What happened: Senate Bill 49, sponsored by Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49), cleared the Senate Law and Justice Committee and heads to the full Senate. The bill would create a Pennsylvania […]
What happened: The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee advanced a package of six bills strengthening protections for child trafficking victims and increasing penalties for traffickers. The package includes: HB 910 elevates […]
What happened: The Pennsylvania House passed House Bill (HB) 1549 (Rep. Jason Dawkins, D-Philadelphia) to raise the state minimum wage from $7.25 per hour — where it has stood since […]
What happened: The Pennsylvania House passed the Family Care Act (House Bill (HB) 200, Rep. Jennifer O’Mara, D-Delaware) providing up to 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents, victims […]
What happened: The Pennsylvania House Finance Committee unanimously passed House Bill (HB) 2305, sponsored by Rep. Ben Waxman (D-Philadelphia), which would give newly-formed nonprofits a two-year provisional window to obtain […]
Several bills moving through the Pennsylvania General Assembly have direct implications for nonprofits heading into the 2026–27 budget season. Here’s what we’re tracking this spring (as of May 6, 2026). […]
The What: PANO is launching a series of regional breakfasts with legislators across Pennsylvania to build direct relationships between nonprofits and elected officials at the district level — ahead of […]
May 2026 Update: Budget Moving to PA Senate after Passing with Bipartisan Support in PA House What happened (since our last post on April 7): The Pennsylvania House passed the […]
Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 prolonged budget stalement occurrng at the same time as a federal government shutdown had devastating impacts on Pennsylvania lives and the nonprofit sector that serves as a backbone […]
In June 2023, lawmakers and nonprofit professionals relaunched Pennsylvania’s Charitable Nonprofit Caucus. Co-chaired by Representatives Abigail Salisbury and Joe Hogan as well as Senators Jay Costa and Lynda Schlegel Culver, […]
Amplifying Our Superpowers: Our Voice, Our Value, Our Impact In support of our 2023 policy priority of a Strong Nonprofit Workforce, PANO is proud to partner with the following advocacy […]
PANO is advocating for State Legislators to release funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to support the Commonwealth’s nonprofits. Contact your legislators TODAY! Click here to take action. Over […]
PANO is advocating with state officials about the need for more support from the Commonwealth but we need YOUR help. Contact your legislators TODAY! Click here to take action. The Pennsylvania […]
Please read: Letter to General Assembly Signed by 23 Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations What You Can Do If you are a reimbursable employer who has not paid the solvency fee […]
PANO and 40 other state associations and philanthropic organizations came together to write this letter, laying out the following requests to Governor Wolf, all 203 members of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly, […]
PANO opposes policy that limits or prevents eligible nonprofits from obtaining or maintaining their tax-exempt status. PANO believes that Payments in Lieu of Taxes should be fully voluntary and not […]
PANO supports amendments to state law which protect Pennsylvania’s service recipients and providers by assuring that federal and state dollars allocated for essential services continue to be paid during a […]
PANO supports policies that increase revenues for all mandated services that nonprofits provide on behalf of government in Pennsylvania so that these services can be sustained. With increasing levels of […]
PANO supports regulatory changes that increase efficiencies and nonprofit-government partnerships. Proposed regulatory changes could include reducing redundancies across state agencies (e.g. common pre-award processes, budget templates, use of a single […]
