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Borowski event will celebrate Shapiro signature on Morgan Rose’s Law to help prevent epilepsy deaths

Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus    November 7, 2026 | 4:08 PM

HARRISBURG, Nov. 6 – State Rep. Lisa Borowski, D-Delaware, and state Rep. Ann Flood, R-Northampton, will hold a news conference following a ceremony with Gov. Josh Shapiro, where he will sign into law their bipartisan bill that requires coroners to investigate and report cases of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) as Act 55 of 2026.

WHEN:        1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9.

WHERE:      Main Rotunda - Pennsylvania Capitol

WHO:          Rep. Lisa Borowski
                    Rep. Ann Flood
                    Colleen Hosbach, mother of Morgan Rose Hosbach
                    Scott Lynn, president, Pa. State Coroners’ Association
                    Rena Loughlin, Epilepsy Foundation Eastern Pennsylvania
                    Sarah Kuhns, Epilepsy Association of Western & Central PA

Act 55 is known as “Morgan Rose’s Law” in memory of Morgan Rose Hosbach, a 23-year-old Delaware County woman who died of SUDEP — a leading cause of death among epilepsy patients with uncontrolled seizures — in 2022. Through the advocacy of Morgan’s parents, John and Colleen Hosbach, Borowski and Flood sponsored the bill to improve awareness, strengthen reporting, and help prevent future tragedies.

The act amends Title 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to require that certain death investigations involving a seizure or epilepsy include an inquiry into whether SUDEP was a direct cause of death. If the investigation yields evidence consistent with SUDEP, coroners will be required to list SUDEP as the cause of death on the individual’s death certificate. Upon completion of the investigation, coroners also will be required to provide the next of kin with contact information for third-party organizations that study, track, and analyze SUDEP deaths.