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Natalie Mihalek
(R) - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania House District 040
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East Wing
P.O. Box 202040
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2040
Phone: 717-783-1522

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1121 Boyce Road
Suite 2200A
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
Phone: 724-942-2045
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Vote Record By Category
Category Vote Index Total Score
Open Government 83
4
 
Free Speech 100
2
 
Reproductive Freedom 100
2
 
Student & Youth Rights 100
2
 
Immigrants' Rights 67
1
 
Due Process 67
1
 
Privacy & Surveillance 57
1
 
Racial Equality 67
1
 
Religious Liberty 100
1
 
LGBQ&T Rights 50
0
Police Practices 40
-1
 
Voting Rights/Elections 33
-1
 
Criminal Justice 27
-10
 
All Bills 48
-2
 
Rated Bill Votes
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Rating Vote Comments
HB300 PA Fairness Act House Floor: HB 300 PN 1135, FINAL PASSAGE 05/02/2023 1 Nay HB 300 would amend the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) to add explicit, statutory protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
HB394 Expanding venues for civil action in trafficking cases House Floor: HB 394 PN 361, FINAL PASSAGE 06/06/2023 1 Yea HB 394 would expand access to courts by adding a venue for a statutory civil action in human trafficking lawsuits. Lawsuits could be brought either where the victim resides or where the violations occurred, making it easier for trafficking victims to bring civil lawsuits by expanding the venue (or places) where they can bring the suit.
HB507 Requiring consent for pelvic, rectal, and prostate exams House Floor: HB 507 PN 2289, CONCURRENCE 11/15/2023 1 Yea HB 507 would require health care providers, when involved in professional instruction or clinical training, to obtain specific informed consent (both verbal and written), before performing a pelvic, rectal, or prostate examination while the patient is anesthetized or unconscious in a facility that provides health care services.
HB689 Clean Slate 3.0 House Floor: HB 689 PN 2310, CONCURRENCE 12/13/2023 1 Yea HB 689 would make drug felonies and some property-related felonies eligible for criminal record sealing, while shortening eligibility waiting periods. This new Clean Slate bill would help people with old criminal records improve their employment prospects and help Pennsylvania employers find candidates for jobs that they desperately need to fill.
HB716 Permitting community service in lieu of traffic fines House Floor: HB 716 PN 1824, FINAL PASSAGE 07/07/2023 1 Nay HB 716 would allow a court to impose community service in lieu of payment for traffic fines for those without the ability to pay fines and costs. Although this is already permitted under current law, many MDJs mistakenly believe that community service can't be ordered to replace payment of traffic fines. HB 716 would provide an important clarification that community service is available for traffic offenses, giving MDJs more tools in their toolbox for people who cannot pay.
HB815 Requiring electronic filing of campaign finance reports House Floor: HB 815 PN 772, FINAL PASSAGE 06/06/2023 1 Nay HB 815 would require that all candidates for office and political action committees (PACs) in Pennsylvania utilize the Department of State’s online filing system to electronically file campaign finance reports. Requiring electronic filing would not only improve government transparency and accountability, it would save the commonwealth money by reducing bureaucratic inefficiencies.
HB841 Limiting juvenile DNA data collection House Floor: HB 841 PN 1801, FINAL PASSAGE 07/06/2023 1 Nay HB 841 would limit the types of offenses for which a juvenile must provide a DNA sample after being tried as an adult or adjudicated delinquent. The bill would also require automatic expungement of juvenile DNA samples, records, or profiles once an offense is eligible for expungement.
HB847 Pre-canvassing of ballots House Floor: HB 847 PN 3018, FINAL PASSAGE 05/01/2024 1 Nay HB 847 would amend the PA Election Code to require county boards of elections to meet no earlier than 7 days before an election day to pre-canvas all ballots received prior to that meeting. This would allow counties to begin preparing—but not counting— ballots before 7 am on Election Day, as current law requires, thereby increasing the likelihood that election results are reported sooner.
HB1067 Permitting qualified non-citizens to be certified as teachers House Floor: HB 1067 PN 1086, FINAL PASSAGE 06/26/2023 1 Yea HB 1067 would amend the Public School Code to waive the citizenship requirement for teachers to allow qualified non-citizens—those with a valid immigrant visa, work visa or employment document—to be hired as teachers. As PA is facing a steep decline in its number of qualified teachers, HB 1067 would help alleviate this shortfall, expand employment opportunities for qualified residents, and ensure that Pennsylvania's teachers better reflect the diversity of the students in their classrooms.
