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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 State Board of Medicine and for physician assistants; and abrogating regulations."
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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 State Board of Medicine and for physician assistants; and abrogating regulations."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "SB 398"
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citation: "Pennsylvania SB 398 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Pittman"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cd6792a-93ee-43ee-8a6a-9c187deb2956"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=398"
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source_hash: "2dba01d6afac3637426c80e8d5d5dc12123405d86bab583d5cc17969a1f7ca12"
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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 398 (2021-2022) — 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 State Board of Medicine and for physician assistants; and abrogating regulations.
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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. 0386** (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=0398&pn=0386)
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2. **Printer's No. 0871** (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=0398&pn=0871)
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3. **Printer's No. 1084** (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=0398&pn=1084)
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## Votes
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- SB 398 PN 1084, Concur in House Amendments — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Amended — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 398 PN 871, Final Passage — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Pittman — primary (person)
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- Baker — cosponsor (person)
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- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
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- Boscola — cosponsor (person)
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- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
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- Collett — cosponsor (person)
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- Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
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- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
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- Regan — cosponsor (person)
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- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
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- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
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- Yaw — cosponsor (person)
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- Yudichak — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0386 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0871 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
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- **2021-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1084 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
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- **2021-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2021-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
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- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 79 of 2021
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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/2cd6792a-93ee-43ee-8a6a-9c187deb2956`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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