HB 1553 Pennsylvania House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for suicide prevention hotline telephone number on student identification card; and, in school safety and security, further providing for school safety and security coordinator.

This Pennsylvania bill requires school districts to print a 24/7 accessible suicide prevention hotline number on student identification cards for grades six through twelve. It also mandates that school safety coordinators ensure the same hotline number is prominently displayed on school websites and in the offices of counselors, principals, and administrators. These changes aim to make mental health resources more visible and accessible to students and staff within the school environment.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jul 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 29, 2023 Last action Jul 2, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2024

How they voted

1780
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 179
Mar 25, 2024
D Democratic89
89 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican90
89 Yea 1
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Jul 2, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jul 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Sep 27, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Education
lower
Sep 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to Education
lower
Jun 29, 2023
Committee
Referred to Aging & Older Adult Services
lower
0 primary · 19 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.