---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188), known as the Chiropractic Practice Act, in licensure and regulation, further providing for license required."
description: "An Act amending the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188), known as the Chiropractic Practice Act, in licensure and regulation, further providing for license required."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 892"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 892 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reschenthaler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-09-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36234c08-3925-40a0-a380-21288ad20acf"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=892"
source_hash: "f32b47671a893bb7a9cacbaeb6a3435d29f7e2893a11c1e1d044c45abce5dbc2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania SB 892 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188), known as the Chiropractic Practice Act, in licensure and regulation, further providing for license required.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 1195** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0892&pn=1195)
2. **Printer's No. 1259** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0892&pn=1259)
3. **Printer's No. 1533** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0892&pn=1533)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Amended — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **192–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reschenthaler — primary (person)
- Argall — cosponsor (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Boscola — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Eichelberger — cosponsor (person)
- Folmer — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Gordner — cosponsor (person)
- Haywood — cosponsor (person)
- Killion — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Regan — cosponsor (person)
- Scarnati — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- Vulakovich — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Yudichak — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1195 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1259 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1533 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36234c08-3925-40a0-a380-21288ad20acf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).