While numerous bills are proposed throughout the year, some bills move quickly to the floor for a vote while others never get out of committee. As the calendar turns to 2022, here are some new laws Pennsylvania legislators will be trying to pass in the coming year—a small sample of the many new laws recently proposed. Mandatory Handwriting Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Angel Cruz seeks to amend the Public School Code to require handwriting instruction in kindergarten through fifth grade. “My legislation will ensure that students can legibly print by third grade and write in cursive by the end of fifth grade,” Cruz said in a memo introducing House Bill 2185. “In the digital age of instant communication, certain skills such as handwriting are becoming less necessary than before. Despite the instruction of cursive handwriting slowly disappearing from classrooms, there is increasing evidence of its benefits that go beyond simply writing. …