---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school districts, further providing for how constituted."
description: "An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school districts, further providing for how constituted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 232"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 232 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mustello"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc78b0a0-2706-441c-bd2a-5b9d8281e15d"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=232"
source_hash: "56acdf0cb11715fba51ff80865806d77df4530c0cb331d8a8151ed3a11e43311"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 232 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school districts, further providing for how constituted.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 0196** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0232&pn=0196)
2. **Printer's No. 0844** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0232&pn=0844)
3. **Printer's No. 2601** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0232&pn=2601)
4. **Printer's No. 2715** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0232&pn=2715)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (EDUCATION): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 232 PN 2715, CONCUR — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 232 PN 844, 2021 A3363 — **199–2** (pass) · lower
- HB 232 PN 2715, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (EDUCATION): Adopt Amendment A03651 — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mustello — primary (person)
- Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Major — cosponsor (person)
- Pisciottano — cosponsor (person)
- Rowe — cosponsor (person)
- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0196 Referred to EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0844 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2601 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2715 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Act No. 11 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc78b0a0-2706-441c-bd2a-5b9d8281e15d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).