Pennsylvania bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB 79
An Act establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs and for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Arvind Venkat (Democratic)
Cosponsors (53)
- Nathan Davidson (Democratic)
- Tarik Khan (Democratic)
- Bridget Kosierowski (Democratic)
- Andrew Kuzma (Republican)
- Jim Rigby (Republican)
- Tim Twardzik (Republican)
- Nancy Guenst (Democratic)
- Tarah Probst (Democratic)
- Aerion Abney (Democratic)
- Dan Miller
- Jose Giral (Democratic)
- Liz Hanbidge (Democratic)
- Joe Ciresi (Democratic)
- Benjamin Sanchez (Democratic)
- Kristine Howard (Democratic)
- Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic)
- Jim Haddock (Democratic)
- Lindsay Powell (Democratic)
- Lisa Borowski (Democratic)
- Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic)
- Robert Freeman (Democratic)
- Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic)
- Kyle Donahue (Democratic)
- Dan Frankel (Democratic)
- Justin Fleming (Democratic)
- Paul Friel (Democratic)
- Steven Malagari (Democratic)
- Melissa Shusterman (Democratic)
- Chris Pielli (Democratic)
- Eddie Pashinski (Democratic)
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic)
- Heather Boyd (Democratic)
- Joshua Siegel
- Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic)
- Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic)
- John Inglis Iii (Democratic)
- Daniel Deasy (Democratic)
- Melissa Cerrato (Democratic)
- G. Roni Green (Democratic)
- Christopher Rabb (Democratic)
- Ben Waxman (Democratic)
- Dan Williams (Democratic)
- Mandy Steele (Democratic)
- Jeanne Mcneill (Democratic)
- Jeremy Shaffer (Republican)
- Abigail Salisbury (Democratic)
- Paul Takac (Democratic)
- Joe Webster (Democratic)
- Keith Harris (Democratic)
- Tina Davis (Democratic)
- Dave Madsen (Democratic)
- Mary Jo Daley (Democratic)
- Gina Curry (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 22, 2025): Referred to Health & Human Services
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2025 House | FINAL PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| May 13, 2025 House | Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Apr 9, 2025 House | Committee vote (Health): Adopt Amendment | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
| Apr 9, 2025 House | Committee vote (Health): Report Bill As Amended | pass | Set your home in Pennsylvania to see |
Actions
- May 22, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Health & Human Services - May 13, 2025 · House
Third consideration and final passage - May 13, 2025 · House
Re-reported as committed - May 12, 2025 · House
Re-committed to Appropriations - May 12, 2025 · House
Second consideration - May 7, 2025 · House
Removed from table - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Laid on the table - Apr 9, 2025 · House
First consideration - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Reported as amended - Jan 10, 2025 · House
Referred to Health