Pennsylvania State Senator

Judith Ward 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SR50

Introduced
3/19/25  
Recognizing March 28, 2025, as "Drugs Kill Dreams Day" in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB6

Introduced
3/19/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Refer
10/21/25  
Report Pass
10/21/25  
Refer
10/22/25  
Report Pass
10/22/25  
Engrossed
10/22/25  
Providing for the administration of permits by State agencies, for a tracking system for permit applications, for the establishment of permit programs, for third-party review of permit decision delays and for annual reports; establishing the Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Economic Development Strategy Group; and providing for their powers and duties.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB490

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Engrossed
3/31/25  
In bonds and recognizances, providing for bail of persons posing threat to public safety.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB482

Introduced
3/20/25  
In public assistance, further providing for definitions, for administration of assistance programs and for regulations for protection of information; in the aged, further providing for Life Program; and making a repeal.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SR53

Introduced
3/20/25  
Designating the month of March 2025 as "Disabilities Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB491

Introduced
3/21/25  
In alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for network modernization plans and for additional powers and duties of commission.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB507

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Refer
10/6/25  
Report Pass
10/6/25  
Engrossed
10/21/25  
Refer
10/22/25  
Refer
4/28/26  
Report Pass
4/29/26  
Enrolled
5/5/26  
Chaptered
5/6/26  
Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts; reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for its composition, powers and duties; providing for the issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties; and making repeals," further providing for definitions, for midwifery and for nurse-midwife license; and providing for certified midwife license.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SR57

Introduced
3/25/25  
Recognizing the month of April 2025 as "Faith Month" in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB524

Introduced
3/26/25  
In administrative provisions, providing for definitions, for coal-powered plants, for regulations, for natural gas and coal permit database, for natural gas and coal permit review procedure and for withdrawal from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; in development relating to oil and gas, further providing for well permits and providing for leases in State parks and forests; and making an editorial change.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SR59

Introduced
3/26/25  
Honoring the life, leadership and memory of the Honorable Mary Jo White and expressing heartfelt condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB520

Introduced
3/26/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
6/25/25  
Engrossed
6/26/25  
Refer
6/30/25  
Refer
11/18/25  
Report Pass
11/19/25  
Enrolled
11/19/25  
Chaptered
11/24/25  
In wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions and repealing provisions relating to public access; in enforcement relating to fish, further providing for powers and duties of waterways conservation officers and deputies; in enforcement relating to game, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers; in recordings by law enforcement officers, further providing for definitions and for audio recording or video recording policies; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for powers and duties of Department of Corrections; and making transfers between the State Gaming Fund and certain restricted accounts.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB526

Introduced
3/26/25  
In tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for definitions; providing for volunteer certified emergency medical technician and volunteer firefighter tax credit; and imposing duties on the Department of Revenue.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB481

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
3/31/25  
Report Pass
5/5/25  
Engrossed
5/7/25  
In size, weight and load, providing for milk hauling during inclement weather and emergency declaration and further providing for permit for movement during course of manufacture.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SR56

Introduced
3/24/25  
Honoring the life and extending condolences to the family of the Honorable Jerry Allen Stern.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB534

Introduced
3/28/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
In veterans' pensions and benefits, further providing for blind veteran's pension and for amputee and paralyzed veteran's pension.