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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 507: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts; reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for its composition, powers and duties; providing for the issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties; and making repeals," further providing for definitions, for midwifery and for nurse-midwife license; and providing for certified midwife license.

Enacted 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 507 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts; reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for its composition, powers and duties; providing for the issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties; and making repeals," further providing for definitions, for midwifery and for nurse-midwife license; and providing for certified midwife license. Primary sponsor: Rosemary Brown (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2026): Act No. 14 of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rosemary BrownPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Lisa BakerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Amanda CappellettiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Carolyn ComittaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Katie MuthCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Nick PisciottanoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Nikil SavalCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30

“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. Act No. 14 of 2026
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in House
  5. Signed in Senate
  6. Third consideration and final passage
  7. Re-reported as committed
  8. Re-referred to Appropriations
  9. Second consideration
  10. Removed from table
  11. Laid on the table
  12. First consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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