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Votes at a glance: House approves proclamations and bills including medical-license change and several resolutions
Summary
On Feb. 5 the Pennsylvania House adopted several resolutions and bills recorded on the floor, including designations for Black History Month and Charter Day, final passage of Senate Bill 184, and other measures listed below.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House recorded multiple formal actions on Feb. 5. Below are the items the clerk read and the recorded outcomes on the House floor.
Black History Month (House Resolution 12): The House adopted a resolution recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month. Clerk recorded 198 ayes and 4 nays; the resolution was adopted.
Charter Day (House Resolution 35): The House adopted a resolution designating March 9, 2025, as Charter Day and Pennsylvania's 340th birthday; the clerk recorded 199 ayes and 3 nays; the resolution was adopted.
Senate Bill 184: The House approved Senate Bill 184, which expands the medical-license exemption for traveling team physicians to include team physicians from outside the United States and increases the time they may treat players in the Commonwealth. The clerk recorded 202 ayes and 0 nays; the bill passed the House finally and will be returned to the Senate for concurrence and presentation to the governor.
House Bill 261: The House passed a bill amending the Insurance Company Law to replace references to "mental retardation" and "physical handicaps" with "intellectual disabilities" and "physical disabilities." The clerk recorded 202 ayes and 0 nays.
House Bill 324: The Clerk read that a bill (House Bill 324) had been returned from the Senate and passed the Senate without amendment; the titles were read and the Speaker signed the bill for transmittal to the governor. (Transcript notes the bill was prepared for presentation to the governor.)
Condolence resolution for former President Jimmy Carter (House Resolution 39): The House adopted a resolution commemorating the life and contributions of James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr. The resolution was adopted unanimously after members rose for a moment of silence.
Several other bills and committee reports were read and referred or reported to committees; the clerk also read a number of referrals to standing committees (appropriations, education, environmental and natural resources, etc.). Those referrals do not reflect final passage on the floor.
