HB 2621 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, establishing the Pennsylvania Maternal and Infant Outcome Measures Survey Program.

This bill establishes the Pennsylvania Maternal and Infant Outcome Measures Survey Program within the Department of Health to collect data on the health experiences of mothers and babies. The program will conduct surveys of individuals who have recently had a live birth to gather information on their behaviors, attitudes, and experiences before, during, and after pregnancy. The Department of Health is authorized to use available funding, including federal money, and may hire outside contractors to run the survey while ensuring all personal data remains confidential. Additionally, the bill allows the department to share de-identified survey results with researchers and publish them in public reports to help improve maternal and child health outcomes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 9, 2026 Last action Jun 25, 2026
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN3561 Printer's No. PN3634 · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill update expands the Pennsylvania Maternal and Infant Outcome Measures Survey Program by explicitly authorizing the Department of Health to publish de-identified survey data and permit its use for research. It also clarifies that the survey will evaluate pregnancy behaviors in addition to preconception and postpartum experiences, broadening the scope of data collection.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include explicit authorization for publishing and sharing de-identified survey data for research purposes, and the definition of surveyed behaviors was broadened to include pregnancy.
REQUIREMENT

Added explicit authority for the Department of Health to publish de-identified survey data and allow its use in public reports and for research.

DEFINITION

Modified the scope of the survey to explicitly include the evaluation of pregnancy behaviors alongside preconception and postpartum behaviors.

Floor votes · House Jun 24, 2026

How they voted

18912
Passed
Total votes 201
Jun 24, 2026
D Democratic102
102 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican99
87 Yea 12 Nay
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Jun 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 23, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 17, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Jun 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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