2025-2026 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
HB27: In licensing of health care facilities, providing for surgical smoke evacuation systems.
Legislative Summary
An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, providing for surgical smoke evacuation systems.
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Bill History
1/8/2025
Referred to HEALTH
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Reported as committed
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
First consideration
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Laid on the table
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Removed from table
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Second consideration
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Third consideration and final passage (171-31)
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
In the Senate
Senate
2/13/2025
Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House Floor: HB 27 PN 8, FINAL PASSAGE
2/4/2025
171
Yea
31
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed
2/4/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Report Bill As Amended
1/29/2025
25
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health & Human Services(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor

Tarik Khan
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Timothy Bonner
Republican
Nancy Guenst
Democrat
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
Democrat
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Liz Hanbidge
Democrat
Christopher Pielli
Democrat
Steven Malagari
Democrat
James Haddock
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
David Zimmerman
Republican
Malcolm Kenyatta
Democrat
Roni Green
Democrat
Joseph Webster
Democrat
David Madsen
Democrat
Mary Jo Daley
Democrat
Justin Fleming
Democrat
Gina Curry
Democrat