HB 1251 — An Act amending the act of October 10, 1975 (P.L.383, No.110), known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act, further providing for definitions and for practice of physical therapy.
Congress · introduced 2025-09-10
Latest action: — Act No. 12 of 2026, May 6, 2026
Sponsors
- Gina H. Curry (D, PA-164) — sponsor · 2025-09-10
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Ben Waxman (D, PA-182) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Manuel Guzman (D, PA-127) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Chris Pielli (D, PA-156) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Danielle Friel Otten (D, PA-155) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Tarah Probst (D, PA-189) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Lisa A. Borowski (D, PA-168) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Nikki Rivera (D, PA-96) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, PA-177) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Melissa L. Shusterman (D, PA-157) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Steve Samuelson (D, PA-135) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Joe Webster (D, PA-150) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
- Dave Madsen (D, PA-104) — cosponsor · 2025-09-10
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Sept. 10, 2025
- · house — Reported as amended, Oct. 28, 2025
- · house — First consideration, Oct. 28, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, Oct. 28, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, Nov. 19, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, Dec. 16, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 16, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page ), Dec. 16, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, Dec. 17, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 17, 2025 (202-1)
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page ), Dec. 17, 2025
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Dec. 29, 2025
- · senate — Reported as committed, April 20, 2026
- · senate — First consideration, April 20, 2026
- · senate — Second consideration, April 21, 2026
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 21, 2026
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, April 21, 2026
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, April 22, 2026 (45-2)
- · house — Signed in House, April 27, 2026
- · senate — Signed in Senate, May 4, 2026
- — Presented to the Governor, May 5, 2026
- — Approved by the Governor, May 6, 2026
- — Act No. 12 of 2026, May 6, 2026
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2296 · 2,421 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2296
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1251
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CURRY, HILL-EVANS, WAXMAN, GUZMAN, PIELLI, OTTEN,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, CERRATO, PROBST, BOROWSKI, RIVERA, MAYES,
HOHENSTEIN, SHUSTERMAN AND SANCHEZ, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 10, 1975 (P.L.383, No.110), entitled
2 "An act relating to the practice of physical therapy,"
3 further providing for practice of physical therapy.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 9(a) of the act of October 10, 1975
7 (P.L.383, No.110), known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act,
8 is amended to read:
9 Section 9. Practice of Physical Therapy.--(a) Except as
10 provided in subsection (b), no individual licensed under this
11 act as a physical therapist shall treat human ailments by
12 physical therapy or otherwise except by the referral of an
13 individual licensed as a physician, a licensed physician
14 assistant practicing pursuant to a written agreement with a
15 physician or a certified registered nurse practitioner
16 practicing pursuant to a collaborative agreement with a
17 physician; however, a physical therapist shall be permitted to
1 accept the referral of a licensed dentist [or], podiatrist[,] or
2 certified nurse midwife for the treatment of a condition that is
3 within the scope of practice of dentistry [or], podiatry or
4 midwifery. Nothing in this act shall be construed as
5 authorization for a physical therapist to practice any branch of
6 the healing arts except as described in this act. For purposes
7 of this section, relating to referrals, a licensed physician,
8 dentist [or], podiatrist or certified nurse midwife means an
9 individual holding an active license in this Commonwealth, the
10 District of Columbia or any other state or United States
11 territory.
12 * * *
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
20250HB1251PN2296 - 2 -Connected on the graph
Outbound (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee | — | pa-leg |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 4 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gina H. Curry (D, state_lower PA-164) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ben Waxman (D, state_lower PA-182) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Pielli (D, state_lower PA-156) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Danielle Friel Otten (D, state_lower PA-155) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dave Madsen (D, state_lower PA-104) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Joe Webster (D, state_lower PA-150) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, state_lower PA-177) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, state_lower PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Lisa A. Borowski (D, state_lower PA-168) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Manuel Guzman (D, state_lower PA-127) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Melissa L. Shusterman (D, state_lower PA-157) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Nikki Rivera (D, state_lower PA-96) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Steve Samuelson (D, state_lower PA-135) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Tarah Probst (D, state_lower PA-189) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee · pa-leg