Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 5 R cosponsors

SB 405 — An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for definitions.

Last action — Referred to Health & Human Services

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 24% · 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.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the definition of 'drug' to include food that contains vaccine material and provides a specific definition for 'vaccine or vaccine material.'

  • Section 2(b) of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64)

    and (iv) food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material; and (v) substances intended for use as a component of any article specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), but not including devices or their components, parts or accessories.

    This addition acknowledges that food can contain vaccine materials as part of the definition of 'drug.'

  • Section 2(b) of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64)

    "Vaccine or vaccine material" means a substance intended for use in humans to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against disease, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease, that is authorized or approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

    This new definition clarifies what constitutes a vaccine or vaccine material in the context of the law.

Action History

  1. Referred to Health & Human Services

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 248 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (248)

248 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 405?
SB 405 is sponsored by Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Doug Mastriano (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Cris Dush (Republican), and Dawn W. Keefer (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 405?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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