---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and orthotic fitters."
description: "An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and orthotic fitters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2800"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2800 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hickernell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-09-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ee8157d-6241-47b1-b2f9-b52299177075"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2800"
source_hash: "04fc37207f5b7e2d273ab94a41ccc30222fb36eecb8ba0762021e10fe1804009"
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 HB 2800 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and orthotic fitters.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 3436** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2800&pn=3436)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Committed — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 2800 PN 3436, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hickernell — primary (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Ciresi — cosponsor (person)
- Guenst — cosponsor (person)
- Heffley — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Rapp — cosponsor (person)
- Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Sonney — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3436 Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 143 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ee8157d-6241-47b1-b2f9-b52299177075`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).