HB 1745 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for prohibition against denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of sex.
Congress · introduced 2025-07-21
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, July 21, 2025
Sponsors
- Stephanie Borowicz (R, PA-76) — sponsor · 2025-07-21
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-07-21
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-07-21
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-07-21
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-07-21
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-07-21
- Jamie Walsh (R, PA-117) — cosponsor · 2025-07-21
- Robert Leadbeter (R, PA-109) — cosponsor · 2025-07-21
- Jacob D. Banta (R, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-07-21
- Donna Scheuren (R, PA-147) — cosponsor · 2025-07-21
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, July 21, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2151 · 2,662 characters · source document
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PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 2151
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1745
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BOROWICZ, M. MACKENZIE, HAMM, KUZMA, KAUFFMAN,
ZIMMERMAN, WALSH, LEADBETER, BANTA AND SCHEUREN,
JULY 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 21, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for prohibition against
3 denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of sex.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 28 of Article I be amended to read:
9 § 28. Prohibition against denial or abridgment of equality of
10 rights because of sex.
11 Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or
12 abridged in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania because of the sex
13 of the individual. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its
14 political subdivisions shall recognize:
15 (1) Only the sexes of male and female, as determined by
16 an individual's biological sex at birth.
17 (2) No concept of gender that is distinguishable from
1 biological sex.
2 Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
3 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
4 (1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
5 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
6 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
7 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
8 of Pennsylvania.
9 (2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
10 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
11 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
12 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
13 of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
14 submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
15 Commonwealth at the first general or municipal election which
16 meets the requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
17 Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephanie Borowicz (R, state_lower PA-76) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Donna Scheuren (R, state_lower PA-147) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jacob D. Banta (R, state_lower PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jamie Walsh (R, state_lower PA-117) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Robert Leadbeter (R, state_lower PA-109) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg