Pennsylvania HB 1962: An Act prohibiting State agencies from providing funding and contracting with a person who provides or is affiliated with another person who provides abortion-related activities; requiring a person enrolled in a medical assistance program to attest that the person is not engaging in abortion-related activities; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2477
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1962
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY M. BROWN, KAUFFMAN, KUZMA, CUTLER, HAMM, ANDERSON,
BERNSTINE, BANTA, ROWE, REICHARD, GILLEN AND T. JONES,
OCTOBER 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, OCTOBER 17, 2025
AN ACT
Prohibiting State agencies from providing funding and
contracting with a person who provides or is affiliated with
another person who provides abortion-related activities;
requiring a person enrolled in a medical assistance program
to attest that the person is not engaging in abortion-related
activities; and imposing duties on the Department of Human
Services.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Prohibition
of Taxpayer Funded Abortion-Related Activities Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Abortion-related activity." Includes, but is not limited
to, the performance of an abortion, facilitating the procurement
of abortion services or providing abortion services.
"Department." The Department of Human Services of the
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Commonwealth.
"State agency." Includes an agency, board, commission,
authority or any department of the Commonwealth.
Section 3. Prohibition of funds.
A State agency may not provide money, whether through a
grant, contract, State-administered Federal money or any other
form, to a person directly affiliated with another person
providing an abortion-related activity.
Section 4. Agency directive.
A State agency may not renew or extend a contract, grant,
memorandum or other agreement with a person that is directly
affiliated with another person providing an abortion-related
activity.
Section 5. Agency procedures.
A State agency shall update its contracting procedures to
exclude from new or renewed participation in a program a person
that:
(1) provides an abortion-related activity; or
(2) is under common ownership or control with a person
engaged in an abortion-related activity.
Section 6. Reallocation of money.
Money that is not allocated by a State agency due to the
prohibition under section 3 shall be reallocated to entities
providing counseling and alternatives to abortion-related
activities through a grant program to be established by the
department. The Secretary of the Budget shall certify the amount
to be reallocated within 180 days of the effective date of this
section. The money for the grant program authorized under this
section may not be transferred or diverted to any other purpose
by administrative action.
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Section 7. Duties of the Department of Human Services.
The department shall:
(1) Require, as a condition of participation in the
medical assistance program, that a person submit a signed
attestation disclosing whether the person or any related
persons engage in an abortion-related activity.
(2) Adopt appropriate procedures to verify compliance
with this act.
(3) Take any necessary enforcement actions, including
nonrenewal, denial, exclusion or termination from the medical
assistance program, for a person found to be in violation of
this act.
(4) Issue communications of the requirements of this act
and complete implementation of the revised standards within
180 days of the effective date of this paragraph.
Section 8. Regulations.
A State agency may promulgate regulations as necessary to
implement the provisions of this act pertaining to the oversight
of persons under the State agency's purview.
Section 9. Reports.
A State agency shall issue a report within one year after the
effective date of this section detailing the State agency's
actions taken under this act, including any rule changes, number
of entities affected, the amount of money saved and compliance
measures adopted. The Governor may issue one report that
compiles the information from each State agency. The report
shall be submitted to:
(1) The President pro tempore of the Senate.
(2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(3) The Minority Leader of the Senate.
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(4) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
Section 10. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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