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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for physician assistants and for physician assistant license."
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description: "An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for physician assistants and for physician assistant license."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "SB 698"
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citation: "Pennsylvania SB 698 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gordner"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ada046f-aeba-43f5-a9fb-97e6aee2cb59"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=698"
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source_hash: "09ef5b93a203f84160f59943a0216e877b04e7c0b49d8de0cf00fd21f356379b"
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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 SB 698 (2019-2020) — An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for physician assistants and for physician assistant license.
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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. **House Amendment A02043** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=0698&pn=0835&aYear=2019&an=02043)
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2. **Printer's No. 0835** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0698&pn=0835)
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3. **Printer's No. 1026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0698&pn=1026)
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## Votes
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- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Committed — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–0** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
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- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gordner — primary (person)
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- Farnese — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
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- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0835 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1026 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
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- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-02T04:00:00+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/7ada046f-aeba-43f5-a9fb-97e6aee2cb59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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