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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2653: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for behavioral health care provider access; and imposing penalties.

Passed one chamber 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 2653 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on June 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for behavioral health care provider access; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Christina Sappey (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 1, 2026): Referred to Banking & Insurance.

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 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Christina SappeyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse158
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Justin FlemingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
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. Referred to Banking & Insurance
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. Re-reported as committed
  9. Re-committed to Rules
  10. First consideration
  11. Reported as committed
  12. Referred to Insurance

Sources

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