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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act providing for the use of investigational drugs, biological products and medical devices by terminally ill patients."
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description: "An Act providing for the use of investigational drugs, biological products and medical devices by terminally ill patients."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "HB 45"
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citation: "Pennsylvania HB 45 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Godshall"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59c4ae51-ffc3-422e-bff5-b66a4c40b4ae"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=45"
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source_hash: "ca1b3999562b987e39357f8f1dac44ca82cba14847153542738470164baa1c23"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
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---
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# Pennsylvania HB 45 (2017-2018) — An Act providing for the use of investigational drugs, biological products and medical devices by terminally ill patients.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Printer's No. 0051** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0045&pn=0051)
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2. **Printer's No. 1051** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0045&pn=1051)
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3. **Printer's No. 1264** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0045&pn=1264)
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4. **Printer's No. 2108** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0045&pn=2108)
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## Votes
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- HB 45 PN 2108, CONCUR — **198–0** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES): Reported as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **193–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 45 PN 1051, 2017 A694, GODSHALL — **190–0** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Godshall — primary (person)
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- A. Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Barbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Barrar — cosponsor (person)
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- Boback — cosponsor (person)
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- Caltagirone — cosponsor (person)
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- Causer — cosponsor (person)
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- Cox — cosponsor (person)
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- D. Costa — cosponsor (person)
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- D. Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
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- Diamond — cosponsor (person)
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- Farry — cosponsor (person)
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- Frankel — cosponsor (person)
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- Gabler — cosponsor (person)
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- Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
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- James — cosponsor (person)
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- Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
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- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
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- Kinsey — cosponsor (person)
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- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
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- Longietti — cosponsor (person)
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- Marshall — cosponsor (person)
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- Millard — cosponsor (person)
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- Moul — cosponsor (person)
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- Mullery — cosponsor (person)
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- Murt — cosponsor (person)
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- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
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- O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
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- Ortitay — cosponsor (person)
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- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
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- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
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- Quigley — cosponsor (person)
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- Ravenstahl — cosponsor (person)
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- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
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- Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
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- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
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- Toepel — cosponsor (person)
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- V. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- W. Keller — cosponsor (person)
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- Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Warren — cosponsor (person)
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- Watson — cosponsor (person)
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- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0051 Referred to HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1051 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2017-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2017-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2017-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2017-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1264 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
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- **2017-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2108 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2017-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
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- **2017-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2017-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
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- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59c4ae51-ffc3-422e-bff5-b66a4c40b4ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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