PA HB 1851

enacted

An Act amending the act of June 29, 1953 (P.L.304, No.66), known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in death and fetal death registration, further providing for information for certificates and for coroner referrals.

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

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-07-20 — Act No. 34 of 2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2025-09-10
Referred to Health
referral-committee
2025-12-17
Reported as amended
amendment-passage,committee-passage
2025-12-17
First consideration
reading-1
2025-12-17
Laid on the table
2026-03-23
Removed from table
2026-03-24
Second consideration
reading-2
2026-03-24
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-03-25
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-03-25
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2026-04-01
Referred to Health & Human Services
referral-committee
2026-06-24
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-06-24
First consideration
reading-1
2026-06-25
Second consideration
reading-2
2026-06-25
Re-referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-07-10
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-07-12
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2026-07-12
Signed in House
2026-07-12
Signed in Senate
2026-07-12
Presented to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-07-20
Approved by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-07-20
Act No. 34 of 2026

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Votes

Committee vote (Health): Adopt Amendment
2025-12-17 · pass · 26-0
Member-level votes (26)
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Kathy Rapp: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Gary Day: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- David Zimmerman: yes
Committee vote (Health): Report Bill As Amended
2025-12-17 · pass · 26-0
Member-level votes (26)
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Kathy Rapp: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Gary Day: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- David Zimmerman: yes
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed
2026-03-25 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (37)
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
FINAL PASSAGE
2026-03-25 · pass · 199-0
Member-level votes (200)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Danilo Burgos: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Martin Causer: yes
- Morgan Cephas: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Scott Conklin: yes
- Bud Cook: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Bryan Cutler: yes
- Joseph D'Orsie: yes
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Gary Day: yes
- Daniel Deasy: yes
- David Delloso: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: yes
- Russ Diamond: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Wendy Fink: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Robert Freeman: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Valerie Gaydos: yes
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jose Giral: yes
- Barbara Gleim: yes
- Dan Goughnour: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Keith Greiner: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Keith Harris: yes
- Doyle Heffley: yes
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Rich Irvin: yes
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- R. Lee James: yes
- Mike Jones: yes
- Tom Jones: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Dallas Kephart: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Anita Kulik: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Jen Mazzocco: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: yes
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Ed Neilson: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Clint Owlett: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Eddie Pashinski: yes
- Tina Pickett: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Jack Rader: yes
- Kathy Rapp: yes
- Brian Rasel: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- David Rowe: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Alec Ryncavage: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Steve Samuelson: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Donna Scheuren: yes
- John Schlegel: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Stephenie Scialabba: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Brian Smith: yes
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Craig Staats: yes
- Perry A. Stambaugh: yes
- Mandy Steele: yes
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Ana Tiburcio: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- Ryan Warner: yes
- Perry Warren: yes
- Dane Watro: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Eric Weaknecht: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Parke Wentling: yes
- Martina White: other
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: yes
Committee vote (Health & Human Services): Reported as Committed
2026-06-24 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Amanda Cappelletti: yes
- Maria Collett: yes
- Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
- Frank Farry: yes
- Art Haywood: yes
- Scott Hutchinson: yes
- Daniel Laughlin: yes
- Judith Schwank: yes
- Patrick Stefano: yes
- Sharif Street: yes
- Judy Ward: yes
- Kim Ward: yes
- Michele Brooks: yes
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed
2026-07-10 · 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
2026-07-12 · pass · 49-1
Member-level votes (50)
- David Argall: yes
- Lisa Baker: yes
- Camera Bartolotta: yes
- Lisa Boscola: yes
- Michele Brooks: yes
- Rosemary Brown: yes
- Amanda Cappelletti: yes
- Jarrett Coleman: yes
- 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: yes
- Patty Kim: yes
- Wayne Langerholc: yes
- Daniel Laughlin: no
- 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

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https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=55&rollcallid=1552&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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