Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 23 D cosponsors

HB 1966 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bases of jurisdiction and interstate and international procedure, further providing for assistance to tribunals and litigants outside this Commonwealth with respect to service and for issuance of subpoena; in commencement of proceedings, further providing for authority of officers of another state to arrest in this Commonwealth; and, in detainers and extradition, further providing for definitions, for duty of Governor with respect to fugitives from justice and for presigned waiver of extradition.

Last action — Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Feb. 4, 2026

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    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 October 17, 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.

  • 23 sponsors

    1 primary, 22 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (23 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

Abortion Protections

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Feb. 4, 2026

  2. Removed from table, Oct. 27, 2025

  3. Laid on the table, Oct. 27, 2025

  4. First consideration, Oct. 27, 2025

  5. Reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2025

  6. Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 17, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 230 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (230)

230 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1966 do?
Abortion Protections
Who sponsors HB 1966?
HB 1966 is sponsored by Dan K. Williams (Democratic), Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Nikki Rivera (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Nancy Guenst (Democratic), MaryLouise Isaacson (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Tim Brennan (Democratic), Heather Boyd (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Gina H. Curry (Democratic), Jacklyn Rusnock (Democratic), Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Arvind Venkat (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), and Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1966?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced October 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB 1966?
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