HB 1962 — An Act prohibiting State agencies from providing funding and contracting with a person who provides or is affiliated with another person who provides abortion-related activities; requiring a person enrolled in a medical assistance program to attest that the person is not engaging in abortion-related activities; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.

PRINTER'S NO.     2477

                   THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        HOUSE BILL
                        No. 1962
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY M. BROWN, KAUFFMAN, KUZMA, CUTLER, HAMM, ANDERSON,
        BERNSTINE, BANTA, ROWE, REICHARD, GILLEN AND T. JONES,
        OCTOBER 17, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, OCTOBER 17, 2025


                                   AN ACT
 1   Prohibiting State agencies from providing funding and
 2      contracting with a person who provides or is affiliated with
 3      another person who provides abortion-related activities;
 4      requiring a person enrolled in a medical assistance program
 5      to attest that the person is not engaging in abortion-related
 6      activities; and imposing duties on the Department of Human
 7      Services.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10   Section 1.   Short title.
11      This act shall be known and may be cited as the Prohibition
12   of Taxpayer Funded Abortion-Related Activities Act.
13   Section 2.   Definitions.
14      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
15   have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
16   context clearly indicates otherwise:
17      "Abortion-related activity."   Includes, but is not limited
18   to, the performance of an abortion, facilitating the procurement
19   of abortion services or providing abortion services.
20      "Department."   The Department of Human Services of the
 1   Commonwealth.
 2      "State agency."    Includes an agency, board, commission,
 3   authority or any department of the Commonwealth.
 4   Section 3.    Prohibition of funds.
 5      A State agency may not provide money, whether through a
 6   grant, contract, State-administered Federal money or any other
 7   form, to a person directly affiliated with another person
 8   providing an abortion-related activity.
 9   Section 4.    Agency directive.
10      A State agency may not renew or extend a contract, grant,
11   memorandum or other agreement with a person that is directly
12   affiliated with another person providing an abortion-related
13   activity.
14   Section 5.    Agency procedures.
15      A State agency shall update its contracting procedures to
16   exclude from new or renewed participation in a program a person
17   that:
18           (1)   provides an abortion-related activity; or
19           (2)   is under common ownership or control with a person
20      engaged in an abortion-related activity.
21   Section 6.    Reallocation of money.
22      Money that is not allocated by a State agency due to the
23   prohibition under section 3 shall be reallocated to entities
24   providing counseling and alternatives to abortion-related
25   activities through a grant program to be established by the
26   department. The Secretary of the Budget shall certify the amount
27   to be reallocated within 180 days of the effective date of this
28   section. The money for the grant program authorized under this
29   section may not be transferred or diverted to any other purpose
30   by administrative action.

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 1   Section 7.   Duties of the Department of Human Services.
 2      The department shall:
 3          (1)     Require, as a condition of participation in the
 4      medical assistance program, that a person submit a signed
 5      attestation disclosing whether the person or any related
 6      persons engage in an abortion-related activity.
 7          (2)     Adopt appropriate procedures to verify compliance
 8      with this act.
 9          (3)     Take any necessary enforcement actions, including
10      nonrenewal, denial, exclusion or termination from the medical
11      assistance program, for a person found to be in violation of
12      this act.
13          (4)     Issue communications of the requirements of this act
14      and complete implementation of the revised standards within
15      180 days of the effective date of this paragraph.
16   Section 8.   Regulations.
17      A State agency may promulgate regulations as necessary to
18   implement the provisions of this act pertaining to the oversight
19   of persons under the State agency's purview.
20   Section 9.   Reports.
21      A State agency shall issue a report within one year after the
22   effective date of this section detailing the State agency's
23   actions taken under this act, including any rule changes, number
24   of entities affected, the amount of money saved and compliance
25   measures adopted. The Governor may issue one report that
26   compiles the information from each State agency. The report
27   shall be submitted to:
28          (1)     The President pro tempore of the Senate.
29          (2)     The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
30          (3)     The Minority Leader of the Senate.

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1          (4)    The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
2   Section 10.   Effective date.
3      This act shall take effect immediately.




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