An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Poet Laureate and the Pennsylvania Poet Laureate Nomination Committee; and providing for their powers and duties.
This bill creates the Pennsylvania Poet Laureate position and a dedicated nomination committee to oversee the selection process. The Governor will appoint the poet laureate from a shortlist of candidates provided by the committee, which includes representatives from state arts and education agencies. The appointed poet will serve a two-year term without pay but will receive reimbursement for travel expenses while performing official duties such as reading poems at the governor's inauguration and legislative sessions. The legislation also establishes a specific committee structure to determine candidate qualifications and submit up to three finalists for the Governor's consideration.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 21, 2024
Last action Jun 30, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 28, 2024
How they voted
95–84
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
Jun 28, 2024
D
Democratic89
100% Yea
R
Republican91
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Government
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
May 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Government
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Izzy Smith-Wade-El
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Solomon
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
Justin Fleming
DDemocratic
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