Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 157
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.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/97bead6b-df7f-43c0-b6f6-b255956ea680 CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
Pennsylvania HB 157 proposes grant awards for entities located in rural counties and designated medically underserved areas. These grants are intended to cover the education debt of practitioners employed by these entities.
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Sponsors + 22 cosponsors
- Kathy Rapp Republican lead
- Anthony Bellmon Democratic
- Arvind Venkat Democratic
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Bob Freeman Democratic
- Bryan Cutler Republican
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Dan Frankel Democratic
- Dave Madsen Democratic
- Dave Zimmerman Republican
- Joe Webster Democratic
- Keith Greiner Republican
- Keith Harris Democratic
- Kristine Howard Democratic
- Leslie Rossi Republican
- Lisa Borowski Democratic
- Liz Hanbidge Democratic
- Marty Causer Republican
- Mike Armanini Republican
- Roni Green Democratic
- Tarik Khan Democratic
- Tim Twardzik Republican
- Tina Pickett Republican
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee vote (Institutional Sustainability & Innovation): Reported as… | upper | — | 480b96de-2613-491e-8ed0-862a73f910a3 | pass | 11 | 0 | 0 | Oct 28, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/480b96de-2613-491e-8ed0-862a73f910a3 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed | lower | — | 6c8a84ad-0c0f-4a9c-9a55-05b73a6b5f91 | pass | 35 | 0 | 0 | Mar 19, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c8a84ad-0c0f-4a9c-9a55-05b73a6b5f91 CC0-1.0 |
| FINAL PASSAGE | lower | — | 8ada94cc-0ebb-4332-aecb-af058c688946 | pass | 188 | 8 | 0 | Mar 19, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ada94cc-0ebb-4332-aecb-af058c688946 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Health): Report Bill As Amended | lower | — | 8c71184a-22db-4ddf-9a4a-2cebcbe73f69 | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | Feb 5, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c71184a-22db-4ddf-9a4a-2cebcbe73f69 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Health): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | fcb048f5-ab3a-48d3-aac5-57f98130e445 | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | Feb 5, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fcb048f5-ab3a-48d3-aac5-57f98130e445 CC0-1.0 |