# Pennsylvania HB 324: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1956 (1955 P.L.1429, No.466), referred to as the Poultry Technician Licensure Law, further providing for collection of samples, for technician requirements, for lic . . .ensure, for powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture and for blood sample restrictions. Pennsylvania HB 324, An Act amending the act of April 6, 1956 (1955 P.L.1429, No.466), referred to as the Poultry Technician Licensure Law, further providing for collection of samples, for technician requirements, for lic . . .ensure, for powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture and for blood sample restrictions., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-02-06 (Act No. 1 of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-05). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB324-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-05 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Pennsylvania HB 324 - State: Pennsylvania - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1956 (1955 P.L.1429, No.466), referred to as the Poultry Technician Licensure Law, further providing for collection of samples, for technician requirements, for lic . . .ensure, for powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture and for blood sample restrictions. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-02-06, Act No. 1 of 2025 - Sponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 15 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (248 yes, 50 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More paths to poultry technician work: benefit, medium. Pennsylvania poultry technician applicants must be at least 18 and legally able to work in the United States. They must complete the Department of Agriculture’s required poultry blood-testing training. The law removes citizenship or declared-intent, good-character, and education requirements. It al… - Broader disease checks for Pennsylvania poultry: benefit, low. Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Secretary can license as many certified poultry technicians as needed for regulatory sampling and testing. Their work can include collecting poultry and egg samples and checking sites for dangerous diseases that spread among poultry. Through a general quarantine order, th… - License penalties for poultry technician violations: cost, medium. Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Secretary can set rules and quarantine orders governing licensed poultry technicians’ work. The Secretary can suspend or revoke licenses for incompetence or breaking the law, rules, regulations, or quarantine orders. License penalties also apply for substance use that imp… - Higher license fees for poultry technicians: cost, low. A Pennsylvania poultry technician license application now costs $10, up from $5. Renewal also costs $10, up from $5. Licenses remain valid until January 1 each year. Renewal requires Department of Agriculture approval and payment of the renewal fee. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dan K. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dave Madsen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Boyd (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jose Giral (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Steele (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarah Probst (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tina M. Davis (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-05 | committee | 21 1 | pass | 21 | 1 | | | 2025-02-03 | committee | 37 0 | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Bill 324 PN0272, FINAL PASSAGE | pass | 161 | 41 | | | 2025-02-03 | committee | 9 2 | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2025-01-28 | committee | 20 6 | pass | 20 | 6 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-02-06: Act No. 1 of 2025 (Governor) - 2025-02-06: Approved by the Governor (Governor) - 2025-02-05: Presented to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Signed in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Signed in House (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Third consideration and final passage (45-4) (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Re-reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Second consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-03: First consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Third consideration and final passage (161-41) (House) - 2025-02-03: Re-reported as committed (House) - 2025-01-29: Re-committed to Appropriations (House) - 2025-01-29: Second consideration (House) - 2025-01-28: Removed from table (House) - 2025-01-28: Laid on the table (House) - 2025-01-28: First consideration (House) - 2025-01-28: Reported as committed (House) - 2025-01-27: Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs (House) ## Bill text - PN 272, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0324/PN0272), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0324/PN0272), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0324/PN0272) ## Related bills - HB 2545: An Act providing for insurance coverage for vaginal estrogen for the treatment of menopausal symptoms and urinary tract infections. 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