# Pennsylvania HB 1602: An Act amending the act of November 22, 2005 (P.L.407, No.74), known as the Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Screening Act, further providing for short title, for definitions and for Penn . . .sylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Screening Program established.

Pennsylvania HB 1602, An Act amending the act of November 22, 2005 (P.L.407, No.74), known as the Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Screening Act, further providing for short title, for definitions and for Penn . . .sylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Screening Program established., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Pat Gallagher (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-06-16 (Referred to Insurance) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1602-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 1602
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act amending the act of November 22, 2005 (P.L.407, No.74), known as the Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Screening Act, further providing for short title, for definitions and for Penn . . .sylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Screening Program established.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-16
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Referred to Insurance
- Sponsor: Pat Gallagher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Pat Gallagher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Pielli (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christina D. Sappey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Frankel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan K. Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Hogan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John C. Inglis III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan A. Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jose Giral (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Donahue (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mandy Steele (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manuel Guzman Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nikki Rivera (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Perry S. Warren (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Peter Schweyer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: R. Lee James (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Freeman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Conklin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Dougherty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarah Probst (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina M. Davis (Democratic), House

## Actions (1)

- 2025-06-16: Referred to Insurance (House)

## Bill text

- PN 1918, 2025-06-16: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1602/PN1918), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1602/PN1918), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1602/PN1918)

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## Sources
- [PN 1918 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1602/PN1918)
- [PN 1918 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1602/PN1918)
- [PN 1918 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1602/PN1918)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1602-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).