HB1085 Establishing a statewide Indigent Defense Advisory Committee and grant fund House Floor: HB 1085 PN 1089, FINAL PASSAGE 06/12/2023 1 Yea HB 1085 would create an Indigent Defense Advisory Committee and a grant fund to support indigent defense. Pennsylvania remains the only state in the nation that fails to provide state-level funding for public defenders and instead requires that individual counties bear 100% of the financial burden to maintain their essential—and constitutionally required—public defense services.
HB1140 Contraceptive Coverage for All Act House Floor: HB 1140 PN 3288, FINAL PASSAGE 06/25/2024 1 Yea HB 1140 would require insurance companies to cover all contraceptive drugs, devices, and other products and services at no cost to the consumer, ensuring that no one loses access to contraception because of their income—and guarantees it for those who need, want, and deserve it.
HB1220 Requiring additional campaign finance reporting for General Assembly candidates House Floor: HB 1220 PN 2940, FINAL PASSAGE 04/16/2024 1 Yea Currently, PA House and Senate candidates are only required to file campaign expense reports on the second Friday before an election. HB 1220 would require candidates to file an additional pre-election campaign expense report on the sixth Tuesday prior to a primary election. This would ensure earlier disclosure and greater transparency regarding contributions made to candidates for the General Assembly.
HB1243 Providing alternative verification options for REAL ID House Floor: HB 1243 PN 2127, FINAL PASSAGE 11/13/2023 1 Yea PennDOT currently requires an applicant for REAL ID to provide an original Social Security card, but does not provide any other document options to verify a person's Social Security number. Pennsylvania is the only state that does not provide residents with alternative SSN verification options. HB 1243 would require PennDOT to accept additional documentation permitted under the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 to verify an applicant’s Social Security number when applying for REAL ID.
HB1278 Permitting parole agents to wear body cameras House Floor: HB 1278 PN 2037, FINAL PASSAGE 10/16/2023 1 Nay PN 2037 included negotiated language that offered increased privacy and constitutional protections.
HB1278 Permitting parole agents to wear body cameras House Floor: HB 1278 PN 2303, CONCURRENCE 12/12/2023 -1 Yea The ACLU-PA was previously neutral on HB 1278, but Senate amendments gutted hard-fought language that was successfully negotiated between stakeholders. As a result, HB 1278 reinstates several problematic provisions‚ two in particular: (1) the broad permission it grants parole agents to intercept communications, including third parties who are not under supervision; and (2) the failure to limit how or when footage may be shared with outside law enforcement agencies.
HB1289 Removing racially restrictive deed covenants House Floor: HB 1289 PN 1757, FINAL PASSAGE 06/28/2023 1 Yea HB 1289 would provide property owners or homeowner associations a streamlined process to repudiate unlawful restrictive covenants from their deeds. An unlawful restrictive covenant is defined as a provision that purports to restrict ownership or occupancy of real property based on a practice or policy of discrimination against individuals or groups covered under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
HB1394 CROWN Act House Floor: HB 1394 PN 1827, FINAL PASSAGE 07/07/2023 1 Yea HB 1394 would amend the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to expand the definition of “race” to include traits associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. Protective hairstyles would include, but are not limited to, such hairstyles locs, braids, twists, coils, Bantu knots, afros and extensions. CROWN Act stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.
HB1399 Requiring law enforcement to wear visible ID at all times House Floor: HB 1399 PN 1567, FINAL PASSAGE 03/20/2024 1 Yea HB 1399 would require all Pennsylvania law enforcement officers to have their badge, with all pertinent identifiable information, visible at all times without exception. Having a badge in clear view, regardless of whether an officer is in uniform or not, would not only ensure that people know when law enforcement is present, but are able to identify officers if and when they engage in unethical or illegal behavior.
HB1466 Protecting public expression (anti-SLAPP reform) House Floor: HB 1466 PN 3487, CONCURRENCE 07/10/2024 1 Yea Pennsylvania's current anti-SLAPP law is too narrow, too weak, and long overdue for an update. HB 1466 is a commonsense, bipartisan proposal that would protect all forms of First Amendment expression while making it easier for people to defend against frivolous lawsuits. Pennsylvanians deserve to speak freely without the threat of costly litigation standing in the way of their First Amendment right to public expression.
