In the Senate's Appropriations Committee since June 25, 2026.
2025–2026 Regular Session
House Bill 2540
An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for transition to chip-enabled access cards.
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
Sponsor
32 co-sponsors
DOYLE M. HEFFLEY, Elizabeth Fiedler, Danilo Burgos, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Tarah Probst, STEVE SAMUELSON, Jose Giral, Lindsay Powell, Ben Waxman, Arvind Venkat, Jeanne McNeill, R. Lee James, Brenda M. Pugh, Carol Hill-Evans, Nikki Rivera, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Gina H. Curry, David M. Delloso, Joe Hogan, Melissa L. Shusterman, Abigail Salisbury, Mandy Steele, G. Roni Green, Joe Ciresi, Darisha K. Parker, Jeremy Shaffer, Justin C. Fleming, Tarik Khan, Scott Barger, Liz Hanbidge
Its course
May 27 to June 25, 2026, 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 action16 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 27 to Jun 1519 days
Human ServicesMay 27 to Jun 37 days
RulesJun 3 to Jun 107 days
AppropriationsJun 10 to Jun 155 days
In the SenateFrom Jun 15
Health & Human ServicesJun 18 to Jun 246 days
AppropriationsFrom Jun 25
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading202–0
Passed · Jun 15
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 3
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 27 – Jun 15
- May 27Sent to HUMAN SERVICES
- Jun 3HUMAN SERVICES recommended it as amended
- Sent to RULES
- Jun 10RULES recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Jun 15APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0
In the Senate Jun 18 – Jun 25
- Jun 18Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- Jun 24HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recommended it
- Jun 25Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
All 16 actions, as published
- May 27Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, May 27, 2026House of Representatives
- Jun 3Reported as amended, June 3, 2026House of Representatives
- Jun 3First consideration, June 3, 2026House of Representatives
- Jun 3Re-committed to RULES, June 3, 2026House of Representatives
- Jun 10Re-reported as committed, June 10, 2026House of Representatives
- Jun 10Second consideration, June 10, 2026House of Representatives
- Jun 10Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 10, 2026House of Representatives
- Jun 15Re-reported as committed, June 15, 2026House of Representatives
- Jun 15Third consideration and final passage, June 15, 2026 (202-0)House of Representatives
- Jun 15(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 15, 2026House of Representatives
- Jun 18In the SenateSenate
- Jun 18Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, June 18, 2026Senate
- Jun 24Reported as committed, June 24, 2026Senate
- Jun 24First consideration, June 24, 2026Senate
- Jun 25Second consideration, June 25, 2026Senate
- Jun 25Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2026Senate