Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 14 D cosponsors

HR 78 — A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee and conduct a comprehensive study regarding the effectiveness of the Commonwealth's multidisciplinary approach to infants born affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure or a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, including the success with or barriers to developing plans of safe care as required by Federal and State law.

Last action — Referred to Human Services

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 20, 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.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (14 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Human Services

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 239 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (239)

239 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 78?
HR 78 is sponsored by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Tim Brennan (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Dan K. Williams (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), and Keith S. Harris (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 78?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 20, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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