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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 197: An Act amending the act of October 10, 1975 (P.L.383, No.110), known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of board, for continuing education and for practice of physical therapy.

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

SB 197 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of October 10, 1975 (P.L.383, No.110), known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of board, for continuing education and for practice of physical therapy. Primary sponsor: Rosemary Brown (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2025): Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rosemary BrownPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Lisa BoscolaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Maria CollettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Lynda CulverCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Scott HutchinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Doug MastrianoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Greg RothmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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 Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

Sources

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