Pennsylvania HB2872: An Act providing funding to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the purpose of providing current service members and veterans with access to high-definition fiber tracking brain scans and supporting ongoing clinical research in this Commonwealth involving traumatic brain injuries; and making an appropriation.

What the bill says

From the introduced text, October 21, 2026:

PRINTER'S NO. 4088 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY GUENST, GIRAL, HOHENSTEIN, McNEILL, PROBST, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, DOUGHERTY, SANCHEZ, PIELLI, KHAN, BOROWSKI, SCHLOSSBERG, HILL-EVANS, HOWARD, NEILSON, DELLOSO, FLEMING, OTTEN, WEBSTER, KENYATTA, DEASY, CERRATO, GREEN, GILLEN AND O'MARA, OCTOBER 21, 2026 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, OCTOBER 21, 2026 Providing funding to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the purpose of providing current service members and veterans with access to high-definition fiber tracking brain scans and supporting ongoing clinical research in this Commonwealth involving traumatic brain injuries; and making an appropriation. 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 High- Definition Fiber Tracking for Veterans Act. Section 2. 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: "Brain scan equipment." Health care imaging equipment capable of identifying brain damage by graphic depiction of individual nerve tracts. "Department." The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs of the Commonwealth. "Eligible center." A health care facility designated by the department to provide access to HDFT brain scans. "HDFT." A brain scan employing high-definition fiber tracking technology. Section …

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Sponsors

• Nancy Guenst (D, 152) · primary sponsor
• Jose Giral (D, 180)
• Joseph Hohenstein (D, 177)
• Jeanne McNeill (D, 133)
• Tarah Probst (D, 189)
• Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, 129)
• Sean Dougherty (D, 172)
• Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
• Christopher Pielli (D, 156)
• Tarik Khan (D, 194)
• Lisa Borowski (D, 168)
• Michael Schlossberg (D, 132)

Latest actions

1. October 21, 2026: Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Oct. 21, 2026

Common questions

What is HB2872?

HB2872 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act providing funding to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the purpose of providing current service members and veterans with access to high-definition fiber tracking brain scans and supporting ongoing clinical research in this Commonwealth involving traumatic brain injuries; and making an appropriation.

What is the status of HB2872?

In committee as of October 21, 2026. Latest action: Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Oct. 21, 2026 (October 21, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2872?

Nancy Guenst (D, 152), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2872?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2872