Category: 2025-26 Legislative Session (PA)

Impact on Libraries Hopefully, not a lot! The bill ensures that employers are not permitted to pay lessor wages on the basis of sex, race,…

Impact on Libraries This legislation will create a grant program for rural libraries and provide essential funding for maintenance projects, emergency repairs, accessibility improvements, and…

Impact on Libraries Directed towards school libraries, this bill serves to protect students’ right to information by specifically prohibiting the removal of items from school…

Impact on Libraries Though this is directed towards schools, it is another challenge to free speech and expression of ideas. The requirements of this bill…

Impact on Libraries A positive resolution recognizing April 6-12, 2025 at National Library Week in Pennsylvania. Sponsors: ORTITAY, VENKAT, FREEMAN, JAMES, STENDER, MERSKI, CERRATO, CIRESI,…

Impact on Libraries Brought to the attention of legislators by middle school students in Berks County, this bill will require any media generated by artificial…

Impact on Libraries This bill does not directly affect public librarians, but it does remove an exemption for K-12 school librarians that would allow them…

Impact on Libraries No, not public libraries, but it is important for public library stakeholders to be aware of everything else in the library ecosystem.…

Impact on Libraries Currently there are some minor exceptions for collecting sales tax during library book sales, but they can be complicated. This bill would…