SB 715 — An Act amending the act of July 7, 2017 (P.L.285, No.14), known as the Rare Disease Advisory Council Act, further providing for expiration.
Congress · introduced 2025-05-02
Latest action: — Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Nov. 17, 2025
Sponsors
- Judy Ward (R, PA-30) — sponsor · 2025-05-02
- Maria Collett (D, PA-12) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Michele Brooks (R, PA-50) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Wayne Langerholc (R, PA-35) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Patty Kim (D, PA-15) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Daniel Laughlin (R, PA-49) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Carolyn T. Comitta (D, PA-19) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Art L Haywood (D, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Scott Hutchinson (R, PA-21) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Lisa Baker (R, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Elder A. Vogel (R, PA-47) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Devlin J. Robinson (R, PA-37) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
- Nick Miller (D, PA-14) — cosponsor · 2025-05-02
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, May 2, 2025
- · senate — Reported as committed, June 11, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, June 11, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, June 24, 2025
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 24, 2025
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2025
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2025 (50-0)
- · house — In the House
- · house — Referred to HEALTH, June 25, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, July 1, 2025
- · house — First consideration, July 1, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, July 1, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, Sept. 10, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Nov. 17, 2025
- · senate — (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 637), June 25, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 727
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 715
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY J. WARD, COLLETT, BROOKS, LANGERHOLC, KIM,
LAUGHLIN, COSTA, COMITTA, HAYWOOD, HUTCHINSON, STEFANO, BAKER
AND VOGEL, MAY 2, 2025
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MAY 2, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 7, 2017 (P.L.285, No.14), entitled "An
2 act establishing the Rare Disease Advisory Council and
3 providing for its powers and duties; and providing for duties
4 of the Department of Health, the Insurance Department, the
5 Department of Human Services and the Department of
6 Education," further providing for expiration.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 7 of the act of July 7, 2017 (P.L.285,
10 No.14), known as the Rare Disease Advisory Council Act, is
11 amended to read:
12 Section 7. Expiration.
13 This act shall expire June 30, [2025] 2028.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.Connected on the graph
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Health Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Health And Human Services Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Every typed relationship touching this entity — 3 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Committees
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 | Judy Ward (R, state_upper PA-30) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Art L Haywood (D, state_upper PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carolyn T. Comitta (D, state_upper PA-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Daniel Laughlin (R, state_upper PA-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Devlin J. Robinson (R, state_upper PA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Elder A. Vogel (R, state_upper PA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Lisa Baker (R, state_upper PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Maria Collett (D, state_upper PA-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Michele Brooks (R, state_upper PA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Nick Miller (D, state_upper PA-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Patty Kim (D, state_upper PA-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Scott Hutchinson (R, state_upper PA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Wayne Langerholc (R, state_upper PA-35) | 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 House Health Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Health And Human Services Committee · pa-leg