Bill Information

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
Photo of Representative Representative Lynda Schlegel Culver
Representative Lynda Schlegel Culver
R House District 108
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Representative Rep. Tarah Toohil
Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116
Photo of Representative Rep. Anita Kulik
Rep. Anita Kulik
D House District 45
Photo of Representative Rep. Tina Pickett
Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110
Photo of Representative Rep. William Kortz
Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38
Photo of Representative Rep. Rosita Youngblood
Rep. Rosita Youngblood
D House District 198
Photo of Representative Rep. Stephen Barrar
Rep. Stephen Barrar
R House District 160
Photo of Representative Rep. Anthony DeLuca
Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32
Photo of Representative Rep. Harry Readshaw
Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36
Photo of Representative Rep. Rich Irvin
Rep. Rich Irvin
R House District 81
Photo of Representative Rep. R. Lee James
Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64
Photo of Representative Rep. Mark Keller
Rep. Mark Keller
R House District 86
Photo of Representative Rep. Jonathan Fritz
Rep. Jonathan Fritz
R House District 111
Photo of Representative Rep. Karen Boback
Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117
Photo of Representative Rep. Paul Schemel
Rep. Paul Schemel
R House District 90
Photo of Representative Rep. Louis Schmitt
Rep. Louis Schmitt
R House District 79
Photo of Representative Rep. Gerald Mullery
Rep. Gerald Mullery
D House District 119
Photo of Representative Rep. Lori Mizgorski
Rep. Lori Mizgorski
R House District 30
Photo of Representative Rep. Wendy Ullman
Rep. Wendy Ullman
D House District 143
Photo of Representative Rep. David Hickernell
Rep. David Hickernell
R House District 98
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 99 of 2020, Oct. 29, 2020
H
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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
Sep 15, 2020
PN 4373
Jun 08, 2020
PN 3883
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 3883
Votes
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.



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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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