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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of February 14, 1986 (P.L.2, No.2), known as the Acupuncture Licensure Act, further providing for definitions, for regulation of the practice of acupuncture, for penalties and for approval of acupuncture educational programs."
description: "An Act amending the act of February 14, 1986 (P.L.2, No.2), known as the Acupuncture Licensure Act, further providing for definitions, for regulation of the practice of acupuncture, for penalties and for approval of acupuncture educational programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1490"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1490 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pat Gallagher"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18e1d570-1230-45ab-93a2-556e68401d15"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=34&rollcallid=936&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "4a4dbd059c9f2f2df0deb893f0d0204c941016d8a8caa25e2ec76b1adb2a3426"
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 1490 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of February 14, 1986 (P.L.2, No.2), known as the Acupuncture Licensure Act, further providing for definitions, for regulation of the practice of acupuncture, for penalties and for approval of acupuncture educational programs.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **House Amendment A02282** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A02282)
2. **Printer's No. PN1696** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1490/PN1696)
3. **Printer's No. PN2083** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1490/PN2083)
4. **Printer's No. PN2162** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1490/PN2162)
5. **Printer's No. PN3312** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1490/PN3312)
6. **Senate Amendment A04909** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A04909)
## Votes
- Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Reported as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- A2387 — **101–102** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Adopt Amendment — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Report Bill As Amended — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Adopt Amendment — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **119–84** (pass) · lower
- A2510 — **110–93** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **119–83** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Pat Gallagher — primary (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- G. Roni Green — cosponsor (person)
- Jeanne Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Mullins — cosponsor (person)
- Malcolm Kenyatta — cosponsor (person)
- Manuel Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Madden — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Cerrato — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Brennan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2023-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2023-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2023-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 38 of 2024
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18e1d570-1230-45ab-93a2-556e68401d15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).