---
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, further providing for implementation."
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, further providing for implementation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 729"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 729 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Ward"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6f883d1-beb0-4900-b7e2-35c8b0da0aa7"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=729"
source_hash: "26cc6f6b5fd9a2b03e881b71ac86dfdaa3a790bb2d519e947635b8f87dfc9724"
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 729 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), known as the Nurse Aide Resident Abuse Prevention Training Act, further providing for implementation.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0831** (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=0729&pn=0831)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 729 PN 831, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (EDUCATION): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Ward — primary (person)
- Aument — cosponsor (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Comitta — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Disanto — cosponsor (person)
- Dush — cosponsor (person)
- Langerholc — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Mastriano — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Yudichak — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0831 Referred to EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Act No. 98 of 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6f883d1-beb0-4900-b7e2-35c8b0da0aa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).