---
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 transfers of credits between"
description: "An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in transfers of credits between"
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 897"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 897 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emily Kinkead"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2023-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ff5b8c5-b09d-4d03-87dd-af45aa9ad4b0"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=12&rollcallid=378&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "5a030ca37cd5dfb5ab0702e9767a9846d636ba4c545d750a3a95f3966073e8c8"
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 897 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in transfers of credits between

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A01097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A01097)
2. **Printer's No. PN0895** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0897/PN0895)
3. **Printer's No. PN1676** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0897/PN1676)
4. **Printer's No. PN3424** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0897/PN3424)
5. **Printer's No. PN3505** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0897/PN3505)
6. **Senate Amendment A05256** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05256)
7. **Senate Amendment A05536** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05536)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Education): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Report Bill As Committed — **18–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Education): Adopt Amendment — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **203–0** (pass) · lower
- A1097 — **203–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **187–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Education): Report Bill As Committed — **18–3** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TO PROCEED BRADFORD — **173–29** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Amended — **23–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emily Kinkead — primary (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Darisha K. Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- G. Roni Green — cosponsor (person)
- Jeanne Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Ciresi — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Mcandrew — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua Siegel — cosponsor (person)
- Kristine Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Malcolm Kenyatta — cosponsor (person)
- Manuel Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Rozzi — cosponsor (person)
- Marylouise Isaacson — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Madden — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Takac — cosponsor (person)
- Perry Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Conklin — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Malagari — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 69 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ff5b8c5-b09d-4d03-87dd-af45aa9ad4b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).