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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2827: 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 for physician assistants.

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 2827 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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 for physician assistants. Primary sponsor: Pat Gallagher (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 5, 2026): Referred to Professional Licensure.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat GallagherPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse173
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Bridget Malloy KosierowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse114
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Kyle MullinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Eddie PashinskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Jim ProkopiakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
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 Professional Licensure

Sources

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