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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1212

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, providing for drug screening and awareness education and for fatherhood engagement in maternal health; and imposing duties on the Joint State Government Commission.

In the Senate's Health & Human Services Committee since October 3, 2025.

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

27 co-sponsors

Morgan Cephas, Joe McAndrew, Ben Waxman, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Carol Hill-Evans, Jose Giral, Joseph C. Hohenstein, ED NEILSON, Malcolm Kenyatta, Tarah Probst, Anthony A. Bellmon, Steven R. Malagari, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Maureen E. Madden, Dan K. Williams, Darisha K. Parker, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Nikki Rivera, Nathan Davidson, Keith S. Harris, Gina H. Curry, Tim Brennan, Tarik Khan, Dave Madsen, Jessica Benham, Joe Webster, Liz Hanbidge

Its course

April 15 to October 3, 2025, 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 action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 15 to Sep 29167 days

HealthApr 15 to Jun 1662 days

RulesJun 16 to Jul 923 days

AppropriationsJul 9 to Jul 145 days

In the SenateFrom Sep 29

Health & Human ServicesFrom Oct 3

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading198–5

    Passed · Sep 29

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 16

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 Apr 15 – Sep 29

  1. Apr 15Sent to HEALTH
  2. Jun 16HEALTH recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jul 9RULES recommended it
  5. Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jul 14APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Sep 29Passed the House of Representatives, 198 to 5

In the Senate Oct 3

  1. Oct 3Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Apr 15Referred to HEALTH, April 15, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jun 16Reported as amended, June 16, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jun 16First consideration, June 16, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jun 16Re-committed to RULES, June 16, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jul 9Re-reported as committed, July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jul 9Second consideration, July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jul 9Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jul 14Re-reported as committed, July 14, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Sep 29Third consideration and final passage, Sept. 29, 2025 (198-5)House of Representatives
  10. Sep 29(Remarks see House Journal Page 1357-1359), Sept. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Oct 3In the SenateSenate
  12. Oct 3Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Oct. 3, 2025Senate