---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of October 10, 1975 (P.L.383, No.110), known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act, further providing for definitions and for practice of physical therapy."
description: "An Act amending the act of October 10, 1975 (P.L.383, No.110), known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act, further providing for definitions and for practice of physical therapy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1251"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1251 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gina Curry"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-09-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee62a55a-424f-4694-9c7e-d67d426afdb2"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=34&rollcallid=1332&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "dcb93d84e0285715aeb7e6795782dff76b5a14a3fda1e72a1af190a0c73cc3f7"
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 1251 (2025-2026) — An Act amending the act of October 10, 1975 (P.L.383, No.110), known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act, further providing for definitions and for practice of physical therapy.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. PN2296** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1251/PN2296)
2. **Printer's No. PN2533** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1251/PN2533)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Adopt Amendment — **26–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–1** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- House Bill 1251 — **101–102** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Report Bill As Amended — **26–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Reported as Committed — **13–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gina Curry — primary (person)
- Ben Waxman — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Pielli — cosponsor (person)
- Danielle Friel Otten — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Madsen — cosponsor (person)
- G. Roni Green — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Hohenstein — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Harris — cosponsor (person)
- La'Tasha Mayes — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Borowski — cosponsor (person)
- Manuel Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Cerrato — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Shusterman — cosponsor (person)
- Nikki Rivera — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Samuelson — cosponsor (person)
- Tarah Probst — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2025-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2025-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2025-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2026-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2026-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 12 of 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee62a55a-424f-4694-9c7e-d67d426afdb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).