SB 544 — An Act requiring the display in public school buildings of certain historical documents relating to the foundation of law.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-09
Latest action: — Referred to EDUCATION, April 9, 2025
Sponsors
- Doug Mastriano (R, PA-33) — sponsor · 2025-04-09
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- · senate — Referred to EDUCATION, April 9, 2025
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Printer's No. 0569 · 1,436 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 569
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 544
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, APRIL 9, 2025
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, APRIL 9, 2025
AN ACT
1 Requiring the display in public school buildings of certain
2 historical documents relating to the foundation of law.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Creation of
7 Law in Our Schools Act.
8 Section 2. Display of historical documents relating to
9 foundation of law.
10 The board of school directors of a school district and the
11 administrators of a charter school shall display, in each of
12 their respective school buildings occupied by students, a copy
13 of the following documents:
14 (1) The Ten Commandments.
15 (2) The Declaration of Independence.
16 (3) The Constitution of the United States.
17 (4) The Constitution of the Commonwealth of
18 Pennsylvania.
1 Section 3. Effective date.
2 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee | — | pa-leg |
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Mastriano (R, state_upper PA-33) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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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 Senate Education Committee · pa-leg