# Pennsylvania HB 79: An Act establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs an . . .d for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Pennsylvania HB 79, An Act establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs an . . .d for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Arvind Venkat (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-05-22 (Referred to Health & Human Services); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 79
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs an . . .d for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Referred to Health & Human Services
- Sponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 53
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (52 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Abigail Salisbury (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aerion Abney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Kuzma (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bridget M. Kosierowski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Pielli (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Frankel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Miller
- Cosponsor: Dan K. Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Madsen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gina H. Curry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Boyd (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Shaffer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Haddock (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Rigby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John C. Inglis III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jose Giral (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua Siegel
- Cosponsor: Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Keith S. Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Donahue (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay Powell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mandy Steele (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nancy Guenst (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nathan Davidson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Friel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Takac (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Freeman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarah Probst (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Twardzik (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tina M. Davis (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-05-22: Referred to Health & Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Third consideration and final passage (187-16) (House)
- 2025-05-13: Re-reported as committed (House)
- 2025-05-12: Re-committed to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-05-12: Second consideration (House)
- 2025-05-07: Removed from table (House)
- 2025-04-09: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-04-09: First consideration (House)
- 2025-04-09: Reported as amended (House)
- 2025-01-10: Referred to Health (House)

## Bill text

- PN 1326, 2025-04-09: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0079/PN1326), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0079/PN1326), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0079/PN1326)
- PN 30, 2025-01-10: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0079/PN0030), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0079/PN0030), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0079/PN0030)

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## Sources
- [PN 1326 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0079/PN1326)
- [PN 1326 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0079/PN1326)
- [PN 1326 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0079/PN1326)
- [PN 30 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0079/PN0030)
- [PN 30 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0079/PN0030)
- [PN 30 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0079/PN0030)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB79-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).