SB 421 — An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, providing for disclosure of complaints filed against physicians.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-10
Latest action: — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, March 10, 2025
Sponsors
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — sponsor · 2025-03-10
- Christine M. Tartaglione (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Wayne D. Fontana (D, PA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, PA-17) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-03-10
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, March 10, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 355
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 421
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, CAPPELLETTI AND
COSTA, MARCH 10, 2025
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
MARCH 10, 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," providing for disclosure of complaints
10 filed against physicians.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
14 known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is amended by adding
15 a section to read:
16 Section 44.1. Disclosure of complaints filed against
17 physicians.
18 A physician shall not be required to disclose a complaint
19 filed against the physician with the board to any person or
20 entity if all of the following apply:
21 (1) The board determines that no disciplinary or
1 corrective action against the physician is necessary.
2 (2) The complaint file is closed without any
3 disciplinary or corrective action against the physician.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | 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 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Amanda M. Cappelletti (D, state_upper PA-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Christine M. Tartaglione (D, state_upper PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Wayne D. Fontana (D, state_upper PA-42) | 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 Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee · pa-leg