2021-2022 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
HB19: Further providing for definitions, for respiratory therapists, for perfusionist, for genetic counselor and for prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and orthotic fitters; providing for behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts; and further providing for licenses and certificates and general qualification.
Legislative Summary
An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for respiratory therapists, for perfusionist, for genetic counselor and for prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and orthotic fitters; providing for behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts; and further providing for licenses and certificates and general qualification.
Bill History
3/11/2021
Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
House of Representatives
1/24/2022
Reported as amended
House of Representatives
1/24/2022
First consideration
House of Representatives
1/24/2022
Laid on the table
House of Representatives
1/25/2022
Removed from table
House of Representatives
1/26/2022
Second consideration, with amendments
House of Representatives
1/26/2022
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
Third consideration and final passage (134-66)
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
In the Senate
Senate
2/7/2022
Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House Floor: HB 19 PN 2669, FP
2/7/2022
134
Yea
66
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed
2/7/2022
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 19 PN 2639, 2021 A3571
1/26/2022
201
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Professional Licensure: Adopt Amendment A03446
1/24/2022
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Professional Licensure: Report Bill As Amended
1/24/2022
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/7/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 19
Democrat: 29
Primary Sponsor

Thomas Mehaffie
Republican
Co-Sponsors (47)
Lynda Schlegel Culver
Republican
Rosemary Brown
Republican
Danilo Burgos
Democrat
Joseph Ciresi
Democrat
Austin Davis
Democrat
Tina Davis
Democrat
Dan Frankel
Democrat
Robert Freeman
Democrat
John Galloway
Democrat
Valerie Gaydos
Republican
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
Joseph Hohenstein
Democrat
Mary Isaacson
Democrat
Anita Kulik
Democrat
Brandon Markosek
Democrat
James Marshall
Republican
Daniel Miller
Democrat
Tracy Pennycuick
Republican
Todd Polinchock
Republican
Francis Ryan
Republican
Christina Sappey
Democrat
Michael Schlossberg
Democrat
Melissa Shusterman
Democrat
James Struzzi
Republican
Wendi Thomas
Republican
Sara Innamorato
Democrat
Meghan Schroeder
Republican
Robert Merski
Democrat
Michael Zabel
Democrat
Curtis Sonney
Republican
Edward Gainey
Democrat
Todd Stephens
Republican
Louis Schmitt
Republican
Anthony DeLuca
Democrat
Robert James
Republican
Frank Burns
Democrat
Mike Carroll
Democrat
Brian Sims
Democrat
Kathleen Tomlinson
Republican
Frank Farry
Republican
Bridget Kosierowski
Democrat
Brian Smith
Republican
Jeanne McNeill
Democrat
Gary Day
Republican
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Napoleon Nelson
Democrat
David Delloso
Democrat