Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 15 R cosponsors

HB 452 — An Act amending the act of April 23, 1956 (1955 P.L.1510, No.500), known as the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955, providing for amnesty for disciplinary actions regarding COVID-19 protocols.

Last action — Referred to Health

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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 February 03, 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

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (15 R).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill provides amnesty for disciplinary actions regarding COVID-19 protocols affecting retail food facilities.

  • Section 20.1

    Amnesty for Disciplinary Actions Regarding COVID-19 Protocols.-- Any disciplinary action taken, penalty paid or violation noted in a report of inspection by a local board or department of health, the department or by the Department of Agriculture on a retail food facility as defined in 3 Pa.C.S. § 5702 (relating to definitions) for failure to comply with any of the following during the period when the Governor's proclamation of disaster emergency issued on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020), was in effect shall be removed from the official record, and in the case of a penalty paid, shall be refunded: (1) The provisions of section 5 or an order by the secretary under section 5. (2) A proclamation or order of the Governor under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f)(7) (relating to general authority of Governor), section 8(a) of the act of April 27, 1905 (P.L.312, No.218), entitled "An act creating a Department of Health, and defining its powers and duties," or section 2102(a) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, which relates to the novel coronavirus known as "COVID-19." (3) An order of the secretary under section 8(a) of the act of April 27, 1905 (P.L.312, No.218), entitled "An act creating a Department of Health, and defining its powers and duties," section 2102(a) or 2106 of The Administrative Code of 1929, or 28 Pa. Code § 27.60 (relating to disease control measures), 27.61 (relating to isolation), 27.65 (relating to quarantine), 27.66 (relating to placarding), 27.67 (relating to movement of persons and animals subject to isolation or quarantine by action of a local health authority or the department) or 27.68 (relating to release from isolation or quarantine), which relates to the novel coronavirus known as "COVID-19." (4) Guidance issued by the department or the Department of Human Services relating to the novel coronavirus known as "COVID-19."

    This section creates a new legal framework for amnesty pertaining to penalties and violations related to COVID-19 inspections of retail food facilities.

Action History

  1. Referred to Health

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 237 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (237)

237 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 452?
HB 452 is sponsored by Russ Diamond (Republican), Marla Brown (Republican), Joe Hamm (Republican), R. Lee James (Republican), Rob W. Kauffman (Republican), Joseph D'Orsie (Republican), Brian Smith (Republican), Jill N. Cooper (Republican), Jamie Barton (Republican), Seth Grove, David H. Zimmerman (Republican), Jamie Walsh (Republican), Marc S. Anderson (Republican), Tom Jones (Republican), Brian C. Rasel (Republican), and Charity Grimm Krupa (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 452?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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