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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 831: An Act establishing a moratorium on for-profit hospital ownership; and directing the Joint State Government Commission to study and issue a report on for-profit hospitals.

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 831 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act establishing a moratorium on for-profit hospital ownership; and directing the Joint State Government Commission to study and issue a report on for-profit hospitals. Primary sponsor: Jenn O'Mara (Democratic). It lists 27 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2025): Referred to Health.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 28

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jenn O'MaraPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Gina CurryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse164
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Nate DavidsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Eddie PashinskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Chris RabbCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse200
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Izzy Smith-Wade-ElCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150

“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 Health

Sources

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