2025-2026 Regular SessionPennsylvania Legislature

HB157: Providing for grant awards to entities in rural counties and designated medically underserved areas to pay for the education debt of practitioners employed at the entity.

Legislative Summary

An Act providing for grant awards to entities in rural counties and designated medically underserved areas to pay for the education debt of practitioners employed at the entity.

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Bill History

1/14/2025
Referred to HEALTH
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Reported as amended
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
First consideration
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Laid on the table
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Removed from table
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Second consideration
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Third consideration and final passage (194-8)
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
In the Senate
Senate
4/14/2025
Referred to INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment A00009 (PN 0099)

House Amendment A00009 (PN 0099)

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Floor: HB 157 PN 475, FINAL PASSAGE
3/19/2025
194
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed
3/19/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Adopt Amendment A00009
2/5/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Report Bill As Amended A00009
2/5/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED