Josh Shapiro

Shapiro signed bipartisan pharmacy-benefit-manager reform legislation that expanded regulatory oversight, patient protections, and price-transparency requirements.

July 17, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro signed Pennsylvania's bipartisan 2024-25 budget, including a $1.11 billion increase in K-12 education funding, school-facility funding, public-safety investments, housing support, and health-care measures.

July 12, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro signed a telemedicine law requiring health insurers and managed-care plans to cover qualifying services delivered through telemedicine.

July 3, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

On his first full day as governor, Josh Shapiro signed an executive order removing four-year college-degree requirements from about 92% of Pennsylvania state-government jobs and directing agencies to prioritize skills and experience.

January 18, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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The Shapiro administration adopted Pennsylvania's first statewide debt-management policy, establishing guidance and guardrails for borrowing and debt issuance.

January 19, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro implemented automatic voter registration for eligible residents completing driver-license and identification-card transactions at PennDOT centers, with an opt-out option.

September 19, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro led the coordinated state response that reopened six lanes of Interstate 95 twelve days after a fire and collapse closed the highway in Philadelphia.

June 23, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

On his first full day as governor, Josh Shapiro signed an executive order removing four-year college-degree requirements from about 92% of Pennsylvania state-government jobs and directing agencies to prioritize skills and experience.

January 18, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

The Shapiro administration adopted Pennsylvania's first statewide debt-management policy, establishing guidance and guardrails for borrowing and debt issuance.

January 19, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro signed Pennsylvania's bipartisan 2024-25 budget, including a $1.11 billion increase in K-12 education funding, school-facility funding, public-safety investments, housing support, and health-care measures.

July 12, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro signed Pennsylvania's bipartisan 2024-25 budget, including a $1.11 billion increase in K-12 education funding, school-facility funding, public-safety investments, housing support, and health-care measures.

July 12, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Signed Pennsylvania's 2026-27 budget into law on July 12, 2026, again reaching agreement with a divided legislature. The budget invests in schools, the economy, the workforce and community safety, and the administration expects it to leave the state with about $8 billion in reserve as of July 1, 2027.

July 12, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: pa.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Shapiro signed Pennsylvania's bipartisan 2024-25 budget, including a $1.11 billion increase in K-12 education funding, school-facility funding, public-safety investments, housing support, and health-care measures.

July 12, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro implemented automatic voter registration for eligible residents completing driver-license and identification-card transactions at PennDOT centers, with an opt-out option.

September 19, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro announced that he would not issue execution warrants during his term and called for Pennsylvania to abolish the death penalty.

February 16, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Signed an executive order on August 18, 2026 tightening the rules on data centres in Pennsylvania. It ends fast-tracked permit approvals, requires plans for water use and pollution to be permitted by the state environment department, directs that department to write new rules limiting data centre pollution, and requires developers to draw a growing share of their power from clean sources such as solar, advanced nuclear and battery storage.

August 18, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Shapiro signed bipartisan pharmacy-benefit-manager reform legislation that expanded regulatory oversight, patient protections, and price-transparency requirements.

July 17, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro led the coordinated state response that reopened six lanes of Interstate 95 twelve days after a fire and collapse closed the highway in Philadelphia.

June 23, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: pa.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Shapiro's office settled a former employee's sexual-harassment and retaliation claims involving a senior aide for $295,000 and agreed to provide harassment training to policy and legislative-affairs staff.

October 20, 2023

Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026