Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR560: A Resolution recognizing the week of June 22 through 28, 2026, as "Amateur Radio Week" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, September 29, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing the week of June 22 through 28, 2026, as "Amateur Radio Week" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, June 9, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing the week of June 22 through 28, 2026, as "Amateur Radio Week" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Amateur radio operators, or "hams," are celebrating more than a century of the miracle of the human voice broadcast over the airwaves; and WHEREAS, Amateur radio has continued to provide a bridge between peoples, societies and countries by creating friendships and the sharing of ideas; and WHEREAS, There are 23,473 licensed amateur radio operators living in this Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, The Commonwealth recognizes that these same radio operators have demonstrated their value in public assistance by providing free radio communications for local parades, bike-a- thons, walk-a-thons, fairs and other charitable public events; and WHEREAS, The Commonwealth recognizes the more than 1,500 members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Services and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services programs who serve this Commonwealth, county and local emergency response organizations; and WHEREAS, The Commonwealth recognizes and appreciates the diligence of the "hams" who also serve as weather spotters in the SKYWARN program of the National Weather Service; and WHEREAS, All of these amateur radio services are provided wholly uncompensated; and WHEREAS, The Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the body that organizes the annual exercise called "Amateur Radio Field Day"; and WHEREAS, The ARRL "Amateur Radio Field Day" exercise will take place June 27 through 28, 2026, …
Sponsors
- Tina Pickett (R, 110) · primary sponsor
- Danilo Burgos (D, 197)
- Keith Greiner (R, 43)
- Joseph Hamm (R, 84)
- Robert KAUFFMAN (R, 089)
- Ed Neilson (D, HD-174)
- Perry Stambaugh (R, 86)
- David Rowe (R, 85)
- Perry Warren (D, 31)
- David Zimmerman (R, 99)
- Jill Cooper (R, 55)
Latest actions
- : Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Sept. 29, 2026
- : Reported as committed, June 23, 2026
- : Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, June 9, 2026
Votes
- House Communications & Technology: Report Bill As Committed (June 23, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HR560?
- HR560 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution recognizing the week of June 22 through 28, 2026, as "Amateur Radio Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR560 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing the week of June 22 through 28, 2026, as "Amateur Radio Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR560?
- In committee as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Sept. 29, 2026 (September 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR560?
- Tina Pickett (R, 110), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR560?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr560
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