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PA HB2115

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Webster

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires parties to health care mergers, acquisitions, or contracting affiliations to notify the Pennsylvania Attorney General at least 120 days before the transaction's effective date, including details on parties, locations, practitioners, and purpose of the change

  • Mandates that any Pennsylvania business filing under the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino Act must simultaneously provide copies of all merger notification documents to the Attorney General

  • Authorizes the Attorney General to seek injunctions, civil penalties of at least $100,000 per violation, asset divestiture, and treble damages for anticompetitive health care transactions

  • Imposes civil penalties up to $200 per day for failure to comply with notification requirements

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment and applies to health care facilities, health care systems, and provider organizations, including transactions involving out-of-state entities generating at least $10 million in Pennsylvania health care revenue

Legislative Description

Providing for health care antitrust; and imposing civil penalties.

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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