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Pennsylvania House Bill 2586
Session 2025-2026
An Act prohibiting individuals from holding themselves out as music therapists without holding a valid certification; and imposing a penalty.
Active
Active
Passed House on Jun 17, 2026
First Action
Jun 1, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 22, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2586
State
Pennsylvania
Session
2025-2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Eddie Day Pashinski
Primary
Democrat
Arvind Venkat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Benjamin V. Sanchez
Cosponsor
Republican
Bud Cook
Cosponsor
Democrat
Carol Kazeem
Cosponsor
Democrat
Dan K. Williams
Cosponsor
Democrat
Darisha K. Parker
Cosponsor
Democrat
Ed Neilson
Cosponsor
Democrat
Jeanne McNeill
Cosponsor
Democrat
Jim Haddock
Cosponsor
Democrat
Joe Ciresi
Cosponsor
Democrat
Joseph C. Hohenstein
Cosponsor
Democrat
Kristine C. Howard
Cosponsor
Democrat
La'Tasha D. Mayes
Cosponsor
Democrat
Lisa A. Borowski
Cosponsor
Democrat
Nancy Guenst
Cosponsor
Democrat
Nikki Rivera
Cosponsor
House Votes (4)
Motion Text
FINAL PASSAGE
House Roll Call Votes
Republican
Aaron Bernstine
Yes
Republican
Abby Major
Yes
Democrat
Abigail Salisbury
Yes
Democrat
Aerion Abney
Yes
Republican
Alec J. Ryncavage
Yes
Democrat
Amen Brown
Yes
Democrat
Ana Tiburcio
Yes
Democrat
Andre Carroll
Yes
Republican
Andrea Verobish
Yes
Republican
Andrew Kuzma
Yes
Democrat
Anita Astorino Kulik
Yes
Republican
Ann Flood
Yes
Democrat
Anthony A. Bellmon
Yes
Democrat
Arvind Venkat
Yes
Republican
Barbara Gleim
Yes
Democrat
Ben Waxman
Yes
Democrat
Benjamin V. Sanchez
Yes
Republican
Brad Roae
No
Democrat
Brandon J. Markosek
Yes
Republican
Brenda Pugh
Yes
Republican
Brett R. Miller
Yes
Democrat
Brian Munroe
Yes
Republican
Brian Rasel
Yes
Republican
Brian Smith
Yes
Democrat
Bridget M. Kosierowski
Yes
Republican
Bryan Cutler
Yes
Republican
Bud Cook
Yes
Republican
Carl Walker Metzgar
No
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Yes
Democrat
Carol Kazeem
Yes
Republican
Catherine Wallen
Yes
Republican
Chad Reichard
Yes
Republican
Charity Grimm Krupa
No
Democrat
Chris Pielli
Yes
Democrat
Christina D. Sappey
Yes
Democrat
Christopher M. Rabb
Yes
Republican
Clint Owlett
Yes
Republican
Craig T. Staats
Yes
Republican
Craig Williams
Yes
Republican
Dallas Kephart
No
Democrat
Dan Frankel
Yes
Democrat
Dan Goughnour
Yes
Democrat
Dan K. Williams
Yes
Republican
Dan Moul
Yes
Republican
Dane Watro
Yes
Democrat
Daniel J. Deasy
Yes
Democrat
Danielle Friel Otten
Yes
Democrat
Danilo Burgos
Yes
Democrat
Darisha K. Parker
Yes
Democrat
Dave Madsen
Yes
Republican
David H. Rowe
No
Republican
David H. Zimmerman
Yes
Democrat
David M. Delloso
Yes
Republican
David M. Maloney
Yes
Republican
Donna Scheuren
Yes
Republican
Doyle Heffley
Yes
Democrat
Ed Neilson
Yes
Democrat
Eddie Day Pashinski
Yes
Democrat
Elizabeth Fiedler
Yes
Democrat
Emily Kinkead
Yes
Republican
Eric Davanzo
Yes
Republican
Eric R. Nelson
Yes
Republican
Eric Weaknecht
Yes
Democrat
Frank Burns
Yes
Democrat
G. Roni Green
Yes
Republican
Gary Day
Yes
Unknown
George Margetas
Yes
Democrat
Gina H. Curry
Yes
Democrat
Greg Scott
Yes
Democrat
Greg Vitali
Yes
Democrat
Heather Boyd
Yes
Democrat
Ismail Smith-Wade-El
Yes
Republican
Jack Rader
Yes
Democrat
Jacklyn Rusnock
Yes
Republican
Jacob D. Banta
Yes
Republican
James B. Struzzi
Yes
Republican
Jamie Barton
Yes
Republican
Jamie L. Flick
Yes
Republican
Jamie Walsh
Yes
Democrat
Jared G. Solomon
Yes
Democrat
Jason Dawkins
Yes
Republican
Jason Ortitay
Yes
Democrat
Jeanne McNeill
Yes
Republican
Jeff Olsommer
Yes
Democrat
Jen Mazzocco
Yes
Democrat
Jennifer O'Mara
Yes
Republican
Jeremy Shaffer
Yes
Republican
Jesse Topper
Yes
Democrat
Jessica Benham
Yes
Republican
Jill N. Cooper
Yes
Democrat
Jim Haddock
Yes
Democrat
Jim Prokopiak
Yes
Republican
Jim Rigby
Yes
Democrat
Joanna E. McClinton
Yes
Republican
Joanne Stehr
No
Democrat
Joe Ciresi
Yes
Republican
Joe Emrick
Yes
Republican
Joe Hamm
No
Republican
Joe Hogan
Yes
Republican
Joe Kerwin
Yes
Democrat
Joe McAndrew
Yes
Democrat
