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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 670 establishes criminal penalties and civil lawsuits for blocking or disrupting reproductive health facilities
Last action · February 4, 2026: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Feb. 4, 2026Sponsors: Lindsay Powell and 37 others
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What This Bill Proposed
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, providing for access to reproductive health services facilities; in particular rights and immunities, providing for action for blocking access to reproductive health services facility; and imposing penalties.
Patients and providers at reproductive health clinics gain the right to sue protestors or disrupters for monetary damages and seek court injunctions, while individuals convicted of blocking clinics face up to a year in prison or a $3,000 fine.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Reproductive health services clients and providers
Clients and providers receive enhanced legal protections against obstruction, threats, and property damage, alongside the right to sue offenders for damages.
District attorneys and the Attorney General
Public officials gain the authority to institute civil actions for injunctive or other equitable relief to protect persons or property.
Law enforcement agencies
Agencies must establish procedures to inform officers of court orders, receive certified copies of orders, and execute arrests when probable cause of a violation exists.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.
Procedural history
6 actions- Feb 4, 2026HouseLaid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Feb. 4, 2026
- Oct 28, 2025HouseCommitteeReported as committed, Oct. 27, 2025
- Oct 27, 2025HouseRemoved from table, Oct. 27, 2025
- Oct 27, 2025HouseLaid on the table, Oct. 27, 2025
- Oct 27, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, Oct. 27, 2025
- Feb 20, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 20, 2025
Version history
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Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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