House Bill 2561
2019-2020 Regular Session
An Act amending the act of June 6, 1980 (P.L.197, No.57), known as the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act, further providing for definitions, for approval of drugs, for exemptions and exceptions and for violations and penalties.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Lynda Schlegel Culver
R House District 108
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116
Rep. Anita Kulik
D House District 45
Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110
Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38
Rep. Rosita Youngblood
D House District 198
Rep. Stephen Barrar
R House District 160
Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32
Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36
Rep. Rich Irvin
R House District 81
Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64
Rep. Mark Keller
R House District 86
Rep. Jonathan Fritz
R House District 111
Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117
Rep. Paul Schemel
R House District 90
Rep. Louis Schmitt
R House District 79
Rep. Gerald Mullery
D House District 119
Rep. Lori Mizgorski
R House District 30
Rep. Wendy Ullman
D House District 143
Rep. David Hickernell
R House District 98
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 99 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020
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| 3883 | Referred to Professional Licensure, June 8, 2020 |
| 4373 | Reported as amended, Sept. 15, 2020 |
| First consideration, Sept. 15, 2020 | |
| Laid on the table, Sept. 15, 2020 | |
| Removed from table, Sept. 16, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, Sept. 17, 2020 | |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, Sept. 17, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2020 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Sept. 29, 2020 (202-0) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Oct. 2, 2020 | |
| Reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2020 | |
| First consideration, Oct. 6, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Oct. 20, 2020 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 20, 2020 (48-0) | |
| Signed in House, Oct. 20, 2020 | |
| Signed in Senate, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Oct. 29, 2020 | |
| Act No. 99 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 3883
Votes
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - Senate CONSUMER PROTECTION & PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Committee Vote
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - House PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Committee Vote
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - House PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bills No. 658 and 1112; and House Bills No. 81, 440, 770, 1032, 1617, 1673, 1961, 2175, 2176, 2293, 2503 and 2561)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 658 and 1112; and House Bills No. 81, 440, 770, 1032, 1617, 1673, 1961, 2175, 2176, 2293, 2503 and 2561)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 792, 870, and 871; and House Bills No. 26, 862, 2101, 2561, and 2584)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 792, 870, and 871; and House Bills No. 26, 862, 2101, 2561, and 2584)
Voting meeting on HB 862, HB 2561, HB 2584, HB 2636, HR 827, HR 936.
Voting meeting on HB 862, HB 2561, HB 2584, HB 2636, HR 827, HR 936.
Statute References
This bill amends the act of June 6, 1980 (P.L.0197, No.57), known as the Optometric Practice And Licensure Act. Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Sen. John Gordner
R Senate District 27
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June 6, 1980 (P.L.0197, No.57), known as the Optometric Practice And Licensure Act
House Bill 2561
2019-2020 Regular Session
Sponsors
SCHLEGEL CULVER, TOOHIL, KULIK, PICKETT, KORTZ, YOUNGBLOOD, BARRAR, DeLUCA, READSHAW, IRVIN, JAMES, M. K. KELLER, FRITZ, BOBACK, SCHEMEL, SCHMITT, MULLERY, MIZGORSKI, ULLMAN, HICKERNELL
Short Title
An Act amending the act of June 6, 1980 (P.L.197, No.57), known as the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act, further providing for definitions, for approval of drugs, for exemptions and exceptions and for violations and penalties.
Memo Subject
Modernization of the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act
Actions
| 3883 | Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 8, 2020 |
| 4373 | Reported as amended, Sept. 15, 2020 |
| First consideration, Sept. 15, 2020 | |
| Laid on the table, Sept. 15, 2020 | |
| Removed from table, Sept. 16, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, Sept. 17, 2020 | |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 17, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2020 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Sept. 29, 2020 (202-0) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Oct. 2, 2020 | |
| Reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2020 | |
| First consideration, Oct. 6, 2020 | |
| Second consideration, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 19, 2020 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Oct. 20, 2020 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 20, 2020 (48-0) | |
| Signed in House, Oct. 20, 2020 | |
| Signed in Senate, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Oct. 21, 2020 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Oct. 29, 2020 | |
| Act No. 99 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020 |
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