Pennsylvania HB1997: An Act imposing a duty on health care facilities to provide patients with autologous blood transfusions and direct allogeneic blood transfusions.

What the bill says

From the introduced text, October 27, 2025:

PRINTER'S NO. 2525 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY FINK, ROAE, METZGAR, WALSH, ZIMMERMAN, KAUFFMAN AND GILLEN, OCTOBER 27, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, OCTOBER 27, 2025 Imposing a duty on health care facilities to provide patients with autologous blood transfusions and direct allogeneic blood transfusions. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Autologous and Direct Allogeneic Blood Transfusion Act. Section 2. Purpose of act. The purpose of this act is to reduce or eliminate the need for allogeneic blood transfusions, thereby avoiding risks associated with receiving someone else's blood, such as transfusion reactions or the potential transmission of infectious diseases. Section 3. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Autologous blood transfusion." The process by which an individual donates the individual's own blood solely for the individual's own future use, typically before a scheduled surgery or procedure. "Direct allogeneic blood transfusions." Donation of blood or its components for the purpose of transfusion into a specified individual. "Health care facility." An institution providing health care services. The term includes a hospital, clinic or …

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Sponsors

• Wendy Fink (R, 94) · primary sponsor
• Bradley Roae (R, 6)
• Carl Metzgar (R, 69)
• James Walsh (R, 117)
• David Zimmerman (R, 99)
• Robert KAUFFMAN (R, 089)
• Mark Gillen (R, 128)
• Charity Grimm Krupa (R, HD-051)
• Kerry Benninghoff (R, 171)

Latest actions

1. October 27, 2025: Referred to HEALTH, Oct. 27, 2025

Common questions

What is HB1997?

HB1997 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act imposing a duty on health care facilities to provide patients with autologous blood transfusions and direct allogeneic blood transfusions.

What is the status of HB1997?

In committee as of October 27, 2025. Latest action: Referred to HEALTH, Oct. 27, 2025 (October 27, 2025).

Who sponsored HB1997?

Wendy Fink (R, 94), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB1997?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1997