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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 561

An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Nonnarcotic Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Pilot Program, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to establishment of pilot program, providing for establishment and further providing for county participation requirements, for use of grant funding, for powers and duties of department, for report to General Assembly and for construction; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and making an editorial change.

In the Senate's Judiciary Committee since May 22, 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

40 co-sponsors

Chris Pielli, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Tarik Khan, Carol Hill-Evans, Jose Giral, Danilo Burgos, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Michael H. Schlossberg, Melissa L. Shusterman, Emily Kinkead, Kristine C. Howard, DAN FRANKEL, Joe Ciresi, Malcolm Kenyatta, Jennifer O'Mara, G. Roni Green, Ben Waxman, Christopher M. Rabb, Arvind Venkat, Nancy Guenst, Tim Brennan, Liz Hanbidge, Melissa Cerrato, TINA M. DAVIS, Mary Jo Daley, Carol Kazeem, Bridget M. Kosierowski, Rick Krajewski, Keith S. Harris, Nikki Rivera, ROBERT FREEMAN, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Gina H. Curry, Tarah Probst, Jordan A. Harris, Dan K. Williams, Lisa A. Borowski, Regina G. Young, Joe Webster, Dave Madsen

Its course

February 12 to May 22, 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 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to May 1491 days

Human ServicesFeb 12 to Apr 855 days

AppropriationsMay 13 to May 141 day

In the SenateFrom May 14

JudiciaryFrom May 22

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading192–11

    Passed · May 14

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 8

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 13

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 Feb 12 – May 14

  1. Feb 12Sent to HUMAN SERVICES
  2. Apr 8HUMAN SERVICES recommended it as amended
  3. May 13Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 14APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 192 to 11

In the Senate May 22

  1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Feb 12Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, Feb. 12, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 8Reported as amended, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Apr 8First consideration, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8Laid on the table, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 5Removed from table, May 5, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 13Second consideration, with amendments, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 13Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 13(Remarks see House Journal Page 661-664), May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 14Re-reported as committed, May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  10. May 14Third consideration and final passage, May 14, 2025 (192-11)House of Representatives
  11. May 14(Remarks see House Journal Page 720-721), May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  12. May 22In the SenateSenate
  13. May 22Referred to JUDICIARY, May 22, 2025Senate