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PA HB1962
Bill
Status
10/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Marla Gallo Brown
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AI Summary
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State agencies prohibited from providing grants, contracts, or any funding to persons or entities directly affiliated with organizations that perform abortions, facilitate abortion services, or provide abortion-related activities
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Medical assistance (Medicaid) providers must submit signed attestations disclosing whether they or related persons engage in abortion-related activities as a condition of program participation
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State agencies must update contracting procedures to exclude entities that provide abortion-related activities or share common ownership/control with abortion providers, and may not renew or extend existing agreements with such entities
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Funds not allocated due to these restrictions must be reallocated to a grant program for entities providing counseling and alternatives to abortion, with the Secretary of the Budget certifying the amount within 180 days
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Department of Human Services must implement revised standards within 180 days and may take enforcement actions including denial, exclusion, or termination from medical assistance programs for violations
Legislative Description
Prohibiting State agencies from providing funding and contracting with a person who provides or is affiliated with another person who provides abortion-related activities; requiring a person enrolled in a medical assistance program to attest that the person is not engaging in abortion-related activities; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
Last Action
Referred to Health
10/17/2025