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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 865: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for urine drug screening requirement and providing for medetomidine awareness education.

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 865 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on June 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for urine drug screening requirement and providing for medetomidine awareness education. Primary sponsor: Michele Brooks (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 7, 2026): Re-referred to Appropriations.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michele BrooksPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Doug MastrianoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Tina TartaglioneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“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. Re-referred to Appropriations
  2. Second consideration
  3. First consideration
  4. Reported as committed
  5. Referred to Health & Human Services

Sources

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