Senate Bill 3 is a proposal that will clearly prohibit abortion coverage in the taxpayer supported insurance plans that will be created in Pennsylvania’s health insurance exchange as we implement the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It passed the state Senate on June 7 with a vote of 37-12. Today it passed the first step in the House of Representatives with the 22-2 vote out of the House Insurance Committee.
The following members of the House Insurance Committee voted in favor of Senate Bill 3:
- Nicholas A. Micozzie (R-Delaware) – Chair
- Scott W. Boyd (R-Lancaster)
- Gary Day (R-Berks, Lehigh)
- Robert W. Godshall (R-Montgomery)
- Glen R. Grell (R-Cumberland)
- Seth M. Grove (R-York)
- C. Adam Harris (R-Juniata, Mifflin, Snyder)
- Thomas H. Killion (R-Chester, Delaware)
- Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks)
- Brad Roae (R-Crawford)
- Curt Schroder (R-Chester)
- Justin J. Simmons (R-Lehigh, Northampton)
- Curtis G. Sonney (R-Erie)
- Mike Tobash (R-Berks, Schuylkill)
- Katharine M. Watson (R-Bucks)
- Anthony M. DeLuca (D-Allegheny) – Minority Chair
- Bryan Barbin (D-Cambria)
- Dom Costa (D-Allegheny)
- Florindo J. Fabrizio (D-Erie)
- Nick Kotik (D-Allegheny)
- Robert F. Matzie (D-Allegheny, Beaver)
- Eddie D. Pashinski (D-Luzerne)
