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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2005: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment and for informed consent.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2005 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment and for informed consent. Primary sponsor: Melissa Shusterman (Democratic). It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa ShustermanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Tim BriggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Elizabeth FiedlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse184
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Mary IsaacsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse175
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Chris RabbCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse200
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
  2. Removed from table
  3. Laid on the table
  4. First consideration
  5. Reported as committed
  6. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source