HB 80 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.

HB 80 would authorize Pennsylvania to join the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact. This compact allows licensed audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice in other participating states without obtaining separate licenses for each state. The bill directly affects these healthcare professionals and their patients, streamlining cross-state practice for providers. It creates a standardized process for reciprocity among member states, eliminating redundant licensing requirements.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Jul 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Mar 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1941 → Printer's No. PN2866 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill version updates the text to reflect Senate amendments, adding new sponsors and changing the effective date from 60 days to 18 months. It also clarifies the purpose of the interstate compact to improve public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services and expands the definition of impaired practitioners to include addiction and other health conditions. Additionally, it adds specific duties for the state board to issue temporary regulations and process applications within 180 days.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains an interstate compact for audiology and speech-language pathology, but the definition of 'Impaired Practitioner' was broadened to include addiction and other health-related conditions, and the timeline for implementation was extended.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from 60 days to 18 months.

REQUIREMENT

New duties were added for the State Board of Examiners to promulgate temporary regulations and accept compact privilege applications within 180 days of the effective date.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'Impaired Practitioner' was expanded to include addiction and other health-related conditions in addition to substance abuse.

SCOPE

The purpose statement was updated to explicitly state the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services.

TECHNICAL

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include new Senate sponsors and the bill text was marked as Senate amended.

Floor votes · House Jul 7, 2025

How they voted

203–0

Passed

Total votes 203

Jul 7, 2025

D Democratic102

102 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican101

101 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 16, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported as amended

upper

Jul 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

upper

Jul 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third consideration and final passage

lower

Jul 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Re-reported as committed

lower

Jul 1, 2025

Committee

Re-committed to Appropriations

lower

Jul 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Re-reported as committed

lower

Jun 17, 2025

Committee

Re-committed to Rules

lower

Jun 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported as amended

lower

Jan 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Professional Licensure

lower

1 primary · 32 co-sponsors