l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1980

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 administrative provisions, further providing for continuing medical education.

In the Senate's Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee since November 24, 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

7 co-sponsors

Joseph C. Hohenstein, Carol Hill-Evans, Liz Hanbidge, ROBERT FREEMAN, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Joe Ciresi, Keith S. Harris

Its course

October 23 to November 24, 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 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesOct 23 to Nov 1725 days

Professional LicensureOct 23 to Oct 285 days

AppropriationsOct 29 to Nov 1719 days

In the SenateFrom Nov 17

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureFrom Nov 24

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading131–71

    Passed · Nov 17

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 Oct 23 – Nov 17

  1. Oct 23Sent to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  2. Oct 28PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it
  3. Oct 29Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Nov 17APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 131 to 71

In the Senate Nov 24

  1. Nov 24Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Oct 23Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Oct. 23, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Oct 28Reported as committed, Oct. 28, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Oct 28First consideration, Oct. 28, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Oct 28Laid on the table, Oct. 28, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Oct 28Removed from table, Oct. 28, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Oct 29Second consideration, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Oct 29Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Nov 17Re-reported as committed, Nov. 17, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Nov 17Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 17, 2025 (131-71)House of Representatives
  10. Nov 17(Remarks see House Journal Page 1567-1568), Nov. 17, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Nov 24In the SenateSenate
  12. Nov 24Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Nov. 24, 2025Senate