Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 79
An Act establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs and for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.
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Pennsylvania HB 79 establishes requirements for hospital-based financial assistance and mandates the use of specific forms and reporting for these programs. The bill also requires the dissemination of information regarding hospital-based financial assistance policies. Additionally, it imposes specific duties on the Department of Health related to these provisions.
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Sponsors + 51 cosponsors
- Arvind Venkat Democratic lead
- Abigail Salisbury Democratic
- Aerion Abney Democratic
- Andrew Kuzma Republican
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Ben Waxman Democratic
- Bob Freeman Democratic
- Bridget Malloy Kosierowski Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Chris Pielli Democratic
- Chris Rabb Democratic
- Dan Deasy Democratic
- Dan Frankel Democratic
- Danielle Otten Democratic
- Dan Williams Democratic
- Dave Madsen Democratic
- Eddie Pashinski Democratic
- Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic
- Gina Curry Democratic
- Heather Boyd Democratic
- Jeanne McNeill Democratic
- Jenn O'Mara Democratic
- Jeremy Shaffer Republican
- Jim Haddock Democratic
- Jim Rigby Republican
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed | lower | — | e70734ad-9a05-41a3-aa2b-39bc870549b4 | pass | 35 | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e70734ad-9a05-41a3-aa2b-39bc870549b4 CC0-1.0 |
| FINAL PASSAGE | lower | — | b4f8056d-d3c5-409d-9f16-04be86de4f5d | pass | 182 | 15 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b4f8056d-d3c5-409d-9f16-04be86de4f5d CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Health): Report Bill As Amended | lower | — | f73eac58-c5c3-4659-86c6-8a1fd24955b6 | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | Apr 9, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f73eac58-c5c3-4659-86c6-8a1fd24955b6 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Health): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | dc30a198-9a3f-44f9-b506-e8e3ec6c4c73 | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | Apr 9, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc30a198-9a3f-44f9-b506-e8e3ec6c4c73 CC0-1.0 |