HB 790 — An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, providing for hospital emergency abortion services.
Last action — Referred to HEALTH, March 3, 2025
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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32 sponsors
1 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (32 D).
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Codifying Emergency Abortion Care Protections for Pennsylvanians
Bill Text
- Printer's No. 0814 View text Current
Action History
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Referred to HEALTH, March 3, 2025
Sponsors
- Melissa L. Shusterman · Primary
- Arvind Venkat · Cosponsor
- Ben Waxman · Cosponsor
- Liz Hanbidge · Cosponsor
- Tarah Probst · Cosponsor
- Jose Giral · Cosponsor
- Joseph C. Hohenstein · Cosponsor
- Tarik Khan · Cosponsor
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz · Cosponsor
- Chris Pielli · Cosponsor
- Nancy Guenst · Cosponsor
- Lisa A. Borowski · Cosponsor
- Mandy Steele · Cosponsor
- Michael H. Schlossberg · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Fiedler · Cosponsor
- Carol Hill-Evans · Cosponsor
- Danielle Friel Otten · Cosponsor
- Daniel J. Deasy · Cosponsor
- G. Roni Green · Cosponsor
- Jennifer O'Mara · Cosponsor
- Gina H. Curry · Cosponsor
- La'Tasha D. Mayes · Cosponsor
- Maureen E. Madden · Cosponsor
- Kristine C. Howard · Cosponsor
- Dan Frankel · Cosponsor
- Sean Dougherty · Cosponsor
- Paul Friel · Cosponsor
- Joe Webster · Cosponsor
- Emily Kinkead · Cosponsor
- Benjamin V. Sanchez · Cosponsor
- Malcolm Kenyatta · Cosponsor
- Peter Schweyer · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 221 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic
Co-sponsors (31)
- Arvind Venkat Democratic
- Ben Waxman Democratic
- Liz Hanbidge Democratic
- Tarah Probst Democratic
- Jose Giral Democratic
- Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic
- Tarik Khan Democratic
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz Democratic
- Chris Pielli Democratic
- Nancy Guenst Democratic
- Lisa A. Borowski Democratic
- Mandy Steele Democratic
- Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic
- Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Danielle Friel Otten Democratic
- Daniel J. Deasy Democratic
- G. Roni Green Democratic
- Jennifer O'Mara Democratic
- Gina H. Curry Democratic
- La'Tasha D. Mayes Democratic
- Maureen E. Madden Democratic
- Kristine C. Howard Democratic
- Dan Frankel Democratic
- Sean Dougherty Democratic
- Paul Friel Democratic
- Joe Webster Democratic
- Emily Kinkead Democratic
- Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic
- Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic
- Peter Schweyer Democratic
Not signed on (221)
221 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 221 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 790 do?
- Codifying Emergency Abortion Care Protections for Pennsylvanians
- Who sponsors HB 790?
- HB 790 is sponsored by Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Arvind Venkat (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Nancy Guenst (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Mandy Steele (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), Gina H. Curry (Democratic), La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Sean Dougherty (Democratic), Paul Friel (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), and Peter Schweyer (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 790?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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