Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 12 D cosponsors

HB 1863 — An Act establishing the Public Option Program and the Public Option Program Fund; and imposing duties on the Insurance Department.

Last action — Referred to INSURANCE, Sept. 16, 2025

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced September 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Insurance - Public Option Health Care

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to INSURANCE, Sept. 16, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (241)

241 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 1863 do?
Insurance - Public Option Health Care
Who sponsors HB 1863?
HB 1863 is sponsored by Ben Waxman (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Mandy Steele (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Greg Scott (Democratic), Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic), and Kristine C. Howard (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1863?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced September 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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