2025-2026 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
HB79: Establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs and for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.
Legislative Summary
An Act establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs and for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.
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Bill History
1/10/2025
Referred to HEALTH
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Reported as amended
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
First consideration
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Laid on the table
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Removed from table
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Second consideration
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Third consideration and final passage (187-16)
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
In the Senate
Senate
5/22/2025
Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment A00328 (PN 0030)
House Amendment A00328 (PN 0030)
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Floor: HB 79 PN 1326, FINAL PASSAGE
5/13/2025
187
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed
5/13/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Report Bill As Amended A00328
4/9/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Adopt Amendment A00328
4/9/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health & Human Services(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 49
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Arvind Venkat
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (52)
Nathan Davidson
Democrat
Tarik Khan
Democrat
Bridget Kosierowski
Democrat
Andrew Kuzma
Republican
James Rigby
Republican
Tim Twardzik
Republican
Nancy Guenst
Democrat
Tarah Probst
Democrat
Aerion Abney
Democrat
Daniel Miller
Democrat
Jose Giral
Democrat
Liz Hanbidge
Democrat
Joseph Ciresi
Democrat
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Kristine Howard
Democrat
Elizabeth Fiedler
Democrat
James Haddock
Democrat
Lindsay Powell
Democrat
Lisa Borowski
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
Robert Freeman
Democrat
Malcolm Kenyatta
Democrat
Kyle Donahue
Democrat
Dan Frankel
Democrat
Justin Fleming
Democrat
Paul Friel
Democrat
Steven Malagari
Democrat
Melissa Shusterman
Democrat
Christopher Pielli
Democrat
Eddie Pashinski
Democrat
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
Democrat
Heather Boyd
Democrat
Joshua Siegel
Democrat
Jennifer O'Mara
Democrat
Danielle Otten
Democrat
John Inglis
Democrat
Daniel Deasy
Democrat
Melissa Cerrato
Democrat
Roni Green
Democrat
Christopher Rabb
Democrat
Benjamin Waxman
Democrat
Dan Williams
Democrat
Mandy Steele
Democrat
Jeanne McNeill
Democrat
Jeremy Shaffer
Republican
Abigail Salisbury
Democrat
Paul Takac
Democrat
Joseph Webster
Democrat
Keith Harris
Democrat
Tina Davis
Democrat
David Madsen
Democrat
Mary Jo Daley
Democrat