# Pennsylvania HB 26: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety) and 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in provisions relating to abortion, repealing provisions relating . . .to short title of chapter and to legislative intent, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to medical consultation and judgment, to informed consent, to parental consent, to abortion facilities, to printed information, to Commonwealth interference prohibited, to spousal notice, to determination of gestational age, to abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age, to infanticide, to prohibited acts and to reporting, further providing for publicly owned facilities, public officials and public funds and for fetal experimentation and repealing provisions relating to civil penalties, to criminal penalties, to State Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and to construction; providing for reproductive rights; repealing provisions relating to compliance with Federal health care legislation as to regulation of insurers and related persons generally; and imposing penalties. Pennsylvania HB 26, An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety) and 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in provisions relating to abortion, repealing provisions relating . . .to short title of chapter and to legislative intent, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to medical consultation and judgment, to informed consent, to parental consent, to abortion facilities, to printed information, to Commonwealth interference prohibited, to spousal notice, to determination of gestational age, to abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age, to infanticide, to prohibited acts and to reporting, further providing for publicly owned facilities, public officials and public funds and for fetal experimentation and repealing provisions relating to civil penalties, to criminal penalties, to State Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and to construction; providing for reproductive rights; repealing provisions relating to compliance with Federal health care legislation as to regulation of insurers and related persons generally; and imposing penalties., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kristine C. Howard (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-01-08 (Referred to Health) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB26-2025-2026 - 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 26 - State: Pennsylvania - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety) and 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in provisions relating to abortion, repealing provisions relating . . .to short title of chapter and to legislative intent, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to medical consultation and judgment, to informed consent, to parental consent, to abortion facilities, to printed information, to Commonwealth interference prohibited, to spousal notice, to determination of gestational age, to abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age, to infanticide, to prohibited acts and to reporting, further providing for publicly owned facilities, public officials and public funds and for fetal experimentation and repealing provisions relating to civil penalties, to criminal penalties, to State Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and to construction; providing for reproductive rights; repealing provisions relating to compliance with Federal health care legislation as to regulation of insurers and related persons generally; and imposing penalties. - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-01-08, Referred to Health - Sponsor: Kristine C. Howard (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 36 - 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: Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abigail Salisbury (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Arvind Venkat (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: Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David M. Delloso (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Kinkead (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jose Giral (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Donahue (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Powell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marla Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Martin T. Causer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marylouise Isaacson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nancy Guenst (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Dougherty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarah Probst (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tim Briggs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tina M. Davis (Democratic), House ## Actions (1) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Health (House) ## Bill text - PN 7, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0026/PN0007), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0026/PN0007), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0026/PN0007) ## Related bills - SB 1334: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for respiratory t… (signed) - SB 1260: An Act providing for licensure of electrical contractors, electricians, residential electricians, apprentice electricians and probationary electricians; establ… (signed) - SB 908: An Act amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions, for specificati… (signed) - SB 806: An Act providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties. 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