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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; 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; and abrogating regulations."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "SB 559"
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citation: "Pennsylvania SB 559 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lisa Baker"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2023-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b30f81c2-4f65-40db-9946-ca4efd53ab1e"
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source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=34&rollcallid=1703&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
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source_hash: "a048ad7bd30d6284cc8f71bbb5be92dd93320e55da4260304a526c7dce608e22"
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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 559 (2023-2024) — 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; 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. PN0557** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0559/PN0557)
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2. **Printer's No. PN1292** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0559/PN1292)
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3. **Senate Amendment A02614** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A02614)
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## Votes
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–1** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **47–1** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Report Bill As Committed — **23–2** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Adopt Amendment — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Reported as Amended — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lisa Baker — primary (person)
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- Amanda Cappelletti — cosponsor (person)
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- Camera Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
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- Carolyn Comitta — cosponsor (person)
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- Greg Rothman — cosponsor (person)
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- Jimmy Dillon — cosponsor (person)
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- Judith Schwank — cosponsor (person)
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- Katie Muth — cosponsor (person)
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- Rosemary Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- Steven Santarsiero — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
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- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
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- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 83 of 2024
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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/b30f81c2-4f65-40db-9946-ca4efd53ab1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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