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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1697

An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, providing for liability for false claims, for adoption of congressional intent of the Federal False Claims Act, for damages, costs and civil penalties, for powers of Attorney General, for qui tam actions and for civil investigative demands; and establishing the Fraud Prevention and Recovery Account.

In the Senate's Health & Human Services Committee since July 23, 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

13 co-sponsors

EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, Jose Giral, Tarah Probst, Robert E. Merski, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Jim Haddock, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Pat Gallagher, Dave Madsen, John C. Inglis III, TIM BRIGGS, Joe Webster, TINA M. DAVIS

Its course

July 2 to July 23, 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 RepresentativesJul 2 to Jul 97 days

JudiciaryJul 2 to Jul 75 days

RulesJul 7 to Jul 81 day

AppropriationsJul 8 to Jul 91 day

In the SenateFrom Jul 9

Health & Human ServicesFrom Jul 23

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading136–67

    Passed · Jul 9

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 Jul 2 – Jul 9

  1. Jul 2Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jul 7JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jul 8RULES recommended it
  5. Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jul 9APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 136 to 67

In the Senate Jul 23

  1. Jul 23Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jul 2Referred to JUDICIARY, July 2, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jul 7Reported as committed, July 7, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jul 7First consideration, July 7, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jul 7Re-committed to RULES, July 7, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jul 8Re-reported as committed, July 8, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jul 8Second consideration, July 8, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jul 8Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, July 8, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jul 8(Remarks see House Journal Page 1237-1241), July 8, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jul 9Re-reported as committed, July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jul 9Third consideration and final passage, July 9, 2025 (136-67)House of Representatives
  11. Jul 9(Remarks see House Journal Page 1261-1263), July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Jul 23In the SenateSenate
  13. Jul 23Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, July 23, 2025Senate