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Democrats in the state House are working together and have led the charge to lower your taxes, help you save for retirement, put more teachers in your schools, and make your community safer.

We’re reaching across the aisle and putting people ahead of politics – because better jobs, better schools and better communities benefit everyone. And we’re just getting started.

In Pennsylvania it doesn’t matter where you live, how old you are or who you love,

House Democrats are fighting for you.

The CROWN Act Prohibits discrimination based on a person's hair type, texture or style. Signed into law in 2025

Helping Qualifying Businesses Permits DCED to award money to qualifying businesses under the Rural Jobs and Investment Tax Credit program. Signed into law in 2026

Encouraging Responsible Economic Growth Requires large data centers to publicly report their energy and water use. Signed into law in 2026

Minimum Wage Increase Increases the minimum wage for all counties in PA starting January 2027 (HB2189)

Data Center Regulations Creates the first-ever regulatory framework for data centers in Pennsylvania (HB1834)

Cannabis Health & Safety Act Generating revenues, creating jobs and protecting communities (HB1200)

Healthcare Workplace Violence Protection Act Ensures all workers are afforded safe working environments (HB926)

Keystone Saves Provides access to individual retirement accounts to workers without employer plans (HB1263)

Public Sector OSHA Protections Establishes workplace health and safety standards for public employees (HB308)

A Tax System for All Pennsylvanians Standing up for local businesses and putting money back in your pocket (HB1610)

Unemployment Compensation for Striking Workers Those impacted by labor-management disputes could collect benefits after a one-week wait period (HB145)

Nursing Shortage Assistance Program Advances innovative strategies to prepare the next generation of nurses and retain those currently serving (HB1676)

Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit Cutting costs for you and your family. Signed into law in 2025

COLA for Retirees Provides cost of living adjustments for PA's retired school employees, police officers and firefighters. Signed into law in 2026

PA Food Bucks Gives SNAP recipients benefit incentives to spend on certain healthy food options. Signed into law in 2025

Sunday Hunting Supports PA hunters, farmers and forests with expanded hunting opportunities. Signed into law in 2025

Cutting Mortgage Interest Rates Permits lenders to offer discount points to borrowersSigned into law in 2025

Improving Rail Safety Increases safety at railroad crossings to ensure faster response times from emergency responders. Signed into law in 2026

Reducing Future Energy Costs Encourages utilities to evaluate advanced transmission technologies that can improve grid efficiency, reduce congestion and potentially lower long term electricity costs for consumers. Signed into law in 2026

Protecting SNAP Recipients from Theft Requires PA to transition to secure chip enabled EBT cards, reducing electronic benefit theft and ensuring families can access the food assistance they rely on. Signed into law in 2026

Expanding Access to Health Care Ensures individuals who are incarcerated can quickly reconnect with Medical Assistance upon release, helping prevent gaps in care, reduce emergency health costs and improve successful reentry into their communities. Signed into law in 2026

Helping Seniors Remain Independent Makes it easier for eligible seniors to understand and enroll in PA's LIFE Program by improving information about long-term care options, allowing more older adults to receive care while remaining in their home and communities. Signed into law in 2026

Supporting Our Veterans Creates the Veterans' Trust Fund Board to strengthen oversight of the fund grant program. Signed into law in 2026

Paid Family Leave Creates paid family and medical leave to for up to 12 weeks for major life events like childbirth, illness recovery, and caring for family (HB200)

Affordable Care Act Protections Ensures essential health care protections remain in place for Pennsylvanians

Faster Property Tax/Rent Rebates Puts your payment back in your wallet as soon as your application is approved (HB1072)

Putting People First, Not Profits Protects patients and staff of local hospitals (HB1460)

Protecting Residents of Manufactured Home Communities Ensures these communities remain affordable and a path to homeownership (HB1250)

Updating the Unclaimed Property Process Automatically returns money from the PA Treasury of up to $10,000 to its owners (HB1189)

Public Transportation Trust Fund Transfer Act Invests nearly $300 million to mass transit funding for all PA (HB1364)

Ending Junk Fees Requires platforms to list the final price of their products upfront (HB1216)

Capping Overdraft Fees Makes sure imposed bank fees are capped at $15, with no penalty for declined transactions (HB1553)

Protecting PA Consumers Automatically opts you out of a subscription once a free trial ends (HB129)

Click to Cancel Makes it easy for subscribers to cancel subscriptions online (HB1299)

Fighting Fraud by Protecting Your Tax Dollars Allows the state attorney general to seek repayment of any government money obtained by submitting false information (HB1697)

Universal Background Checks Eliminates the exemption on the private sale of long guns (HB1593)

Strengthening Trauma-Informed Care for Vets Improves support for veterans by increasing attention to service-related trauma (HB2024)

Protecting Marriage Equality Updates legal definition of marriage to a civil contract between two people (HB1800)