Pennsylvania Senate · District 48

Chris Gebhard

Republican

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Gebhard
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Chris Gebhard's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Pennsylvania Senate94thpercentile
More conservative than 93% of the Pennsylvania Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
4th most conservative of 50
Votes with the Senate President pro Tempore
89%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Chris Gebhard.

On 150 contested votes where both voted94% on all 544 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
100%
Democrats Republicans 45%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Chris Gebhard.

On 109 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 50 in the Senate (tied with 5 others)No one in the Senate votes with their party more often

Bills

The bills Chris Gebhard sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Chris Gebhard
Bills
Sponsored16
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 5 of 50 in the Senate (tied with 10 others) · 5 of 27 Republicans (tied with 8 others)

A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Chris Gebhard
BillResultFinal action
SB 327
Amending the Public School Code of 1949, in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for powers and duties of councils of…
Became law Feb. 11, 2026
SB 202
Amending the Money Transmission Business Licensing Law, further providing for title of act and for definitions; providing for short title; and further…
Became law June 27, 2025

Budget projects

Pennsylvania's General Appropriation Act doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Pennsylvania legislators.

Contested votes where they split

16 against the Senate President pro Tempore; 14 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Chris Gebhard
DateBill and motion Their voteSenate President pro TemporeMost of their party
July 12, 2026 SB 1248: Designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
July 12, 2026 HB 96: Amending the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, in sale of property, providing for delinquent real estate tax notification to designated individual; providing for…
Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
July 12, 2026 HB 2412: Providing for funding for State-related universities for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, for costs basis, for frequency of…
Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 10, 2026 SB 1260: Providing for licensure of electrical contractors, electricians, residential electricians, apprentice electricians and probationary electricians; establishing…
Motion to Table / Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 10, 2026 SB 908: Amending the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions, for specifications and for duty of secretary.
Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 10, 2026 SB 908: Amending the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions, for specifications and for duty of secretary.
Motion to Table / Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 10, 2026 SB 908: Amending the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions, for specifications and for duty of secretary.
Motion to Table / Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay
April 21, 2026 SB 323: Amending Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations), in economic development financing, providing for Keystone National Finance Authority.
Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 17, 2026 SB 867: Amending the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions and for Accessibility Advisory Board; in Uniform…
Amendment
Yea Nay (split) —
Feb. 3, 2026 HB 17: Amending the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for subjects of instruction and flag code.
Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Dec. 9, 2025 HB 274: Amending the Unemployment Compensation Law, in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation and for ineligibility for…
Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Dec. 9, 2025 HB 274: Amending the Unemployment Compensation Law, in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation and for ineligibility for…
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Nov. 19, 2025 HB 1421: Providing for funding for certain State-aided universities for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, for costs basis, for…
Final Passage
Nay Not voting Yea (split)
Nov. 12, 2025 SB 160: To provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt…
Concurrence
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Nov. 12, 2025 HB 416: Amending The Fiscal Code, providing for Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program; in 911 Emergency Communication Services, further providing for…
Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Nov. 12, 2025 SB 315: An act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as…
Concurrence
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Oct. 21, 2025 SB 507: Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine and surgery and the right to practice…
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay

Every roll call

How Chris Gebhard voted on each of the 549 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Chris Gebhard
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate President pro TemporeYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page
www.palegis.us
Email
cgebhard@pasen.gov
Capitol office
Room 15, East Wing Senate Box 203048, Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-787-5708
District office
101 Municipal Building 400 S. 8th St., Lebanon, PA 17042
717-274-6735
District office
6 W. Penn Ave. 1st Floor, Wernersville, PA 19565
610-562-3411
District office
61 N. 3rd St., Hamburg, PA 19526
717-274-6735

Committees

  • Banking and Insurance Chair
  • Community, Economic and Recreational Development Vice chair
  • Aging and Youth
  • Communications and Technology
  • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  • Institutional Sustainability and Innovation
  • Rules and Executive Nominations

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Pennsylvania General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Pennsylvania General Assembly's roll-call records, Jan. 7, 2025 to Oct. 7, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections