Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 28 D cosponsors

HB 831 — An Act establishing a moratorium on for-profit hospital ownership; and directing the Joint State Government Commission to study and issue a report on for-profit hospitals.

Last action — Referred to HEALTH, March 10, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 10, 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

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 28 sponsors

    1 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (28 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Moratorium and Study on For-Profit Hospital Ownership

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to HEALTH, March 10, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 225 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (225)

225 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 831 do?
Moratorium and Study on For-Profit Hospital Ownership
Who sponsors HB 831?
HB 831 is sponsored by Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Carol Kazeem (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), Gina H. Curry (Democratic), Heather Boyd (Democratic), Nathan Davidson (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), and Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 831?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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