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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 261

An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, further providing for conditions subject to which policies are to be issued and for group accident and sickness insurance; and, in community health reinvestment, further providing for definitions.

Became law as Act 9 of 2025, signed June 30, 2025, 164 days after it was filed.

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

20 co-sponsors

Perry S. Warren, Arvind Venkat, GREG VITALI, Tarik Khan, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Christina D. Sappey, STEVE SAMUELSON, Steven R. Malagari, Kyle Donahue, Danilo Burgos, ED NEILSON, Tim Brennan, Carol Hill-Evans, Pat Gallagher, Michael H. Schlossberg, Mary Jo Daley, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Jeremy Shaffer, Joe Webster, Justin C. Fleming

Its course

January 17 to June 30, 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 action22 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 519 days

InsuranceJan 17 to Jan 2912 days

AppropriationsFeb 4 to Feb 51 day

In the SenateFeb 5 to Jun 26141 days

Banking & InsuranceFeb 20 to Jun 24124 days

AppropriationsJun 25 to Jun 250 days

Waiting to be sentJun 26 to Jun 304 days

With the GovernorJun 30 to Jun 300 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–0

    Passed · Feb 5

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 26

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 Jan 17 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 17Sent to INSURANCE
  2. Jan 29INSURANCE recommended it
  3. Feb 4Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Feb 5APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0

In the Senate Feb 20 – Jun 26

  1. Feb 20Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to BANKING AND INSURANCE
  3. Jun 24BANKING AND INSURANCE recommended it
  4. Jun 25Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jun 26Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

To the Governor Jun 30

  1. Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 9 of 2025
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred to INSURANCE, Jan. 17, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Reported as committed, Jan. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jan 29First consideration, Jan. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jan 29Laid on the table, Jan. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Feb 3Removed from table, Feb. 3, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Feb 4Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Feb 4Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 4, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Feb 5Re-reported as committed, Feb. 5, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Feb 5Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 5, 2025 (202-0)House of Representatives
  10. Feb 20In the SenateSenate
  11. Feb 20Referred to BANKING AND INSURANCE, Feb. 20, 2025Senate
  12. Jun 24Reported as committed, June 24, 2025Senate
  13. Jun 24First consideration, June 24, 2025Senate
  14. Jun 25Second consideration, June 25, 2025Senate
  15. Jun 25Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2025Senate
  16. Jun 25Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2025Senate
  17. Jun 26Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2025 (50-0)Senate
  18. Jun 30Signed in House, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  19. Jun 30Signed in Senate, June 30, 2025Senate
  20. Jun 30Presented to the Governor, June 30, 2025Governor
  21. Jun 30Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2025Governor
  22. Jun 30Act No. 9 of 2025, June 30, 2025Governor