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PA HB 226

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An Act providing for the protection of patients and medical personnel from health care facility retaliation, for prohibitions, for rebuttable presumptions, for discriminatory treatment, for evidence, for civil penalties and remedies, for criminal penalty, for restitution and damages, for injunctive relief, for peer review activity and for exemption.

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

Quick answers

Did PA HB 226 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 226 is in committee as of 2025-01-22 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-01-22): Referred to Judiciary

What is PA HB 226 about?

PA HB 226 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act providing for the protection of patients and medical personnel from health care facility retaliation, for prohibitions, for rebuttable presumptions, for discriminatory treatment, for evidence, for civil penalties and remedies, for criminal penalty, for restitution and damages, for injunctive relief, for peer review activity and for exemption.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 226?

Joe Ciresi is the primary sponsor of PA HB 226, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-01-22 — Referred to Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joe Ciresiprimary
  • Benjamin Sanchezcosponsor
  • Jim Haddockcosponsor
  • Nancy Guenstcosponsor
  • Chris Piellicosponsor
  • Jose Giralcosponsor
  • Emily Kinkeadcosponsor
  • Jim Prokopiakcosponsor
  • Johanny Cepeda-Freytizcosponsor
  • Robert Freemancosponsor
  • Kyle Donahuecosponsor
  • Carol Hill-Evanscosponsor
  • Melissa Cerratocosponsor
  • G. Roni Greencosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-22

    Referred to Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb226

Attribution

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