Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR578: A Resolution recognizing the week of September 12 through 18, 2026, as "Neonatal Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania.
Status: Passed both chambers, October 6, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing the week of September 12 through 18, 2026, as "Neonatal Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, June 22, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing the week of September 12 through 18, 2026, as "Neonatal Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Neonatal nurses serve an especially vulnerable population, newborn infants; and WHEREAS, Neonatal nurses may need to provide care to infants with a wide range of health care conditions, including feeding, breathing and heart problems and birth defects; and WHEREAS, Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit provide around-the-clock specialized care, often to sick or preterm infants; and WHEREAS, Neonatal nurses, including nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit, are trained to work in a variety of high- stress and sometimes high-acuity environments; and WHEREAS, The environment of their work and their role in providing care to infants with complex needs requires neonatal nurses to be trained to use devices such as ventilators and infusion pumps specifically for infants; and WHEREAS, For infants under their care, neonatal nurses conduct assessments, monitor vitals, provide feeding support and administer medications when necessary; and WHEREAS, Neonatal nurses work with providers in other disciplines to coordinate infant care, advocate for their patients and assist families in learning to care for their infants upon discharge; and WHEREAS, Neonatal nurses, and nurses working in the neonatal intensive care unit, help families bond with their children during a stressful and emotional time; and WHEREAS, Their work as neonatal nurses improves …
Sponsors
- Gina Curry (D, 164) · primary sponsor
- Benjamin Waxman (D, 182)
- La'Tasha Mayes (D, 24)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
- Manuel Guzman (D, 127)
- Jeanne McNeill (D, 133)
- Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
- Joseph Hohenstein (D, 177)
- Melissa Shusterman (D, 157)
- Dan Williams (D, 74)
- Patrick Gallagher (D, 173)
- Perry Warren (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : Adopted, Oct. 6, 2026 (200-3)
- : Removed from table, Oct. 5, 2026
- : Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Sept. 30, 2026
- : Reported as committed, June 24, 2026
- : Referred to HEALTH, June 22, 2026
Votes
- House Floor: HR578, RC 1449 (October 6, 2026): 200 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Health: Report Bill As Committed (June 24, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HR578?
- HR578 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution recognizing the week of September 12 through 18, 2026, as "Neonatal Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR578 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing the week of September 12 through 18, 2026, as "Neonatal Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR578?
- Passed both chambers as of October 6, 2026. Latest action: Adopted, Oct. 6, 2026 (200-3) (October 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR578?
- Gina Curry (D, 164), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR578?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr578
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