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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 842: An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry, for penalties and for restricted faculty license.

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 842 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on June 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry, for penalties and for restricted faculty license. Primary sponsor: Rosemary Brown (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 30, 2025): Laid on the table.

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 3 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rosemary BrownPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Dave ArgallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Frank FarryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Wayne FontanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Nick MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Tina TartaglioneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
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
  2. First consideration
  3. Reported as committed
  4. Referred to Professional Licensure
  5. Third consideration and final passage
  6. Re-reported as committed
  7. Re-referred to Appropriations
  8. Second consideration
  9. First consideration
  10. Reported as committed
  11. Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

Sources

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