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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2136: An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in medical services, providing for diagnoses prior to incarceration.

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 2136 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in medical services, providing for diagnoses prior to incarceration. Primary sponsor: Emily Kinkead (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 8, 2026): Laid on the table.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Emily KinkeadPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Chris RabbCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse200
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Pete SchweyerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse134
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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
  2. Re-reported as committed
  3. Re-committed to Rules
  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