l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1528

An Act establishing the Grand-family Assistance Program; providing for payments to area agencies on aging; imposing duties on the Department of Aging; and establishing the Grand-family Assistance Program Fund.

In the Senate's Aging & Youth Committee since November 24, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

43 co-sponsors

Steven C. Mentzer, Melissa Cerrato, Marla Brown, Carol Hill-Evans, Ben Waxman, TINA PICKETT, TINA M. DAVIS, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Tarah Probst, Robert E. Merski, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Lisa A. Borowski, Andrew Kuzma, Perry S. Warren, Keith S. Harris, Dan K. Williams, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Nikki Rivera, Jennifer O'Mara, Jim Haddock, Jose Giral, Liz Hanbidge, John C. Inglis III, Jack Rader Jr., R. Lee James, Chris Pielli, Melissa L. Shusterman, DOYLE M. HEFFLEY, ROBERT FREEMAN, Darisha K. Parker, Brenda M. Pugh, Mike Armanini, G. Roni Green, Greg Scott, Jamie L. Flick, STEVE SAMUELSON, Tarik Khan, Tim Brennan, Jacklyn Rusnock, Gina H. Curry, Joe Webster, Dave Madsen, Charity Grimm Krupa

Its course

May 30 to November 24, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 30 to Nov 19173 days

Aging & Older Adult ServicesMay 30 to Oct 6129 days

AppropriationsNov 18 to Nov 191 day

In the SenateFrom Nov 19

Aging & YouthFrom Nov 24

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading200–3

    Passed · Nov 19

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 18

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives May 30 – Nov 19

  1. May 30Sent to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
  2. Oct 6AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES recommended it
  3. Nov 18Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Nov 19APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 200 to 3

In the Senate Nov 24

  1. Nov 24Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to AGING AND YOUTH
All 13 actions, as published
  1. May 30Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES, May 30, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Oct 6Reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Oct 6First consideration, Oct. 6, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Oct 6Laid on the table, Oct. 6, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Oct 6Removed from table, Oct. 6, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Nov 18Second consideration, with amendments, Nov. 18, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Nov 18Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 18, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Nov 18(Remarks see House Journal Page 1576-1579), Nov. 18, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Nov 19Re-reported as committed, Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Nov 19Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 19, 2025 (200-3)House of Representatives
  11. Nov 19(Remarks see House Journal Page 1604-1605), Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Nov 24In the SenateSenate
  13. Nov 24Referred to AGING AND YOUTH, Nov. 24, 2025Senate