements for third-party listing platforms and rental operators; further providing for enforcement, for violation, for affirmative defenses, for administrative penalties and for criminal penalties; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. | In Committee | 04/22/2025 |
| HB1342 | In Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, further providing for fees and charges. | In Committee | 04/30/2025 |
| HB1347 | Providing for establishment of tourism improvement districts, for governance of tourism improvement districts, for establishment of tourism improvement district management associations, for duties of tourism improvement district management associations, for termination of tourism improvement districts and for annual audit of tourism improvement district management associations. | Crossed Over | 04/30/2025 |
| HB1424 | In local taxes, further providing for delegation of taxing powers and restrictions thereon. | Crossed Over | 05/07/2025 |
| HB1794 | Providing for the Waterfront Redevelopment Grant Program; establishing the Waterfront Redevelopment Fund; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development. | In Committee | 08/11/2025 |
| HB1852 | In hotel occupancy tax, further providing for Tourism Promotion Fund. | In Committee | 09/09/2025 |
| HB1888 | Establishing the Statewide Advisory Council on Playground Safety; and providing for duties of the Statewide Advisory Council on Playground Safety. | In Committee | 09/29/2025 |
| HB1929 | Providing for the annual recognition and observance of "Charlie Kirk Day" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 10/08/2025 |
| HR19 | Honoring Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe by designating May 28, 2025, as "Jim Thorpe Day" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HR25 | A Concurrent Resolution establishing the Pennsylvania State Song Commission to study the history of the State song of the Commonwealth, solicit submissions for a new State song and recommend changes to the State song. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HR35 | Designating March 9, 2025, as "Charter Day" and Pennsylvania's 344th birthday in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/28/2025 |
| HR45 | Recognizing March 17, 2025, as "St. Patrick's Day" in Pennsylvania and celebrating the involvement of Irish Americans in the American War of Independence. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/29/2025 |
| HR50 | Designating March 25, 2025, as "Greek Independence Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/03/2025 |
| HR54 | Designating the month of October 2025 as "William Penn Landing Site in Chester Month" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HR61 | Designating April 18, 2025, as "Erie Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| HR109 | Urging the Congress of the United States to make "Patriots' Day" a Federal holiday. | In Committee | 03/11/2025 |
| HR140 | Recognizing the month of October 2025 as "Polish American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HR154 | Recognizing October 6, 2025, as "German American Day" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 03/31/2025 |
| HR161 | Designating the month of May 2025 as "Haitian Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| HR172 | Recognizing the month of May 2025 as "Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/03/2025 |
| HR175 | Designating May 20, 2025, as "Jimmy Stewart Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/03/2025 |
| HR178 | Recognizing the month of May 2025 as "National Water Safety Month" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/04/2025 |
| HR197 | Recognizing and honoring the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for more than a century of commitment to social activism, academic excellence and civic engagement in this Commonwealth on the occasion of "Delta Day" at the State Capitol. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/16/2025 |
| HR204 | Designating April 8, 2025, as "Dominican Remembrance Day" in Pennsylvania in honor of the victims who perished in the Jet Set Nightclub, located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/22/2025 |
| HR205 | Designating June 24, 2025, as "Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 04/22/2025 |
| HR223 | Recognizing November 19, 2025, as "Roy Campanella Day" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 05/02/2025 |
| HR227 | Designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2025, as "Little League World Series Week" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/05/2025 |
| HR238 | Designating the month of June 2025 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/29/2025 |
| HR243 | Designating June 9, 2025, as "Dave Parker Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/30/2025 |
| HR246 | Recognizing the month of June 2025 as "Caribbean-American Heritage Month." | In Committee | 06/02/2025 |
| HR247 | Designating the month of June 2025 as "Golf Tourism Month" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 06/03/2025 |
| HR259 | Recognizing August 24, 2025, as "Ukrainian Independence Day" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 06/16/2025 |
| HR265 | Designating September 4, 2025, as "Taekwondo Grandmasters Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 06/18/2025 |
| HR269 | Designating the month of July 2025 as "Disability Pride Month" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 06/23/2025 |
| HR272 | Designating July 27, 2025, as "Dick Allen Day" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 06/25/2025 |
| HR275 | Recognizing the month of September 2025 as "International Underground Railroad Month" in Pennsylvania. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 06/30/2025 |
| HR326 | Recognizing December 1, 2025, as "Young Involved Philadelphia Day" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 09/26/2025 |
| HR329 | Recognizing the month of October 2025 as "Arts and Culture Month" in Pennsylvania. | In Committee | 09/29/2025 |