Joe Webster
Yes
Democrat
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
Yes
Republican
John A. Lawrence
No
Republican
John A. Schlegel
Yes
Democrat
John Inglis
Yes
Republican
Jonathan Fritz
Yes
Democrat
Jordan A. Harris
Yes
Democrat
Jose Giral
Yes
Democrat
Joseph C. Hohenstein
Yes
Republican
Joseph D'Orsie
No
Republican
Josh Bashline
Yes
Republican
Joshua D. Kail
Yes
Democrat
Justin C. Fleming
Yes
Republican
Kate A. Klunk
Yes
Republican
Kathleen C. Tomlinson
Yes
Republican
Kathy L. Rapp
No
Democrat
Keith Harris
Yes
Republican
Keith J. Greiner
Yes
Republican
Kerry A. Benninghoff
Yes
Republican
Kristin Marcell
Yes
Democrat
Kristine C. Howard
Yes
Democrat
Kyle Donahue
Yes
Democrat
Kyle J. Mullins
Yes
Democrat
La'Tasha D. Mayes
Yes
Democrat
Leanne Krueger
Yes
Republican
Leslie Rossi
No
Democrat
Lindsay Powell
Yes
Democrat
Lisa A. Borowski
Yes
Democrat
Liz Hanbidge
Yes
Democrat
Malcolm Kenyatta
Yes
Democrat
Mandy Steele
Yes
Democrat
Manuel Guzman
Yes
Republican
Marc Anderson
Yes
Republican
Marci Mustello
Yes
Republican
Mark M. Gillen
No
Republican
Marla Brown
Yes
Republican
Martin T. Causer
Yes
Republican
Martina A. White
Yes
Democrat
Mary Jo Daley
Yes
Democrat
MaryLouise Isaacson
Yes
Democrat
Matthew D. Bradford
Yes
Democrat
Maureen E. Madden
Yes
Democrat
Melissa Cerrato
Yes
Democrat
Melissa L. Shusterman
Yes
Republican
Michael A. Stender
Yes
Democrat
Michael H. Schlossberg
Yes
Republican
Mike Armanini
Yes
Republican
Mike Jones
Yes
Republican
Milou Mackenzie
No
Republican
Mindy Fee
Yes
Democrat
Morgan Cephas
Yes
Democrat
Nancy Guenst
Yes
Democrat
Napoleon J. Nelson
Yes
Republican
Natalie Mihalek
Yes
Democrat
Nate Davidson
Yes
Democrat
Nikki Rivera
Yes
Republican
Parke Wentling
Yes
Democrat
Pat Gallagher
Yes
Democrat
Patrick J. Harkins
Yes
Democrat
Paul Friel
Yes
Democrat
Paul Takac
Yes
Republican
Perry A. Stambaugh
Yes
Democrat
Perry S. Warren
Yes
Democrat
Peter Schweyer
Yes
Republican
R. Lee James
Yes
Democrat
Regina G. Young
Yes
Republican
Rich Irvin
Yes
Democrat
Rick Krajewski
Yes
Republican
Rob W. Kauffman
Yes
Democrat
Robert E. Merski
Yes
Democrat
Robert F. Matzie
Yes
Democrat
Robert Freeman
Yes
Republican
Robert Leadbeter
Yes
Republican
Roman Kozak
Yes
Republican
Russ Diamond
Yes
Democrat
Ryan A. Bizzarro
Yes
Republican
Ryan Warner
No
Republican
Scott Barger
No
Democrat
Scott Conklin
Yes
Democrat
Sean Dougherty
Yes
Republican
Shelby Labs
Yes
Republican
Sheryl M. Delozier
Yes
Republican
Stephanie Borowicz
No
Democrat
Steve Samuelson
Yes
Republican
Steven C. Mentzer
Yes
Democrat
Steven R. Malagari
Yes
Democrat
Tarah Probst
Yes
Democrat
Tarik Khan
Yes
Republican
Thomas H. Kutz
Yes
Republican
Thomas L. Mehaffie
Yes
Democrat
Tim Brennan
Yes
Democrat
Tim Briggs
Yes
Republican
Tim Twardzik
Yes
Republican
Timothy J. O'Neal
Yes
Republican
Timothy R. Bonner
Yes
Democrat
Tina M. Davis
Yes
Republican
Tina Pickett
Yes
Republican
Tom Jones
Yes
Republican
Valerie S. Gaydos
Yes
Republican
Wendy Fink
Yes
Republican
Zachary Mako
Yes
Summary
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Text (1)
Printer's No. PN3477
https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2586/PN3477
https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2586/PN3477
https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2586/PN3477
Documents (1)
House Fiscal Note
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2025/0/HB2586P3477.pdf
Actions (10)
06/22/2026
Senate
Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
06/17/2026
House
Third consideration and final passage
06/17/2026
House
Re-reported as committed
06/16/2026
House
Re-committed to Appropriations
06/16/2026
House
Second consideration
06/16/2026
House
Re-reported as committed
06/03/2026
House
Re-committed to Rules
06/03/2026
House
First consideration
06/03/2026
House
Reported as committed
06/01/2026
House
Referred to Professional Licensure
Sources
PA Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2586/
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Record Updated
Aug 20, 2026 2:23:42 PM
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