Pennsylvania bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB 490
An Act amending Titles 2 (Administrative Law and Procedure) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in depositions and witnesses, further providing for confidential communications to news reporters; and making editorial changes.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Ben Waxman (Democratic)
Cosponsors (17)
- Arvind Venkat (Democratic)
- Tarik Khan (Democratic)
- Jose Giral (Democratic)
- Benjamin Sanchez (Democratic)
- Chris Pielli (Democratic)
- Liz Hanbidge (Democratic)
- Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic)
- Jim Haddock (Democratic)
- Michael Schlossberg (Democratic)
- Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic)
- Marylouise Isaacson (Democratic)
- Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic)
- G. Roni Green (Democratic)
- Emily Kinkead (Democratic)
- Joe Webster (Democratic)
- Abigail Salisbury (Democratic)
- Tina Davis (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 27, 2026): Referred to Judiciary
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | A2380 | fail | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Nov 12, 2025 House | Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Committed | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Judiciary - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Third consideration and final passage - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Re-reported as committed - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Re-committed to Appropriations - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Second consideration - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Removed from table - Nov 17, 2025 · House
Laid on the table - Nov 17, 2025 · House
First consideration - Nov 17, 2025 · House
Reported as committed - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Referred to Judiciary