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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, further providing for informed consent."
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description: "An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, further providing for informed consent."
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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 425"
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citation: "Pennsylvania SB 425 (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: ["Gordner"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d94d147-4a27-42ce-a304-6f4bd59f317b"
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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=425"
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source_hash: "6b06ea76474ee3d751bc0af7ac2e6debb17d0526797db8a5671511b7682c6da8"
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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 425 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, further providing for informed consent.
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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. 0429** (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=0425&pn=0429)
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2. **Printer's No. 0616** (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=0425&pn=0616)
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## Votes
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- Committee vote (BANKING AND INSURANCE): Reported as Amended — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–0** (pass) · lower
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- SB 425 PN 616, Final Passage — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gordner — primary (person)
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- Baker — cosponsor (person)
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- Martin — cosponsor (person)
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- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
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- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0429 Referred to BANKING AND INSURANCE `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0616 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to HEALTH `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2021-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 61 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/8d94d147-4a27-42ce-a304-6f4bd59f317b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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