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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry, for penalties and for restricted faculty license."
description: "An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry, for penalties and for restricted faculty license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2163"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2163 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maureen Madden"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52c83cfb-09cd-4b14-985a-891c6eb87b49"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=34&rollcallid=1668&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "f8285e6db28ad8a6b859fc2bad9c6c3d97a097d6dc07e86386593b50edfcadab"
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 2163 (2025-2026) — An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry, for penalties and for restricted faculty license.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. PN2800** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2163/PN2800)
## Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Reported as Committed — **11–3** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Report Bill As Committed — **26–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **43–4** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Maureen Madden — primary (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Curry — cosponsor (person)
- Jamie Barton — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Shaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Fleming — cosponsor (person)
- Liz Hanbidge — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Jo Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Nikki Rivera — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Freeman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2026-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2026-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2026-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 13 of 2026
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52c83cfb-09cd-4b14-985a-891c6eb87b49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).