---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of June 29, 1953 (P.L.304, No.66), known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in death and fetal death registration, providing for pronouncement of death by a practical nurse; and, in records, further providing for fees for copies."
description: "An Act amending the act of June 29, 1953 (P.L.304, No.66), known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in death and fetal death registration, providing for pronouncement of death by a practical nurse; and, in records, further providing for fees for copies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 1080"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1080 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lynda Schlegel Culver"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-10-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7454900b-b176-4cf1-a401-262ad9cc310e"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=55&rollcallid=2473&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "b40f1355b7798efbbaf57c8a45f80172a2e2258b7c53d5cc53f83b8ba352af34"
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 1080 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of June 29, 1953 (P.L.304, No.66), known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in death and fetal death registration, providing for pronouncement of death by a practical nurse; and, in records, further providing for fees for copies.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A05625** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05625)
2. **House Amendment A05826** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05826)
3. **Printer's No. PN1396** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB1080/PN1396)
4. **Printer's No. PN1940** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB1080/PN1940)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–1** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- A5625 — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Health & Human Services): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Health): Report Bill As Committed — **24–1** (pass) · lower
- A5826 — **202–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lynda Schlegel Culver — primary (person)
- Amanda Cappelletti — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Farry — cosponsor (person)
- Judith Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Pennycuick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Health `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2024-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2024-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 137 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7454900b-b176-4cf1-a401-262ad9cc310e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).