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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 715: An Act amending the act of July 7, 2017 (P.L.285, No.14), known as the Rare Disease Advisory Council Act, further providing for expiration.

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

SB 715 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on May 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of July 7, 2017 (P.L.285, No.14), known as the Rare Disease Advisory Council Act, further providing for expiration. Primary sponsor: Judy Ward (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 17, 2025): Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71).

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 6 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Judy WardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Lisa BakerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Michele BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Maria CollettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Carolyn ComittaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Scott HutchinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Patty KimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Wayne LangerholcCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Dan LaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate49
Nick MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47

“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. Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
  2. Removed from table
  3. Laid on the table
  4. First consideration
  5. Reported as committed
  6. Referred to Health
  7. Third consideration and final passage
  8. Re-reported as committed
  9. Re-referred to Appropriations
  10. Second consideration
  11. First consideration
  12. Reported as committed

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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