l9n/ Pennsylvania

2023–2024 Regular Session

House Bill 507

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.

Became law as Act 31 of 2023, signed November 21, 2023, 249 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

57 co-sponsors

Liz Hanbidge, Carol Hill-Evans, DAN FRANKEL, Michael H. Schlossberg, Lynda Schlegel Culver, MARK M. GILLEN, Danielle Friel Otten, Joe Ciresi, Christopher M. Rabb, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Nancy Guenst, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Jeanne McNeill, Maureen E. Madden, STEVE SAMUELSON, JOHN T. GALLOWAY, Rick Krajewski, Melissa L. Shusterman, ROBERT FREEMAN, Emily Kinkead, Jennifer O'Mara, Napoleon J. Nelson, TINA M. DAVIS, Dan K. Williams, Darisha K. Parker, Joanne Stehr, Carol Kazeem, MaryLouise Isaacson, Christina D. Sappey, Joe Webster, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Ben Waxman, Lisa A. Borowski, Jim Haddock, Steven R. Malagari, Morgan Cephas, Brandon J. Markosek, Mandy Steele, Jose Giral, Jason Dawkins, David M. Delloso, Arvind Venkat, Danilo Burgos, David H. Rowe, Abigail Salisbury, Abby Major, Sara Innamorato, Louis C. Schmitt Jr., Aerion Abney, Robert E. Merski, Dawn W. Keefer, Donna Bullock, Melissa Cerrato, Mary Jo Daley, Tarik Khan, David H. Zimmerman, Paul Takac

Its course

March 17 to November 21, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action30 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 17 to Apr 2640 days

HealthMar 17 to Apr 2135 days

AppropriationsApr 25 to Apr 261 day

In the SenateApr 26 to Nov 14202 days

Health & Human ServicesMay 3 to Oct 24174 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesNov 14 to Nov 151 day

Waiting to be sentNov 15 to Nov 161 day

With the GovernorNov 16 to Nov 215 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–0

    Passed · Apr 26

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Nov 14

  • House of Representatives, concurrence203–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Nov 15

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 21

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 25

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 13

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 17 – Apr 26

  1. Mar 17Sent to HEALTH
  2. Apr 21HEALTH recommended it as amended
  3. Apr 25Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 26APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0

In the Senate May 3 – Nov 14

  1. May 3Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  3. Oct 24HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recommended it
  4. Oct 25Read a second time
  5. Nov 13Amended on the floor
  6. Nov 14Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Nov 14 – Nov 15

  1. Nov 14Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. Nov 15The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 203 to 0
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Nov 16 – Nov 21

  1. Nov 16Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Nov 21Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 31 of 2023
All 30 actions, as published
  1. Mar 17Referred to HEALTH, March 17, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Apr 21Reported as amended, April 21, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Apr 21First consideration, April 21, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Apr 21Laid on the table, April 21, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Apr 24Removed from table, April 24, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Apr 25Second consideration, with amendments, April 25, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Apr 25Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 25, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Apr 25(Remarks see House Journal Page 207-208), April 25, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Apr 26Re-reported as committed, April 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Apr 26Third consideration and final passage, April 26, 2023 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Apr 26(Remarks see House Journal Page 224-225), April 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  12. May 3In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. May 3Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, May 3, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  14. Oct 24Reported as committed, Oct. 24, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  15. Oct 24First consideration, Oct. 24, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  16. Oct 25Second consideration, Oct. 25, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  17. Nov 13Amended on third consideration, Nov. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  18. Nov 13(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1016), Nov. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  19. Nov 14Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 14, 2023 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  20. Nov 14(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1031-1032), Nov. 14, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  21. Nov 14In the House [House]House of Representatives
  22. Nov 14Referred to RULES, Nov. 14, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  23. Nov 15Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Nov. 15, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  24. Nov 15House concurred in Senate amendments, Nov. 15, 2023 (203-0) [House]House of Representatives
  25. Nov 15(Remarks see House Journal Page 1598-1599), Nov. 15, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Nov 15Signed in House, Nov. 15, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  27. Nov 16Signed in Senate, Nov. 16, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  28. Nov 16Presented to the Governor, Nov. 16, 2023Governor
  29. Nov 21Approved by the Governor, Nov. 21, 2023Governor
  30. Nov 21Act No. 31 of 2023, Nov. 21, 2023Governor