An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, providing for informed consent in pelvic, rectal and prostate examinations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2023
House Passage
Nov 2023
Senate Passage
Nov 2023
Signed into Law
Nov 2023
Introduced Mar 17, 2023
Signed Nov 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Nov 14, 2023 · House Apr 25, 2023
How they voted
42–0
Passed
Total votes 42
Nov 14, 2023
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Nov 21, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Nov 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Nov 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Nov 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
lower
Nov 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Nov 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended on third consideration
upper
Oct 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
May 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 25, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (177-0)
house
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health
lower
1 primary · 46 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elizabeth Fiedler
DDemocratic
Co
Abby Major
RRepublican
Co
Abigail Salisbury
DDemocratic
Co
Aerion Abney
DDemocratic
Co
Arvind Venkat
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Brandon Markosek
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Sappey
DDemocratic
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