HB 1202 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing and providing for duties of the Infectious Disease Advisory Commission.

HB 1202 establishes Pennsylvania's Infectious Disease Advisory Commission to coordinate long-term responses to public health emergencies like pandemics. The bill requires the Governor to select a statewide organization via competitive bidding to manage a PPE stockpile, including sourcing from in-state manufacturers and maintaining four designated storage locations. It directly affects healthcare facilities (such as nursing homes, assisted living centers, and personal care homes) by mandating infectious disease plans and requiring facilities to designate coordinators for outbreak response. Key provisions include creating the Commission, defining emergency protocols, and ensuring PPE availability during health crises. The law focuses on systemic preparedness rather than specific pandemic responses.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Dec 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 15, 2025 Last action Dec 17, 2025

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Printer's No. PN1350 → Printer's No. PN2715 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision significantly expands the creation and duties of the Infectious Disease Advisory Commission, adding new members including the Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and five members appointed by the Governor. It also clarifies the definition of a disaster emergency to include actual or suspected outbreaks of contagious diseases, and adds specific requirements for the commission to develop a sample infectious disease plan including PPE supply methods and employee screening procedures.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include the Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency as a commission member and broadened the definition of disaster emergencies to cover suspected outbreaks, not just declared ones.

REQUIREMENT

Added the Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency as a new member of the Infectious Disease Advisory Commission.

Added specific duties for the commission to develop a sample infectious disease plan that includes methods for obtaining a one-year PPE supply, identifying and grouping recipients, and screening employees before shifts begin.

Modified the commission membership structure to include five members appointed by the Governor with specific qualifications including infectious disease physicians, facility management, older adult advocacy, PPE logistics, and medical directors.

Added requirement that the commission meet no fewer than three times within the first 90 days of a disaster emergency.

DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of 'disaster emergency' to include actual or suspected outbreaks of contagious diseases, epidemics, pandemics, or other public health outbreaks affecting facility health and safety.

Added a new definition for 'COMMISSION' to formally establish the Infectious Disease Advisory Commission under section 58A02.

Floor votes · House Dec 17, 2025

How they voted

26–0

Passed

Total votes 26

Dec 17, 2025

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

12 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 17, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (26-0)

house

Dec 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported as amended

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors