Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB1460: An Act providing for approval from the Department of Health and the Office of Attorney General before certain transactions involving health care entities within this Commonwealth.
Status: Passed one chamber, October 6, 2026
What the bill says
From the amended text, June 24, 2026:
SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1696, 1821, 1871 PRINTER'S NO. 3687 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY BOROWSKI, TAKAC, KHAN, BOYD, O'MARA, KRUEGER, CURRY, KAZEEM, DELLOSO, YOUNG, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, FIEDLER, SANCHEZ, FREEMAN, PROBST, HOHENSTEIN, DONAHUE, SCHLOSSBERG, PROKOPIAK, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, CERRATO, WAXMAN, DALEY, CIRESI, KENYATTA, FRANKEL, GREEN, WEBSTER, KOSIEROWSKI, HANBIDGE AND MADSEN, MAY 13, 2025 SENATOR FARRY, INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, JUNE 24, 2026 Providing for approval from the Department of Health and the Office of Attorney General before certain transactions involving health care entities within this Commonwealth. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions Section 101. Short title. Section 102. Definitions. Chapter 3. Covered Health Care Transactions Section 301. Transaction against public interest. Section 302. Filing of transactions. Section 303. Public input. Section 304. Determination and restraining prohibited transactions. Section 305. Compliance and power of court. Section 306. Powers and duties of Attorney General. <-- Section 307. Powers and duties of department. Section 308. Confidential treatment. Chapter 10. Miscellaneous Provisions Section 1001. Construction. Section 1002. Effective date. PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL BEFORE CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING HEALTH CARE ENTITIES WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE. SECTION 102. DEFINITIONS. SECTION 103. ADJUSTMENTS. CHAPTER 3. COVERED …
Sponsors
- Lisa Borowski (D, 168) · primary sponsor
- Paul Takac (D, 82)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Heather Boyd (D, 163)
- Jennifer O'Mara (D, 165)
- Leanne Krueger (D, 161)
- Gina Curry (D, 164)
- Carol Kazeem (D, 159)
- David Delloso (D, 162)
- Regina Young (D, 185)
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95)
- Jose Giral (D, 180)
Latest actions
- : Removed from table, Oct. 6, 2026
- : Laid on the table, Oct. 6, 2026
- : First consideration, June 24, 2026
- : Reported as amended, June 24, 2026
- : Referred to INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION, June 18, 2025
- : In the Senate
- : (Remarks see House Journal Page 884-889), June 10, 2025
- : Third consideration and final passage, June 10, 2025 (121-82)
- : Re-reported as committed, June 10, 2025
- : (Remarks see House Journal Page 832-838), June 9, 2025
Votes
- Senate Institutional Sustainability & Innovation: Reported as Amended (June 24, 2026): 9 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Institutional Sustainability & Innovation: Adopt Amendment (June 24, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Third consideration and final passage, June 10, 2025 (121-82) (June 10, 2025): 121 yea, 82 nay, passed
- House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (June 10, 2025): 22 yea, 15 nay, passed
- House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed (June 9, 2025): 18 yea, 15 nay, passed
- House Floor: HB1460, RC 350 (June 9, 2025): 99 yea, 103 nay, failed
Subjects: INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION, HEALTH, RULES, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is HB1460?
- HB1460 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act providing for approval from the Department of Health and the Office of Attorney General before certain transactions involving health care entities within this Commonwealth.
- What is the status of HB1460?
- Passed one chamber as of October 6, 2026. Latest action: Removed from table, Oct. 6, 2026 (October 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1460?
- Lisa Borowski (D, 168), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1460?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1460
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