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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 16, 2024 | PA | SB 979 | Requires Agriculture Businesses and Professionals Post Public Notices On-Site About Dangerous Transmissible Diseases | Bill Passed - House (166 - 34) |
April 16, 2024 | PA | HB 254 | Establishes the Lake Erie Energy Development Act | Bill Passed - House (102 - 99) |
April 8, 2024 | PA | HB 1664 | Amends Rules and Regulations for Insurance Payment Plans | Bill Passed - House (201 - 0) |
Dec. 13, 2023 | PA | SB 683 | Requires Fentanyl and Xylazine Screening in Many Diagnostic Urine Tests | Bill Passed - House (166 - 37) |
Oct. 4, 2023 | PA | HB 1300 | Authorizes Funding for Home Repair Subsidies, Adult Mental Health Services, and Public Defenders | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (121 - 82) |
June 14, 2023 | PA | HB 1305 | Establishes Resources for Mental Health Behavioral Crisis Intervention | Bill Passed - House (113 - 90) |
June 13, 2023 | PA | HB 1131 | Establishes the Pennsylvania Department of Health | Bill Passed - House (199 - 4) |
June 7, 2023 | PA | HB 849 | Appropriates $100 Million in Funding for Mental Health Services | Bill Passed - House (173 - 30) |
Feb. 9, 2022 | PA | HB 1440 | Establishes Further Definitions of Healthcare Professionals | Bill Passed - House (132 - 67) |
June 24, 2021 | PA | SB 115 | Authorizes Nurses to Hold a License in Multiple States | Bill Passed - House (146 - 55) |
June 23, 2021 | PA | SB 618 | Prohibits Vaccine Passports and Limits Powers of the Secretary of Health | Bill Passed - House (112 - 89) |
April 6, 2021 | PA | HB 605 | Establishes Protections For Businesses From Certain COVID-19 Related Lawsuits | Bill Passed - House (107 - 94) |
March 24, 2021 | PA | HB 63 | Increases Suburban County Authority for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution | Bill Passed - House (135 - 66) |
Feb. 5, 2021 | PA | SB 2 | Specifies Executive Power Over Disaster Emergency Declarations and Management | Bill Passed - House (116 - 86) |
Nov. 20, 2020 | PA | HB 2536 | Appropriates funds for the Emergency COVID-19 Response | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (108 - 92) |
Nov. 20, 2020 | PA | HB 1737 | Establishes Liability Protection to Healthcare Practitioners and Manufacturers of Personal Protective Equipment | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 98) |
July 14, 2020 | PA | HB 2541 | Authorizes County Commissioners to Reopen Counties | Bill Passed - House (114 - 87) |
July 8, 2020 | PA | HB 2025 | Requires Legislative Authorization Before Entering a State or Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program | Bill Passed - House (130 - 71) |
July 7, 2020 | PA | HB 1808 | Defines Waste Classification in the Recycling Industry to Encourage Investment | Bill Passed - House (155 - 46) |
May 28, 2020 | PA | HR 836 | Establishes a Resolution to Terminate the Governor's Emergency Declaration | Bill Passed - House (117 - 85) |
May 27, 2020 | PA | SB 790 | Repeals Certain Oil and Gas Regulations | Bill Passed - House (109 - 93) |
April 21, 2020 | PA | HB 1822 | Extends Workplace Protections Related to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (105 - 97) |
April 21, 2020 | PA | HB 2388 | Establishes Exemption Waivers for Business Closures Due to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (113 - 89) |
April 14, 2020 | PA | SB 613 | Requires the Governor's Office to Follow Federal Guidelines to Reopen Businesses During COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (107 - 95) |
April 14, 2020 | PA | HB 2376 | Authorizes Certain Retail Operations and Construction Sites to Reopen | Bill Passed - House (112 - 90) |
Nov. 21, 2019 | PA | SB 857 | Authorizes Regulation of Telemedicine Among Other Provisions | Bill Passed - House (111 - 77) |
Nov. 21, 2019 | PA | SB 857 | Authorizes Regulation of Telemedicine Among Other Provisions | Bill Passed - House (111 - 77) |
Nov. 18, 2019 | PA | HB 1890 | Requires a Funeral for, or the Cremation of, Abortion Remains | Bill Passed - House (123 - 76) |
