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PA SB 842

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An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry, for penalties and for restricted faculty license.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · upper

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-06-30 — Laid on the table
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Rosemary Brownprimary
  • David Argallcosponsor
  • Wayne Fontanacosponsor
  • Frank Farrycosponsor
  • Elder Vogelcosponsor
  • Christine Tartaglionecosponsor
  • Nick Millercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-06

    Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-11

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  3. 2025-06-11

    First consideration

    reading-1

  4. 2025-06-23

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  5. 2025-06-23

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-06-24

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-06-24

    Third consideration and final passage

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-06-25

    Referred to Professional Licensure

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-06-30

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  10. 2025-06-30

    First consideration

    reading-1

  11. 2025-06-30

    Laid on the table

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Reported as Committed

    2025-06-11 · pass · 12-1

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Lisa Boscola: yes
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Frank Farry: yes
    • Marty Flynn: yes
    • Chris Gebhard: yes
    • Dawn Keefer: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Nick Pisciottano: yes
    • Steven Santarsiero: yes
    • Christine Tartaglione: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Patrick Stefano: yes
    • Michele Brooks: no
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: other

  • Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed

    2025-06-24 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Art Haywood: yes
    • Vincent Hughes: yes
    • Timothy Kearney: yes
    • Patty Kim: yes
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Judith Schwank: yes
    • Sharif Street: yes
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Jay Costa: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Scott Martin: yes

  • FINAL PASSAGE

    2025-06-24 · pass · 47-3

    Member-level votes (50)
    • David Argall: yes
    • Lisa Baker: yes
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Lisa Boscola: yes
    • Michele Brooks: no
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: no
    • Maria Collett: yes
    • Carolyn Comitta: yes
    • Jay Costa: yes
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Frank Farry: yes
    • Marty Flynn: yes
    • Wayne Fontana: yes
    • Chris Gebhard: yes
    • Art Haywood: yes
    • Vincent Hughes: yes
    • Scott Hutchinson: yes
    • John Kane: yes
    • Timothy Kearney: yes
    • Dawn Keefer: no
    • Patty Kim: yes
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • James Malone: yes
    • Scott Martin: yes
    • Doug Mastriano: yes
    • Nick Miller: yes
    • Katie Muth: yes
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Nick Pisciottano: yes
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Greg Rothman: yes
    • Steven Santarsiero: yes
    • Nikil Saval: yes
    • Judith Schwank: yes
    • Patrick Stefano: yes
    • Sharif Street: yes
    • Christine Tartaglione: yes
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Judy Ward: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Anthony Williams: yes
    • Lindsey Williams: yes
    • Gene Yaw: yes

  • Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Report Bill As Committed

    2025-06-30 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • Nathan Davidson: yes
    • Pat Gallagher: yes
    • Nancy Guenst: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
    • Bridget Kosierowski: yes
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • Robert Merski: yes
    • Dan Miller: yes
    • Kyle Mullins: yes
    • Brian Munroe: yes
    • Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
    • Arvind Venkat: yes
    • Joe Emrick: yes
    • Mike Armanini: yes
    • Bryan Cutler: yes
    • Torren Ecker: yes
    • Valerie Gaydos: yes
    • Andrew Kuzma: yes
    • Zachary Mako: yes
    • Kristin Marcell: yes
    • Thomas Mehaffie: yes
    • Donna Scheuren: yes
    • Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
    • Dane Watro: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=7&rollcallid=269&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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