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Bob Merski

Democratic Current role, District 2

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-10-28 02:05:05 UTC. This is a current-role record, not a complete service history.

Current role

Chamber
lower
District
2
Party
Democratic

Offices

district

3921 Buffalo Road, Erie, PA 16510

814-455-6319

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Sponsored legislation

  • HB 1961: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the PA Licensure Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the PA Licensure Compact.
  • HB 1972: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1983 (P.L.260, No.72), referred to as the Public Adjuster Licensing Law, further providing for definitions, for license, for written disclosure of financial interest and for bond; providing for fees, for requirements and prohibitions and for separate pre-contract disclosure; and further providing for contract and for revocation, etc., of license.
  • HB 2227: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 68687, carrying Pennsylvania Route 271 over a tributary of Blacklick Creek in Blacklick Township, Cambria County, as the Martin J. Kupchella Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 69488, carrying State Route 3005 over North Witmer Run in Irvona Borough, Clearfield County, as the World War II Veteran Pvt. Wilbur Russell Rea Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 11527, carrying Pennsylvania Route 729 over Gazzam Run in Jordan Township, Clearfield County, as the PFC Raymond Lee McGarvey Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 25406, carrying Pennsylvania Route 346 over Willow Creek in Corydon Township, McKean County, as the Private First Class Bruce A. Cobb Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5662, carrying Pennsylvania Route 866 over the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River in Catharine Township, Blair County, as the Sergeant Edward Vernon McChessney Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 11669, carrying Quehanna Highway over Mosquito Creek, Karthaus Township, Clearfield County, as the Gerald Reiter and Leon Hahn Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 52427, carrying Pennsylvania Route 970 over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Bradford Township, Clearfield County, as the Ashley E. Woolridge Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 405 from segment 0270/offset 2380 to segment 220/offset 2306 on Pennsylvania Route 44 in Delaware Township and Watsontown Borough in Northumberland County as the PFC Richard F. "Ricky" Ritter Memorial Highway; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 18 from the intersection with 37th Street to the intersection with Wallace Run Road in Beaver Falls, Beaver County, as the Sgt. Allan R. Bevington Memorial Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 11231, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 53 over the Beaver Run River, Houtzdale Borough, Clearfield County, as the Cpl. Melvin Philip "Dutch" Henry Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 31485, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 601 in Paint Borough, Somerset County, as the Staff Sergeant John P. Parks Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 232 from the intersection with Bustleton Pike to the intersection with Almshouse Road in Northampton Township, Bucks County, as the Captain designating bridges, identified as Bridge Keys 3973/42427, Walter Harrison Sigafoos III Memorial Highway; carrying U.S. Route 30 over the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River in Snake Spring Township, Bedford County, as the Victor E. Kidd Memorial Bridge; designating the portion of U.S. Route 222 from the intersection with Dries Road in Maidencreek Township to the intersection with Kempsville Road in Richmond Township, Berks County, as the Chief Jeffory L. Buck and Assistant Chief Robert R. Shick, Jr., Memorial Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 42872, carrying State Route 4013 over Norfolk Southern Railroad and 8th Avenue in the City of Altoona, Blair County, as the Vietnam War Veteran Sgt. Calvin G. Maguire Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8546, carrying State Route 1001 over RJ Corman Railroad in Allegheny Township, Cambria County, as the Technician 5th Grade Bernard C. Strohmier Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 53749, carrying Pennsylvania Route 234 over the Conewago Creek in Franklin Township, Adams County, as the Firefighter Adam E. Cole Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 48742, carrying State Route 4009 over Fox Run in Northern Cambria Borough, Cambria County, as the Sgt. Elwood Eugene Rumbaugh Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8455, on that portion of U.S. Route 219 over Palestine Road in Adams Township, Cambria County, as the Sgt. Jason Dale Kriedler Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of State Route 1008 in Fayetteville, Franklin County, as the Fire Chief James W. Cutchall Memorial Highway; providing for Pennsylvania and National Medal of Honor Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 9258, carrying Pennsylvania Route 45 over Elk Creek in Millheim Borough, Centre County, as the Lt. Col. Kenneth D. Royer Memorial Bridge; designating bridges, identified as Bridge Keys 31407 and 31408, carrying U.S. Route 219 over U.S. Route 30 in Jenner Township, Somerset County, as the Corporal Robert L. Haines Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 52616, carrying Pennsylvania Route 555 over Kersey Run in Jay Township, Elk County, as the Weedville World War II Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19186, carrying Pennsylvania Route 580 over Cush Cushion Creek in Green Township, Indiana County, as the Private Robert M. Pittman Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8387, carrying Pennsylvania Route 53 over Patty's Run in Gallitzin Township, Cambria County, as the USMCWR Mary A. Lidwell Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8514, carrying Pennsylvania Route 271 over North Branch Blacklick Creek in Barr Township, Cambria County, as the Brown Brothers Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 611 from the intersection with Old Easton Road to the intersection with Kellers Church Road in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, as the Joseph Kay Memorial Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8612, carrying U.S. Route 22 in Cresson Township, Cambria County, as the PFC Stanley J. Lassak Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of U.S. Routes 22 and 322 beginning at U.S. Route 322, segment 772/offset 1795, in Centre County and ending at U.S. Route 22, segment 573/offset 2625 in Mifflin County, as the J. Doyle Corman Memorial Highway; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 45, from the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 26, Segment 0140, Offset 0000, in Pine Grove Mills, Centre County, to U.S. Business Route 322, Segment 0240, Offset 0000, in Boalsburg, Centre County, as the Sergeant Adam Hartswick Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 36355, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 993 over Brush Creek in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, as the Brian Keefer Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 11 from the intersection with Central Road to the intersection with Lows Road in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, as the Rich Ridgway Memorial Highway; and making repeals.
