SB 184 — 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 visiting team physician.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-24
Latest action: — Act No. 2 of 2025, Feb. 6, 2025
Sponsors
- Joe Picozzi (R, PA-5) — sponsor · 2025-01-24
- Chris Gebhard (R, PA-48) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
- Nick Miller (D, PA-14) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
- Frank A. Farry (R, PA-6) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
- Rosemary M. Brown (R, PA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, PA-28) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
- Nick Pisciottano (D, PA-45) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
- Lisa Baker (R, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
- Doug Mastriano (R, PA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
- Nikil Saval (D, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-01-24
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Jan. 24, 2025
- · senate — Reported as amended, Jan. 27, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, Jan. 27, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, *Opening Vote* Jan. 28, 2025 (49-0)
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 29, 2025 (49-0)
- · house — In the House
- · house — Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Jan. 29, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, Feb. 3, 2025
- · house — First consideration, Feb. 3, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, Feb. 3, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, Feb. 3, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2025
- · house — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 4, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, Feb. 5, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 5, 2025 (202-0)
- · senate — Signed in Senate, Feb. 5, 2025
- · house — Signed in House, Feb. 5, 2025
- — Presented to the Governor, Feb. 5, 2025
- — Approved by the Governor, Feb. 6, 2025
- — Act No. 2 of 2025, Feb. 6, 2025
- · senate — (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 80-81), Jan. 29, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0124 · 1,874 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 124
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 184
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PICOZZI, FARRY, BROWN, PHILLIPS-HILL, PISCIOTTANO,
BAKER, MASTRIANO, PENNYCUICK AND SAVAL, JANUARY 24, 2025
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JANUARY 24, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
2 entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine
3 and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts;
4 reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and
5 Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for
6 its composition, powers and duties; providing for the
7 issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and
8 revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties;
9 and making repeals," further providing for visiting team
10 physician.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 13.6(a) introductory paragraph of the act
14 of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical
15 Practice Act of 1985, is amended to read:
16 Section 13.6. Visiting team physician.
17 (a) Licensure exemption.--A physician who is licensed in
18 good standing to practice in another state or country shall be
19 exempt from the licensure requirements of this act while
20 practicing in this Commonwealth if either of the following
21 apply:
1 * * *
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Joe Picozzi (R, state_upper PA-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Chris Gebhard (R, state_upper PA-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Doug Mastriano (R, state_upper PA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Frank A. Farry (R, state_upper PA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, state_upper PA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Lisa Baker (R, state_upper PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Nick Miller (D, state_upper PA-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Nick Pisciottano (D, state_upper PA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nikil Saval (D, state_upper PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Rosemary M. Brown (R, state_upper PA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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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 House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee · pa-leg