2023-2024 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
HB507: In medical professional liability, providing for informed consent in pelvic, rectal and prostate examinations.
Legislative Summary
An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, providing for informed consent in pelvic, rectal and prostate examinations.
Bill History
3/17/2023
Referred to HEALTH
House of Representatives
4/21/2023
Reported as amended
House of Representatives
4/21/2023
First consideration
House of Representatives
4/21/2023
Laid on the table
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Removed from table
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Second consideration, with amendments
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Third consideration and final passage (201-0)
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
In the Senate
Senate
5/3/2023
Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Senate
10/24/2023
Reported as committed
Senate
10/24/2023
First consideration
Senate
10/25/2023
Second consideration
Senate
11/13/2023
Amended on third consideration
Senate
11/14/2023
Third consideration and final passage (50-0)
Senate
11/14/2023
In the House
House of Representatives
11/14/2023
Referred to RULES
House of Representatives
11/15/2023
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
House of Representatives
11/15/2023
House concurred in Senate amendments (203-0)
House of Representatives
11/15/2023
Signed in House
House of Representatives
11/16/2023
Signed in Senate
House of Representatives
11/16/2023
Presented to the Governor
House of Representatives
11/21/2023
Approved by the Governor
House of Representatives
11/21/2023
Act No. 31 of 2023
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment A00183 (PN 0476)
House Amendment A00183 (PN 0476)
Not Adopted
House Amendment A00293 (PN 0953)
House Amendment A00293 (PN 0953)
Not Adopted
Senate Amendment A02947 (PN 1033)
Senate Amendment A02947 (PN 1033)
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Floor: HB 507 PN 2289, CONCURRENCE
11/15/2023
203
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed
11/15/2023
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Floor: HB 507 PN 2289, Final Passage
11/14/2023
50
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health And Human Services: Reported as Committed
10/24/2023
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 507 PN 1033, FINAL PASSAGE
4/26/2023
201
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed
4/26/2023
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 507 PN 953, 2023 A293
4/25/2023
201
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Report Bill As Committed
4/4/2023
20
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Adopt Amendment A00183
4/4/2023
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Report Bill As Amended
3/29/2023
20
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Adopt Amendment A00183
3/29/2023
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(11/21/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 50
Republican: 8
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Fiedler
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (57)
Liz Hanbidge
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
Dan Frankel
Democrat
Michael Schlossberg
Democrat
Lynda Schlegel Culver
Republican
Mark Gillen
Republican
Danielle Otten
Democrat
Joseph Ciresi
Democrat
Christopher Rabb
Democrat
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Nancy Guenst
Democrat
Joseph Hohenstein
Democrat
Jeanne McNeill
Democrat
Maureen Madden
Democrat
Stephen Samuelson
Democrat
John Galloway
Democrat
Rick Krajewski
Democrat
Melissa Shusterman
Democrat
Robert Freeman
Democrat
Emily Kinkead
Democrat
Jennifer O'Mara
Democrat
Napoleon Nelson
Democrat
Tina Davis
Democrat
Dan Williams
Democrat
Darisha Parker
Democrat
Joanne Stehr
Republican
Carol Kazeem
Democrat
Mary Isaacson
Democrat
Christina Sappey
Democrat
Joseph Webster
Democrat
Ismail Smith-Wade-El
Democrat
Benjamin Waxman
Democrat
Lisa Borowski
Democrat
James Haddock
Democrat
Steven Malagari
Democrat
Morgan Cephas
Democrat
Brandon Markosek
Democrat
Mandy Steele
Democrat
Jose Giral
Democrat
Jason Dawkins
Democrat
David Delloso
Democrat
Arvind Venkat
Democrat
Danilo Burgos
Democrat
David Rowe
Republican
Abigail Salisbury
Democrat
Abby Major
Republican
Sara Innamorato
Democrat
Louis Schmitt
Republican
Aerion Abney
Democrat
Robert Merski
Democrat
Dawn Keefer
Republican
Donna Bullock
Democrat
Melissa Cerrato
Democrat
Mary Jo Daley
Democrat
Tarik Khan
Democrat
David Zimmerman
Republican
Paul Takac
Democrat