l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 309

An Act amending the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, further providing for power to license, for visiting team physician and for licenses, exemptions, nonresident practitioners, graduate students, biennial registration and continuing medical education.

Became law as Act 29 of 2025, signed July 7, 2025, 165 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

18 co-sponsors

JOE EMRICK, Carol Hill-Evans, R. Lee James, Chad G. Reichard, ROBERT FREEMAN, Arvind Venkat, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Jose Giral, Jacob D. Banta, Robert E. Merski, Michael H. Schlossberg, Malcolm Kenyatta, ED NEILSON, Kyle Donahue, Jim Haddock, Joe Ciresi, Joe Webster, TINA M. DAVIS

Its course

January 23 to July 7, 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 action28 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 23 to May 13110 days

Professional LicensureJan 23 to Jan 296 days

AppropriationsMay 12 to May 131 day

In the SenateMay 13 to Jun 2644 days

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureMay 22 to Jun 2433 days

AppropriationsJun 25 to Jun 250 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 26 to Jun 304 days

Waiting to be sentJun 30 to Jul 11 day

With the GovernorJul 1 to Jul 76 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–1

    Passed · May 13

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 26

  • House of Representatives, concurrence203–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 30

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 29

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 12

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 24

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 Jan 23 – May 13

  1. Jan 23Sent to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  2. Jan 29PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it as amended
  3. May 12Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 13APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 1

In the Senate May 22 – Jun 26

  1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  3. Jun 24CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it as amended
  4. Jun 25Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jun 26Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 30

  1. Jun 30Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 203 to 0
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 30 – Jul 7

  1. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
  2. Jul 1Sent to the Governor
  3. Jul 7Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 29 of 2025
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Jan 23Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Jan. 23, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Reported as amended, Jan. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jan 29First consideration, Jan. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jan 29Laid on the table, Jan. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 7Removed from table, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 12Second consideration, with amendments, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 12Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 12(Remarks see House Journal Page 589-590), May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 13Re-reported as committed, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  10. May 13Third consideration and final passage, May 13, 2025 (202-1)House of Representatives
  11. May 22In the SenateSenate
  12. May 22Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, May 22, 2025Senate
  13. Jun 24Reported as amended, June 24, 2025Senate
  14. Jun 24First consideration, June 24, 2025Senate
  15. Jun 25Second consideration, June 25, 2025Senate
  16. Jun 25Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2025Senate
  17. Jun 25Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2025Senate
  18. Jun 26Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2025 (50-0)Senate
  19. Jun 30In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  20. Jun 30Referred to RULES, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  21. Jun 30Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  22. Jun 30House concurred in Senate amendments, June 30, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  23. Jun 30(Remarks see House Journal Page 1166), June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  24. Jun 30Signed in House, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  25. Jun 30Signed in Senate, June 30, 2025Senate
  26. Jul 1Presented to the Governor, July 1, 2025Governor
  27. Jul 7Approved by the Governor, July 7, 2025Governor
  28. Jul 7Act No. 29 of 2025, July 7, 2025Governor