All Roll Calls
Yes: 301 • No: 0
Sponsored By: Gina H. Curry (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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The law lets more clinicians sign death and fetal death certificates. For a death, the attending doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant can certify. A hospital staff dentist may certify in limited cases. Death must be in the hospital and the person admitted on the dental service. For a fetal death, the attending doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or certified nurse midwife can certify. If the clinician is an immediate family member, another qualified clinician must sign. If none is available or willing, the county coroner or a nearby county coroner must handle it. Local registrars or those in charge of burial or removal must refer cases to the coroner in set situations. Refer when no attending clinician exists, the clinician cannot give needed data, or the death seems sudden, violent, suspicious, or not natural. Refer also when the potential certifier is an immediate family member. The coroner must investigate right away and provide the needed information. A coroner may not sign for someone in their immediate family. These changes take effect 60 days after enactment.
Gina H. Curry
Democratic • House
Ana Tiburcio
Democratic • House
Ben Waxman
Democratic • House
Benjamin V. Sanchez
Democratic • House
Carol Hill-Evans
Democratic • House
Carol Kazeem
Democratic • House
Chris Pielli
Democratic • House
Danielle Friel Otten
Democratic • House
G. Roni Green
Democratic • House
Jacklyn Rusnock
Democratic • House
Jeremy Shaffer
Republican • House
Joe Webster
Democratic • House
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
Democratic • House
Joseph C. Hohenstein
Democratic • House
La'Tasha D. Mayes
Democratic • House
Lisa A. Borowski
Democratic • House
Manuel Guzman Jr.
Democratic • House
Melissa Cerrato
Democratic • House
Melissa L. Shusterman
Democratic • House
Nikki Rivera
Democratic • House
Steven R. Malagari
Democratic • House
Tarah Probst
Democratic • House
Timothy P. Kearney
Democratic • Senate
All Roll Calls
Yes: 301 • No: 0
committee vote • 6/24/2026
13 0
Yes: 13 • No: 0
House vote • 3/25/2026
House Bill 1851 PN2716, FINAL PASSAGE
Yes: 199 • No: 0 • Other: 1
committee vote • 3/25/2026
37 0
Yes: 37 • No: 0
committee vote • 12/17/2025
26 0
Yes: 26 • No: 0
committee vote • 12/17/2025
26 0
Yes: 26 • No: 0
Act No. 34 of 2026
Approved by the Governor
Presented to the Governor
Signed in Senate
Signed in House
Third consideration and final passage (49-1)
Re-reported as committed
Re-referred to Appropriations
Second consideration
First consideration
Reported as committed
Referred to Health & Human Services
Third consideration and final passage (199-0)
Re-reported as committed
Re-committed to Appropriations
Second consideration
Removed from table
Laid on the table
First consideration
Reported as amended
Referred to Health
PN 2716
12/17/2025
PN 2297
9/10/2025
SB 1287, An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in subdivision and land development, further providing for water supply.
SB 1240, An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for requirements for issuance of certificate.
HB 852, An Act amending the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, in collection of delinquent taxes, further providing for collection of delinquent per capita, occu . . .pation, occupational privilege, emergency and municipal services, local services and income taxes from employers, etc., for notice and for costs of collection of delinquent per capita, occupation, occupational privilege, emergency and municipal services, local services and income taxes.
HB 853, An Act amending the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, No.394), known as the Local Tax Collection Law, further providing for notices of taxes; providing for removal of deceased spouse; further providing f . . .or installment payment of taxes; and providing for imposition of fees for collection of delinquent per capita, poll and occupation taxes.
HB 1830, An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks and for identification of c . . .ertain vehicles.
SB 45, An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 44 (Law and Justice), 61 (Prisons and Parole) and 63 (Professions and Occupations (Stat . . .e Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for definitions, providing for the offense of promoting prostitution, for the offense of living off of prostituted persons and for the offense of patronizing prostitution and further providing for grants; in public indecency, further providing for prostitution and related offenses; establishing the Prevention of Human Trafficking Restricted Account; in child protective services, further providing for definitions; in sentencing, further providing for sexual offenses and tier system; in DNA data and testing, further providing for definitions; in interstate compacts, further providing for supervision of persons paroled by other states; and, in powers and duties relating to the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, further providing for consideration of criminal convictions.