Pennsylvania State Senator

Judith Ward 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB571

Introduced
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB604

Introduced
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Report Pass
7/16/25  
Engrossed
7/17/25  
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB615

Introduced
4/11/25  
In consolidated county assessment, further providing for exemptions from taxation.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB631

Introduced
4/11/25  
Providing for parental consent for virtual mental health services provided by a school entity.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB634

Introduced
4/14/25  
In assault, providing for the offense of hate crimes against law enforcement officers and first responders.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB642

Introduced
4/14/25  
In child protective services, further providing for establishment of Statewide database, for access to information in Statewide database, for information in Statewide database, for disposition of founded and indicated reports, for amendment or expunction of information, for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents, for information relating to certified or licensed child-care home residents, for continued employment or participation in program, activity or service and for investigation of reports.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB930

Introduced
7/10/25  
In student supports, further providing for definitions; in school safety and security, further prov iding for definitions, for School Safety and Security Committee, for school safety and security assessment providers, for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator, for school safety and security training and for reporting and memorandum of understanding; in school security, further providing for training, for school resource officers, for school security guards and for duties of commission; in Safe2Say Program, further providing for intent, for definitions, for Safe2Say Program and for annual report; in threat assessment, further providing for definitions, for threat assessment teams and for threat assessment guidelines, training and information materials; and making editorial changes.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB932

Introduced
7/14/25  
In election of officers and vacancies in office, further providing for vacancies in general.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB931

Introduced
7/14/25  
In entities generally, providing for the offense of false, deceptive or misleading names; and imposing a penalty.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB899

Introduced
6/30/25  
Further providing for schedules of controlled substances.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB942

Introduced
7/22/25  
Providing for auditor qualifications for the Department of the Auditor General, for new department employees, for current department employees, for employee certification, for forensic audits, for fraud audits and for committee standards.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SR135

Introduced
7/31/25  
Honoring all Pennsylvania veterans who served during war and peace on the occasion of "Veterans Day," November 11, 2025.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB959

Introduced
7/23/25  
In uniform health insurance claim form, further providing for forms for health insurance claims.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB960

Introduced
7/23/25  
In licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for authority to issue liquor licenses to hotels, restaurants and clubs, for sales by liquor licensees and restrictions, for sale of malt or brewed beverages by liquor licensees, for retail dispensers' restrictions on purchases and sales, for unlawful acts relative to malt or brewed beverages and licensees and for premises to be vacated by patrons.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB958

Introduced
7/23/25  
In licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for wine and spirits auction permits.