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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the board, for examination and for requirements for issuance of certificate; repealing provisions relating to practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under substantial equivalency; further providing for practice outside this Commonwealth under substantial equivalency and for practice by firms and unlicensed entities under substantial equivalency; providing for practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under automatic mobility; and further providing for licenses to practice, for licensing of firms, for grounds for discipline, for reinstatement and for unlawful acts."
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description: "An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the board, for examination and for requirements for issuance of certificate; repealing provisions relating to practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under substantial equivalency; further providing for practice outside this Commonwealth under substantial equivalency and for practice by firms and unlicensed entities under substantial equivalency; providing for practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under automatic mobility; and further providing for licenses to practice, for licensing of firms, for grounds for discipline, for reinstatement and for unlawful acts."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "SB 719"
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citation: "Pennsylvania SB 719 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Scott Hutchinson"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-05-06T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/424cae39-83e2-4692-a27b-62528ab33891"
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source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=34&rollcallid=875&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0"
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source_hash: "f18e11671050d6106b78653ba09cc4971b536dfbdab3958642859999056fa4cf"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
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---
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# Pennsylvania SB 719 (2025-2026) — An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the board, for examination and for requirements for issuance of certificate; repealing provisions relating to practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under substantial equivalency; further providing for practice outside this Commonwealth under substantial equivalency and for practice by firms and unlicensed entities under substantial equivalency; providing for practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under automatic mobility; and further providing for licenses to practice, for licensing of firms, for grounds for discipline, for reinstatement and for unlawful acts.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Printer's No. PN0750** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0719/PN0750)
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2. **Printer's No. PN0862** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0719/PN0862)
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## Votes
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **22–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Report Bill As Committed — **26–0** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Reported as Amended — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Adopt Amendment — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Scott Hutchinson — primary (person)
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- Frank Farry — cosponsor (person)
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- Greg Rothman — cosponsor (person)
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- James Malone — cosponsor (person)
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- Jay Costa — cosponsor (person)
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- Kristin Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
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- Lisa Baker — cosponsor (person)
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- Nick Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Nick Pisciottano — cosponsor (person)
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- Patty Kim — cosponsor (person)
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- Wayne Fontana — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 27 of 2025
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/424cae39-83e2-4692-a27b-62528ab33891`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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