Sept. 25, 2019 | PA | HB 1410 | Authorizes Funds to Remove PFAS from Drinking Water | Bill Passed - House (144 - 54) |
Sept. 25, 2019 | PA | HB 1410 | Authorizes Funds to Remove PFAS from Drinking Water | Bill Passed - House (144 - 54) |
June 19, 2019 | PA | HB 33 | Repeals a General Assistance Program for Adults with Disabilities | Bill Passed - House (106 - 95) |
May 14, 2019 | PA | HB 321 | Prohibits Abortions Based on a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome | Bill Passed - House (117 - 76) |
May 6, 2019 | PA | HB 1058 | Prohibits Abortions Based Solely on a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome | Bill Passed - House (116 - 76) |
April 10, 2019 | PA | HB 629 | Requires Full Lyme Disease Coverage under Health Insurance Plans | Bill Passed - House (158 - 34) |
April 10, 2019 | PA | HB 629 | Requires Full Lyme Disease Coverage under Health Insurance Plans | Bill Passed - House (158 - 34) |
June 25, 2018 | PA | HB 1037 | Limits Punitive Damages in Certain Medical Lawsuits | Bill Failed - House (91 - 103) |
April 17, 2018 | PA | HB 2138 | Establishes Medicaid Work Requirements | Bill Passed - House (115 - 80) |
April 16, 2018 | PA | SB 936 | Establishes Prescription Drug Formulary for Injured Employees | Bill Passed - House (101 - 92) |
Feb. 26, 2015 | PA | HB 466 | Authorizes Private Alcohol Sales | Bill Passed - House (114 - 87) |
Oct. 15, 2014 | PA | HB 1565 | Amends Buffer Zone Requirements around Certain Streams | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (118 - 79) |
July 1, 2014 | PA | HB 2354 | Requires Legislative Approval for Certain Plans from the Department of Environmental Protection | Bill Passed - House (144 - 59) |
July 1, 2013 | PA | HB 1075 | Amends Public Welfare Code | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (108 - 94) |
April 23, 2013 | PA | HB 818 | Prohibits Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Exchanges | Bill Passed - House (144 - 53) |
March 21, 2013 | PA | HB 790 | Requires the State to Privatize Alcohol Sales | Bill Passed - House (105 - 90) |
Oct. 17, 2012 | PA | SB 941 | Increases Penalties for Public Intoxication | Bill Passed - House (104 - 87) |
Dec. 13, 2011 | PA | SB 732 | Amends the Health Care Facilities Act of 179 | Bill Passed - House (151 - 44) |
Dec. 12, 2011 | PA | HB 1977 | Amending Insurance Coverage of Abortions | Bill Passed - House (146 - 45) |
Dec. 12, 2011 | PA | HB 1977 | Amending Insurance Coverage of Abortions | Bill Passed - House (146 - 45) |
Dec. 7, 2011 | PA | HB 242 | Permitting the On-Site Sale of Alcohol at Distilleries | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (164 - 29) |
June 30, 2011 | PA | HB 960 | Public Assistance Program Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (130 - 66) |
May 11, 2011 | PA | HB 574 | Amending the Health Care Facilities Act of 1979 | Bill Passed - House (148 - 43) |
July 2, 2010 | PA | HB 2601 | Environmentally Beneficial and Energy Efficient Technologies | Bill Passed - House (125 - 71) |
June 15, 2010 | PA | HB 708 | Recycling Program for Electronic Materials | Bill Passed - House (169 - 30) |
June 29, 2009 | PA | HB 1 | Expanding Health Insurance | Bill Passed - House (104 - 96) |
June 29, 2009 | PA | HB 746 | Children's Health Care Insurance | Bill Passed - House (106 - 94) |
June 4, 2008 | PA | SB 246 | Smoking Ban | Conference Report Adopted - House (163 - 38) |
March 17, 2008 | PA | SB 1137 | Expanding Subsidized Health Care | Bill Passed - House (118 - 81) |
March 11, 2008 | PA | HB 1 | Clean Energy Program | Bill Passed - House (126 - 74) |
July 16, 2007 | PA | SB 246 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (141 - 62) |
June 20, 2007 | PA | HB 1200 | Alternative Energy Incentives | Bill Passed - House (128 - 70) |
June 20, 2007 | PA | HB 1202 | Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act | Bill Passed - House (138 - 60) |
June 29, 2006 | PA | HB 1588 | Fluoride Content in Water | Bill Passed - House (150 - 42) |