---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry."
description: "An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 1173"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1173 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-04-01T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47998bb4-4982-45ef-8526-993784b1ace3"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1173"
source_hash: "f28b1f62ec79a245bc19771e333af69d9ae7f6929f9e46c09b0fc01dc18fd2cf"
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 1173 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1534** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1173&pn=1534)

## Votes

- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Committed — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 1173 PN 1534, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Martin — primary (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Boscola — cosponsor (person)
- Collett — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Mastriano — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1534 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2022-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-09-19T04:00:00+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 Senate
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+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. 159 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47998bb4-4982-45ef-8526-993784b1ace3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).