  • HB 2336: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for learners' permits and for examination of applicant for driver's license.
  • HB 2874: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in administration and enforcement, further providing for list of persons self excluded from gaming activities and for prohibited acts and penalties.
  • HB 2875: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for prohibitions; in lottery, further providing for iLottery authorization; in interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming account credits, debits, deposits and payments; and, in sports wagering, further providing for authorization to conduct sports wagering.
  • HB 2879: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for online gambling public health and consumer protection; and establishing a restricted account within the Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund and the Online Problem Gambling Public Health Task Force.
  • HR 138: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the state of civic education in Pennsylvania and develop recommendations on cost-efficient, feasible steps that the Commonwealth can adopt to increase the accessibility and quality of civic education opportunities for students.
  • HR 650: A Resolution designating the week of November 16 through 20, 2026, as "Pennsylvania Education for Students Experiencing Homelessness Awareness Week" and November 20, 2026, as "Red Shirt Day" in Pennsylvania.
  • HR 660: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of security at magisterial district courts in this Commonwealth, including an update of prior findings and recommendations, an assessment of current security conditions, practices, incidents and recommendations for minimum security standards and implementation.
  • HB 1418: An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for boating education.
  • HR 555: A Resolution designating December 29, 2026, as the "175th Anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Association" in Pennsylvania.
  • HR 591: A Resolution designating October 20, 2026, as "Community Health Worker Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
  • HR 639: A Resolution designating August 15, 2026, as "One Million Degrees Day" in Pennsylvania in recognition of a significant milestone in higher education and its impact on the Commonwealth's workforce, economy and communities.
  • HB 2771: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for automated license plate reader systems; and imposing penalties.
  • HB 2860: An Act amending the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, in capital facilities, further providing for definitions and for administration of redevelopment assistance capital projects.
  • HR 492: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as "Polish American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.
  • HB 151: An Act amending the act of November 23, 2010 (P.L.1264, No.119), known as the Children in Foster Care Act, further providing for definitions; providing for RSDI benefits; and imposing duties on the Joint State Government Commission and the Department of Human Services.
  • HB 2380: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for energy storage procurement.
  • HB 2645: An Act amending the act of February 19, 1980 (P.L.15, No.9), known as the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act, in definitions, further providing for definitions and for State Real Estate Commission; in application of the act and penalties, further providing for unlawful to conduct business without license or registration certificate, for civil suits, for criminal penalties and for civil penalty; in powers and duties of the State Real Estate Commission - general, further providing for duty to issue licenses and registration certificates and for approval of schools, providing for continuing education for licensed home inspectors and further providing for administration and enforcement; in qualifications and applications for licenses and registration certificates, further providing for reputation and inactive licensee and revoked license, repealing provisions relating to qualifications for license and to application for license and providing for home inspector license and home inspector-in-training registration; in duties of licensees, further providing for duty of brokers, cemetery brokers and rental listing referral agents to maintain office, for reciprocal licenses, for employment of associate brokers, salesperson and for broker price opinion; making a repeal; and making an editorial change.
  • HB 2657: An Act providing for the regulation and sale of kratom products; imposing a tax on natural kratom products; establishing the Kratom Regulatory Fund; imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Department of Revenue; and imposing penalties.
  • HB 2849: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in liquid fuels and fuels tax, further providing for definitions and for imposition of tax, exemptions and deductions.
  • HB 2666: An Act providing for limitations on the use of user data in the creation of artificial intelligence simulations and for private right of action; and imposing penalties.
  • HB 2752: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for asset forfeiture.
  • HB 2840: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in theft and related offenses, further providing for the offense of theft by extortion; and, in criminal history record information, providing for request and removal of the dissemination of booking photographs.

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