House Bill 1037
2017-2018 Regular Session
An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, further providing for punitive damages.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Warren Kampf
R House District 157
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Seth Grove
R House District 196

Rep. Dawn Keefer
R House District 92

Rep. Robert Godshall
R House District 53

Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110

Rep. Rob Kauffman
R House District 89

Rep. Brett Miller
R House District 41

Rep. Eric Roe
R House District 158

Rep. Duane Milne
R House District 167

Rep. John Lawrence
R House District 13

Rep. Matthew Baker
R House District 68

Rep. Mark Mustio
R House District 44

Rep. Garth Everett
R House District 84

Rep. Bryan Cutler
R House District 100

Rep. Donna Oberlander
R House District 63

Rep. Jerry Knowles
R House District 124

Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94

Rep. Kurt Masser
R House District 107

Rep. David Zimmerman
R House District 99

Rep. Kristin Hill
R House District 93

Rep. Becky Corbin
R House District 155

Rep. Mike Turzai
R House District 28

Rep. Barry Jozwiak
R House District 5

Rep. Susan Helm
R House District 104

Rep. Ron Marsico
R House District 105

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie
R House District 134

Rep. Greg Rothman
R House District 87

Rep. Jeff Wheeland
R House District 83

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
R House District 12

Rep. Francis Ryan
R House District 101

Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128

Rep. Paul Schemel
R House District 90

Rep. Kathy Rapp
R House District 65

Rep. Mike Tobash
R House District 125

Rep. Parke Wentling
R House District 17

Rep. Eric Nelson
R House District 57

Rep. Jim Cox
R House District 129

Rep. Cris Dush
R House District 66
Bill Status & History
Last Action: (Remarks see House Journal Page 1032-1040), June 25, 2018
House
H
S
1201 | Referred to Judiciary, March 31, 2017 |
Reported as committed, Sept. 26, 2017 | |
First consideration, Sept. 26, 2017 | |
Laid on the table, Sept. 26, 2017 | |
Removed from table, Nov. 27, 2017 | |
Laid on the table, Nov. 27, 2017 | |
Removed from table, June 20, 2018 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 924-944, 949-952), June 21, 2018 | |
3808 | Second consideration, with amendments, June 22, 2018 |
Re-committed to Appropriations, June 22, 2018 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 959-964), June 22, 2018 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2018 | |
Third consideration and defeated on final passage, June 25, 2018 (91-103) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1032-1040), June 25, 2018 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 1201
Votes
Monday, June 25, 2018
House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote - House Bill 1037 PN3808, Re-report Bill As Committed - opens in a new tab
House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote - House Bill 1037 PN3808, Re-report Bill As Committed - opens in a new tab
194 0 - opens in a new tab |
Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
194 0 - opens in a new tab |
Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
194 0 - opens in a new tab |
Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
194 0 - opens in a new tab |
Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
194 0 - opens in a new tab |
Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
94 96 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
95 97 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
86 104 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
83 107 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
81 107 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
108 85 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
88 105 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
81 112 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
92 99 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
85 108 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
84 108 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
86 106 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
110 83 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
87 105 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
193 0 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
113 78 - opens in a new tab |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
|
14 13 - opens in a new tab |
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
|
Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.0154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability And Reduction Of Error (Mcare) Act. Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.

Rep. Eli Evankovich
R House District 54
Only the first 5 bills are included here. Looking for more?
View all legislation amending the act of
March 20, 2002 (P.L.0154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability And Reduction Of Error (Mcare) Act
House Bill 1037
2017-2018 Regular Session
Sponsors
KAMPF, GROVE, KEEFER, GODSHALL, PICKETT, KAUFFMAN, B. MILLER, ROE, MILNE, LAWRENCE, BAKER, MUSTIO, EVERETT, CUTLER, OBERLANDER, KNOWLES, SAYLOR, MASSER, ZIMMERMAN, PHILLIPS-HILL, CORBIN, TURZAI, JOZWIAK, HELM, MARSICO, MACKENZIE, ROTHMAN, WHEELAND, METCALFE, RYAN, GILLEN, SCHEMEL, RAPP, TOBASH, WENTLING, NELSON, COX, DUSH
Short Title
An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, further providing for punitive damages.
Memo Subject
Applying the MCARE Punitive Damages Caps for Physicians to Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
Actions
1201 | Referred to JUDICIARY, March 31, 2017 |
Reported as committed, Sept. 26, 2017 | |
First consideration, Sept. 26, 2017 | |
Laid on the table, Sept. 26, 2017 | |
Removed from table, Nov. 27, 2017 | |
Laid on the table, Nov. 27, 2017 | |
Removed from table, June 20, 2018 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 924-944, 949-952), June 21, 2018 | |
3808 | Second consideration, with amendments, June 22, 2018 |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 22, 2018 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 959-964), June 22, 2018 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2018 | |
Third consideration and defeated on final passage, June 25, 2018 (91-103) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1032-1040), June 25, 2018 |
Generated 05/18/2025 09:26 PM