Rep. Tarik Khan

Maddy summaryHR 113 is a resolution recognizing April 26, 2025, as "Diabetic Eye Screening Day" in Pennsylvania. It highlights diabetic retinopathy - a diabetes complication causing vision loss - and encourages free eye screenings by ophthalmologists on that date to raise awareness. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but symbolically supports early detection efforts for Pennsylvanians with diabetes. It directly affects residents at risk of vision loss from untreated diabetic eye disease by promoting accessible screenings. The bill was adopted by the House on April 7, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 1163 creates a legal presumption that certain frontline workers contracted infectious diseases (like COVID-19) on the job during a declared public health emergency. It directly affects employees in life-sustaining roles - such as healthcare workers, first responders, grocery staff, food service workers, and public utility employees - who are required to work during emergencies. The bill ensures these workers cannot be forced to use paid leave for illness, automatically qualifies them for unemployment compensation, and makes them eligible for workers' compensation covering all related medical costs. This applies during any Governor-declared emergency for infectious diseases posing significant public health risks.

Maddy summaryHR 28 is a non-binding resolution designating March 26, 2025, as "Bangladesh Day" in Pennsylvania. It recognizes the historical significance of Bangladesh's independence (declared March 26, 1971) and honors the contributions of Bangladeshi Pennsylvanians, particularly through the Bangladesh Association of Pennsylvania. The resolution formally acknowledges the Bangladeshi community's cultural and social contributions to Pennsylvania. This is a symbolic gesture, not a law with regulatory or financial impact.

Maddy summaryHB 1155 establishes a legal framework for community solar programs in Pennsylvania, allowing multiple subscribers (including renters and low-income households) to share ownership of solar facilities and receive bill credits for the electricity generated. The bill requires electric distribution companies to implement these programs, mandates prevailing wage standards for solar installation workers, and sets protections to ensure subscribers receive guaranteed savings. It directly affects utility companies, community solar organizations, and subscribers - particularly those who cannot install rooftop solar due to housing constraints or income limits. Key provisions include preventing single subscribers from owning over 50% of a facility, requiring at least 50% of capacity to serve small subscriptions (25 kW or less), and ensuring ratepayer costs are managed responsibly.

Maddy summaryHB 109 creates a new permit review process for specific industrial facilities in Pennsylvania's designated "environmental justice areas" - communities with high pollution burdens and vulnerable populations (low-income, communities of color). It requires the Department of Environmental Protection to consider cumulative environmental and public health impacts when reviewing permits for facilities like large wastewater plants (50,000+ gal/day), major air polluters, waste sites (25+ tons/month), mining operations, and certain landfills. The bill mandates that permits in these areas must address disproportionate environmental impacts, as defined by demographic, economic, health, and environmental data. This directly affects developers and operators of industrial facilities seeking new or expanded permits in designated communities.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends Pennsylvania's vehicle code to strengthen window tinting regulations. It requires vehicles with tinted windows to pass a safety inspection using a tint meter, failing if they violate existing tint limits (67 Pa. Code Ch. 175). Additionally, it prohibits tinting businesses from failing to inform customers that modifications may violate these limits, classifying such omissions as deceptive under consumer protection law. The bill directly affects vehicle owners seeking tinted windows, tinting businesses, and inspection stations. It implements concrete policy changes by integrating tint compliance into safety inspections and enforcing consumer transparency.

Maddy summaryHB 1146 allows second-class counties in Pennsylvania to generate local funding for public transportation and transportation infrastructure by imposing specific taxes, including on liquor sales, rental vehicles, real estate transfers, income, and vehicle registrations, each with maximum rates defined by existing state law. Revenue from these taxes must be deposited into a restricted county account dedicated exclusively to transportation projects. The bill also establishes administrative procedures for collecting and reporting these taxes, ensuring compliance with state tax codes and enabling counties to implement the funding mechanisms without creating new statewide programs.

Maddy summaryHB 1128 establishes Pennsylvania's Medicaid Care Transition Program to address delays in moving Medicaid patients from emergency departments to appropriate follow-up care. It directly affects Medicaid patients stuck in emergency settings, hospitals, and "responsible entities" (like county Medicaid managed care plans) that must create dedicated care transition units. Key provisions require responsible entities to: contact hospitals within 24 hours for placement, seek out-of-network options if in-network care isn't available quickly, and notify the Department of Human Services after 48 hours if placement fails. The Department then intervenes to resolve barriers like clinical issues, payment problems, or coordination with other agencies. The law aims to reduce emergency department overcrowding and ensure timely access to necessary postacute care for Medicaid enrollees.

Maddy summaryHB 1115 sets limits on the reserve funds that cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania can hold at the end of each school year. Starting with the 2024-2025 school year, these schools must keep general unspent reserves below 8% of total budgeted expenditures, combined funds set aside for specific purposes below 4%, and total reserves below 12%. The bill defines key terms like "funds set aside for specific purposes" to clarify how the limits apply. It directly affects cyber charter schools, which are publicly funded online schools operating under Pennsylvania's charter system.

Maddy summaryHB 1114 prohibits possessing a firearm in any building, property, or parking area of a polling place during an election, with three specific offense types: simple possession, possession with intent to commit a crime, or causing a firearm to be used in a crime. Simple possession is a third-degree misdemeanor, while intent or causing use is a first-degree misdemeanor. Key exceptions include law enforcement officers performing duties, individuals with concealed carry permits (who own the firearm and have a valid license), and military personnel on duty. Polling places must post notices of the law, and failure to post prevents conviction for simple possession or intent offenses. The bill directly affects voters, poll workers, and anyone entering polling areas during elections.