Pennsylvania 2023_0 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 43 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 78 — An Act establishing the Medical Debt Relief Program; establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Last action — Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, July 5, 2023 [Senate]

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023_0 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, July 5, 2023 [Senate]

  2. (Remarks see House Journal Page 844-845), June 26, 2023 [House]

  3. Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2023 (114-89) [House]

  4. Re-reported as committed, June 26, 2023 [House]

  5. (Remarks see House Journal Page 769), June 22, 2023 [House]

  6. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 22, 2023 [House]

  7. Second consideration, with amendments, June 22, 2023 [House]

  8. Re-reported as committed, June 21, 2023 [House]

  9. Re-committed to RULES, June 14, 2023 [House]

  10. First consideration, June 14, 2023 [House]

  11. Reported as amended, June 14, 2023 [House]

  12. Referred to HEALTH, March 7, 2023 [House]

  13. In the Senate [Senate]

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 50 co-sponsors · 202 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (50)

Not signed on (202)

202 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 78?
HB 78 is sponsored by Joe Webster (Democratic), Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), Paul Takac (Democratic), Mandy Steele (Democratic), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Brandon J. Markosek (Democratic), Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic), Ryan A. Bizzarro (Democratic), Tina M. Davis (Democratic), Perry S. Warren (Democratic), Napoleon J. Nelson (Democratic), Aerion Abney (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Joshua Siegel, Darisha K. Parker (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Stephen Kinsey, PISCIOTTANO, Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Bridget M. Kosierowski (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Arvind Venkat (Democratic), David M. Delloso (Democratic), STURLA, Mike Zabel, Scott Conklin (Democratic), Carol Kazeem (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Dave Madsen (Democratic), Abigail Salisbury (Democratic), Paul Friel (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), Jared G. Solomon (Democratic), Jim Haddock (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Nancy Guenst (Democratic), Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Manuel Guzman (Democratic), Andrew Kuzma (Republican), Sara Innamorato, and Donna Bullock.
What is the current status of HB 78?
This bill died with 2023_0 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 78?
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