---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), known as the Nurse Aide Resident Abuse Prevention Training Act, providing for findings; further providing for definitions; providing for certification of COVID-19 temporary nurse aides; and making an editorial change."
description: "An Act amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), known as the Nurse Aide Resident Abuse Prevention Training Act, providing for findings; further providing for definitions; providing for certification of COVID-19 temporary nurse aides; and making an editorial change."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 1268"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1268 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Ward"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-11-25T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c798cb65-ac98-4c13-b97f-5437d8d9740a"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1268"
source_hash: "898db543d66069272606c6ee2cc82cdb885a85eae28d4129874ddd6879e35339"
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 1268 (2019-2020) — An Act amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), known as the Nurse Aide Resident Abuse Prevention Training Act, providing for findings; further providing for definitions; providing for certification of COVID-19 temporary nurse aides; and making an editorial change.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1905** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1268&pn=1905)

## Votes

- Committee vote (EDUCATION): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Ward — primary (person)
- Argall — cosponsor (person)
- Aument — cosponsor (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Brewster — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Collett — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Killion — cosponsor (person)
- L. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Langerholc — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Muth — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Regan — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1905 Referred to EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-11-25T05:00:00+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/c798cb65-ac98-4c13-b97f-5437d8d9740a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).