---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for definitions and for Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program; and providing for mandated screening and follow-up."
description: "An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for definitions and for Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program; and providing for mandated screening and follow-up."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 983"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 983 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Disanto"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-11-25T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a5b6dc2-c355-404c-84dd-2db436047647"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=983"
source_hash: "5608c9b21f2f07cadbb67396b5276552f2b5fbb2c3d3c918ae46a8f5ea2f983a"
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 983 (2019-2020) — An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for definitions and for Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program; and providing for mandated screening and follow-up.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1448** (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=0983&pn=1448)
2. **Printer's No. 2000** (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=0983&pn=2000)
3. **Senate Amendment A07276** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=0983&pn=1448&aYear=2019&an=07276)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (AGING AND YOUTH): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Disanto — primary (person)
- Arnold — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Collett — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Laughlin — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Mastriano — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Santarsiero — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Tartaglione — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** PN 1448 Referred to AGING AND YOUTH `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2000 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+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 HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-11-20T05:00:00+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/0a5b6dc2-c355-404c-84dd-2db436047647`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).