Representative • Democrat
Brian Sims
Pennsylvania • District HD-182
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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
44
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
100% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 311
Not Voting: 1
Yea: 1014
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Sponsored Bills
PA HB2932•Introduced
Prohibiting governmental action against parents, legal custodians and legal guardians of minors in the provision of certain information and services to minors; and providing for certain protection from child abuse claims.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2930•Introduced
In matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity and providing for claims for wrongful conviction and imprisonment; and establishing the Exoneree Community Trust Fund.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2927•Introduced
In criminal homicide, further providing for the offense of murder and for the offense of criminal homicide of law enforcement officer; and, in post-trial matters, further providing for eligibility for relief and for jurisdiction and proceedings.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB359•Introduced
In emergency finance and tax provisions, providing for exemption from taxation.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB140•Vetoed
In rules of the road in general, further providing for additional parking regulations.
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PA HB2920•Introduced
In municipal authorities, providing for utility reconnection fees; and, in responsible utility customer protection, further providing for termination of utility service and for reconnection of service.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB220•Passed
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties; in powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, providing for death review teams; imposing duties on the Department of Health; and making an editorial change.
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PA HB2907•Introduced
Establishing the greenhouse gas emissions fee on manufacturers; establishing the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fund; and imposing duties on Department of Community and Economic Development.
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PA HB2905•Introduced
Providing for behavioral health response unit and crisis call center programs; establishing the County and Regional Behavioral Health Response Unit and Crisis Call Center Fund and the County and Regional Behavioral Health Response Unit and Crisis Call Center Grant Program.
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PA HB2888•Introduced
Establishing the Office of Employee Ownership within the Department of Community and Economic Development; establishing the Main Street Employee Ownership Grant Program; and providing technical and financial assistance to employee-owned enterprises.
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PA HB2873•Introduced
In recovery of possession, providing for waiver of tenants' rights.
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PA HB2856•Introduced
In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for sale or transfer of firearms and establishing the Pennsylvania Gun Buyback Program and the Pennsylvania Gun Buyback Program Fund.
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PA HB860•Introduced
Regulating certain smoke alarms; providing for dwelling unit owner and tenant responsibilities; and prescribing penalties.
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PA HB1419•Engrossed
In general administration, further providing for State recording system for application of restraints to pregnant prisoners or detainees; in county correctional institutions, further providing for county recording system for application of restraints to pregnant prisoners or detainees; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for healthy birth for incarcerated women and providing for restrictive housing prohibited for pregnant or postpartum incarcerated individuals and detainees, for cavity search and inspection restrictions, for training and education requirement, for family consideration in placement and visitation, for feminine hygiene and incontinence products and for postpartum recovery.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2824•Introduced
Providing for a Statewide comprehensive health care system; establishing the Pennsylvania Health Care Plan and providing for eligibility, services, coverages, subrogation, participating and nonparticipating providers, cost containment, quality assurance and for transitional support and training; establishing the Pennsylvania Health Care Board, the Pennsylvania Health Care Agency, the Office of Health Care Ombudsman and the Pennsylvania Health Care Trust Fund; and imposing a payroll tax and an additional personal income tax.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2817•Introduced
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for personal reproductive liberty.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2276•Introduced
In offenses against the family, further providing for concealing death of child.
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PA HB1475•Introduced
In records, providing for records, disclosure for case management, further providing for records and for fees for copies.
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PA HB2789•Introduced
Providing for healthy outdoor public grounds; and imposing duties on the Department of Health, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture.
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PA HB2788•Introduced
In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for firearms not to be carried without a license, for the offense of possession of firearm by minor and for loans on, or lending or giving firearms prohibited.
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PA HB2791•Introduced
In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police and for firearm sales surcharge.
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PA HB2766•Introduced
In abortion, further providing for prohibition against cooperation with out-of-State abortion investigations.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2758•Introduced
In juvenile matters, further providing for definitions, for scope of chapter, for inspection of court files and records, for transfer from criminal proceedings, for place of detention and for conduct of hearings and repealing provisions relating to transfer to criminal proceedings.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2755•Introduced
In assault, further providing for the offense of ethnic intimidation; and, in particular rights and immunities, further prohibiting civil rights violations.
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PA HB2750•Introduced
In tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for determination of eligibility and method of submission.
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PA HB2752•Introduced
In tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for definitions; and providing for Working Family Income Tax Credit.
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PA HB2749•Introduced
Prohibiting tax deductions for anti-union activities.
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PA HB2744•Introduced
Providing for grants to provide legal assistance for resolving unclear title to real property; establishing the Unclear Title Grant Program and the Unclear Title Grant Fund; and making an appropriation.
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PA HB2720•Introduced
In criminal homicide, further providing for the offense of drug delivery resulting in death.
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PA HB2717•Introduced
In general provisions, providing for inflation adjustment; in theft and related offenses, further providing for retail theft, for library theft and for theft of secondary metal; and, in trade and commerce, further providing for buying or exchanging Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit coupons, stamps, authorization cards or access devices.
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PA HB2718•Introduced
In voter registration, further providing for qualifications to register; and, in voting procedures, further providing for application for absentee ballots.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2719•Introduced
In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for qualified absentee electors and providing for voting by absentee electors in correctional institutions; and imposing duties on the Department of State.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB235•Introduced
In firearms and other dangerous articles, repealing provisions relating to firearms not to be carried without a license, providing for license not required, repealing provisions relating to carrying firearms on public streets or public property in Philadelphia, providing for sportsman's firearm permit, further providing for licenses and repealing provisions relating to proof of license and exception.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2705•Introduced
In protection from abuse, further providing for definitions.
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PA HB2697•Introduced
Further providing for definitions and prohibiting petroleum price gouging.
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PA HB2681•Introduced
In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and for sale or transfer of firearms.
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PA HB1467•Introduced
Providing for public health protections related to hydraulic fracturing infrastructure; imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Protection; and establishing the Oil and Natural Gas Public Health Registry Fund.
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PA HB2668•Introduced
Establishing a moratorium on for-profit hospital ownership; and directing the Joint State Government Commission to study and issue a report on for-profit hospitals.
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PA HB1538•Introduced
In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition; and, in general provisions, further providing for limitation on municipal powers.
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PA HB770•Introduced
In firearms and other dangerous articles, prohibiting certain assault weapons.
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PA HB699•Introduced
In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for safe storage of firearm when not in use.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB2643•Introduced
Further providing for the payment of the salary, medical and hospital expenses of certain employees of State and local government who are injured or contract certain diseases in the performance of their duty; and providing for affirmation and for definitions.
Primary Sponsor
PA HB2617•Introduced
Providing for funding to address habitability concerns in owner-occupied and rental units, measures to improve energy or water efficiency and make units accessible for individuals with disabilities; establishing the Whole-Home Repairs Program and the Whole-Home Repairs Fund; and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.
Co-Sponsor
PA HB1826•Introduced
In criminal history record information, further providing for definitions, for general regulations, for petition for limited access, for clean slate limited access, for exceptions and for effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access.
Co-Sponsor
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