HB1479 Requiring accessible digital content on state and local government websites House Floor: HB 1479 PN 1665, FINAL PASSAGE 10/03/2023 1 Yea HB 1479 would provide IT accessibility standards for state and local government websites. Considering that online content is the primary way most people access government information, services, and their elected officials, HB 1479 would guarantee a more equitable and accessible experience for people with disabilities, while protecting Pennsylvanians’ right to open and transparent government.
HB1601 Providing drivers licenses and work permits prior to reentry House Floor: HB 1601 PN 2811, FINAL PASSAGE 03/27/2024 1 Nay HB 1601 would require the Department of Corrections to work in concert with the Department of Transportation and Department of Human Services to help people transitioning out of prison obtain a driver’s license, Pennsylvania state ID, and/or work permit. This will assist people with their reentry process and help them take necessary steps to obtain employment, housing, and education.
HB1678 PA Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act House Floor: HB 1678 PN 2812, FINAL PASSAGE 03/27/2024 1 Yea HB 1678 would establish the Earned Vocational Training and Education Credit to allow people incarcerated in state facilities to earn vocational and educational credits against their minimum sentence. These credits would count towards reducing their sentence—10-180 days, depending on the program—making them eligible for parole or short sentence parole earlier than they would otherwise be.
HB1700 Duplicating protections for federal judges House Floor: HB 1700 PN 2231, FINAL PASSAGE 12/13/2023 -1 Yea HB 1700 would add federal judicial officers as protected officials under 18 § 2719 (endangering a public official). But federal judges are already protected under several offenses in the U.S. Code. Additionally, under the dual sovereignty doctrine, HB 1700 would enable prosecution of the same conduct under both state and federal law. Duplicating protections for federal judges under state law will only lead to excessive punishment and even more unnecessary and redundant laws.
HB2017 Restricting youth access to social media House Floor: HB 2017 PN 3072, FINAL PASSAGE 05/08/2024 -1 Nay HB 2017 would restrict young people (under 16 years old) from accessing social media content that might cause harm to the “physical health, mental health or the wellbeing of a minor.” To accomplish this, HB 2017 would require invasive age verification, violating young peoples' privacy and First Amendment right to free speech and right to access protected speech. As a result, vulnerable youth would likely struggle to access vital resources and supportive networks.
HB2105 Expanding protections against workplace discrimination House Floor: HB 2105 PN 2820, FINAL PASSAGE 05/01/2024 1 Nay HB 2015 would amend the PA Human Relations Act to remove the current exemptions that exclude agricultural and domestic workers. This would ensure that all workers have a right to be protected from discrimination in the workplace.
HB2266 New offenses for street racing House Floor: HB 2266 PN 3438, FINAL PASSAGE 06/28/2024 -1 Yea HB 2266 would create new, duplicative offenses to penalize street racing and "drifting." The new summary offenses could currently be charged under reckless driving, and the new third-degree felony offense could currently be charged as either aggravated assault by vehicle or homicide by vehicle.
HB2269 Updating PA's definition of marriage House Floor: HB 2269 PN 3321, FINAL PASSAGE 07/02/2024 1 Yea HB 2269 would amend Title 23 to update Pennsylvania's current definition of marriage and repeal the section that only recognizes marriage as being between a man and woman. In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the right to marry is a fundamental liberty and should be available to everyone, including same sex couples. HB 2269 would update the now-unconstitutional provisions under PA statute to accurately reflect the right to marriage equality.
HB2429 Providing medical assistance upon reentry House Floor: HB 2429 PN 3343, FINAL PASSAGE 07/01/2024 1 Nay HB 2429 would authorize the PA Department of Corrections to establish a medical assistance reentry program for incarcerated individuals who are scheduled to be released and returning to their community. This would ensure a continuity of care, so that access to medication, substance use disorder treatment, and case management services are not disrupted.
HR113 Police body camera study House Floor: HR 113 PN 1262 05/08/2024 1 Yea HR 113 would direct the Joint State Government Commission to study how body-worn cameras and footage are currently used and stored in the Commonwealth. Pennsylvanians deserve to know how body cameras are being used by law enforcement agencies across the state, which departments are utilizing body-worn cameras, and how cameras and footage can more effectively contribute to police and civilian accountability.
HR269 Task force to study PA's criminal code House Floor: HR 269 PN 2882 04/09/2024 1 Nay HR 269 would direct the Joint State Government Commission to establish a bipartisan task force to study the Pennsylvania crimes code. PA criminal law has offenses scattered all over the consolidated and unconsolidated statutes, is riddled with duplicative crimes, and plagued by ad hoc, inconsistent grading that undermines any standard of proportional punishment. HR 269 would provide a desperately needed—and long overdue—comprehensive assessment of Pennsylvania's criminal law.
