HB 617 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for right to medical freedom.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-20
Latest action: — Referred to HEALTH, Feb. 20, 2025
Sponsors
- Russ Diamond (R, PA-102) — sponsor · 2025-02-20
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Joanne Stehr (R, PA-107) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Keith J. Greiner (R, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Jill N. Cooper (R, PA-55) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Stephanie Borowicz (R, PA-76) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to HEALTH, Feb. 20, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0629 · 2,561 characters · source document
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PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 629
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 617
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, HAMM, STEHR, M. MACKENZIE, JAMES,
GREINER, KAUFFMAN, COOPER, SCIALABBA, BOROWICZ AND ZIMMERMAN,
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for right to medical freedom.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby resolves as follows:
5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
6 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
7 That Article I be amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 30. Right to medical freedom.
9 The right of an individual to refuse any medical procedure,
10 treatment, injection, vaccine or prophylactic may not be
11 questioned or interfered with in any manner. Equality of rights
12 under the law shall not be denied or abridged to any person in
13 this Commonwealth because of the exercise of the right under
14 this section.
15 Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
16 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution
17 Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
1 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
2 (1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
3 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
4 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
5 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
6 of Pennsylvania.
7 (2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
8 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
9 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
10 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
11 of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
12 submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
13 Commonwealth at the first general or municipal election which
14 meets the requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
15 Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Health 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 | Russ Diamond (R, state_lower PA-102) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jill N. Cooper (R, state_lower PA-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Joanne Stehr (R, state_lower PA-107) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Keith J. Greiner (R, state_lower PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Stephanie Borowicz (R, state_lower PA-76) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Health Committee · pa-leg