SB37 New offense for distracted driving House Floor: SB 37 PN 1588, CONCURRENCE 05/08/2024 -1 Yea SB 37 would create a new offense to prohibit motorists from using “interactive mobile devices” while driving. This new offense would dangerously expand law enforcement’s power to conduct and justify pretextual traffic stops. Giving police newfound justification to pull people over would make people less safe, while simultaneously undermining local efforts to find less expensive, more effective, and less lethal ways to enforce low-level traffic violations.
SB44 Expanding the definition of trafficking in individuals House Floor: SB 44 PN 1264, FINAL PASSAGE 12/13/2023 -1 Yea SB 44 would expand the definition of trafficking in individuals to include those who “patronize” a person that may be subject to sexual servitude. Patronizing a victim of sexual servitude is already punishable as a third-degree felony because current law recognizes the difference between someone who is engaged in the process or business of trafficking and someone who patronizes a person being trafficked. SB 44 would erase this critical distinction.
SB140 Special prosecutor for Philadelphia public transit House Floor: SB 140 PN 684, FINAL PASSAGE 12/13/2023 -1 Yea SB 140 would create a "special prosecutor" under the Attorney General’s office who is responsible for prosecuting and investigating all crimes that occur on public transportation in Philadelphia. SB 140 is a brazen attempt to undermine the authority of one district attorney, in one city, to override the votes of every Philadelphian who elected him. It would also violate the PA Constitution, which prohibits the state from creating special laws that interfere with local authority.
SB170 Creating a standardized statewide expungement process House Floor: SB 170 PN 160, FINAL PASSAGE 10/08/2024 1 Yea SB 170 would create a standardized statewide expungement process for juvenile records under certain circumstances and require a Chief Juvenile Probation Officer to notify the court when a person's juvenile record(s) are eligible for expungement. Establishing a mechanism to expunge these records would ensure that young people who have completed their obligations to the court are not held back from successful transition into adulthood due to prior involvement in the juvenile justice system.
SB527 Creating a duplicative offense for mail theft House Floor: SB 527 PN 1288, FINAL PASSAGE 12/13/2023 -1 Yea SB 527 would create a new, duplicative offense that could already be charged under current law (theft by unlawful taking). Furthermore, it would treat acceptance of ARD as an adjudication of guilt to trigger penalty enhancements, likely violating constitutional guarantees of due process and the presumption of innocence.
SB596 Lowering the felony threshold for retail theft House Floor: SB 596 PN 1284, FINAL PASSAGE 12/13/2023 -1 Yea SB 596 would amend the organized retail theft statute to drastically lower the thresholds for the retail value of stolen goods to make it easier to charge people with felonies. SB 596 is a bill that relies on demonstrably failed policies in response to an exaggerated “crisis.” If enacted, it would exacerbate existing racial and economic disparities in our criminal legal system, putting more people behind bars for longer.
SB709 Enhanced penalties for taking, harming, or killing a bald eagle House Floor: SB 709 PN 841, FINAL PASSAGE 04/15/2024 -1 Yea SB 709 would enhance the penalties for killing a bald or golden eagle one degree higher than for any other endangered or threatened species. Currently, this offense already provides for steep penalties, all of which would carry time ranging from 2-7 years in prison, fines between $5k-$15k, and a possible suspension of a hunting license from 7-15 years. There is no need to carve out one endangered species for overly punitive penalties.
SB838 Faux probation "reform" House Floor: SB 838 PN 1289, FINAL PASSAGE 12/13/2023 -2 Yea SB 838 fails to meaningfully reform our broken probation system and changes current law in ways that risk making probation worse in PA by making it easier for judges to incarcerate people after revoking their probation and allowing judges to keep people on probation indefinitely for those who can't pay restitution in full. As such, SB 838 squanders a rare opportunity to meaningfully improve probation in Pennsylvania while threatening to exacerbate the problems that drive its dysfunction.
SB1118 Permitting community service in lieu of traffic fines House Floor: SB 1118 PN 1945, FINAL PASSAGE 10/09/2024 1 Yea SB 1118 would allow courts to impose community service in lieu of payment for traffic fines for those who are unable to pay, while also requiring judges to follow robust guidelines for holding ability to pay hearings. SB 1118 would alleviate the archaic and overly punitive practice of suspending a person's driver's license as punishment for nonpayment or failure to respond to a citation, or jailed simply because they can't afford to pay a traffic ticket.
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