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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 640

An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for managed care organization assessment, for intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability assessments, for hospital assessments, for Statewide quality care assessments and for nursing facility assessment; in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties; in judicial administration, further providing for surcharge and fee; and making repeals .

Became law as Act 14 of 2025, signed June 30, 2025, 130 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

14 co-sponsors

DOYLE M. HEFFLEY, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Jose Giral, Carol Hill-Evans, Maureen E. Madden, Nancy Guenst, Malcolm Kenyatta, Steven R. Malagari, ROBERT FREEMAN, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., Melissa Cerrato, Joe Webster, TINA M. DAVIS, Keith S. Harris

Its course

February 20 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 action34 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Apr 948 days

Human ServicesFeb 20 to Mar 1725 days

AppropriationsApr 8 to Apr 91 day

In the SenateApr 9 to Jun 2678 days

Health & Human ServicesApr 11 to Jun 1161 days

AppropriationsJun 24 to Jun 251 day

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 26 to Jun 304 days

Waiting to be sentJun 30 to Jun 300 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 reading203–0

    Passed · Apr 9

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Jun 23

  • APPROPRIATIONS50–0

    Jun 24

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 26

  • House of Representatives, concurrence183–20

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 30

  • Senate, concurrence46–4

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 30

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 30

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 30

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 25

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 20 – Apr 9

  1. Feb 20Sent to HUMAN SERVICES
  2. Mar 17HUMAN SERVICES recommended it
  3. Apr 8Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 9APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

In the Senate Apr 11 – Jun 26

  1. Apr 11Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  3. Jun 11HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recommended it
  4. Jun 23Read a second time
  5. Jun 24Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 25APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Amended on the floor
  8. Jun 26Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 30

  1. Jun 30Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. Amended in RULES
  4. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 183 to 20
  5. Arrived in the Senate
  6. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  7. The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 46 to 4
  8. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 30

  1. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 14 of 2025
All 34 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, Feb. 20, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Mar 17Reported as committed, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Mar 17First consideration, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Mar 17Laid on the table, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Apr 7Removed from table, April 7, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Apr 8Second consideration, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Apr 8Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Apr 9Re-reported as committed, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Apr 9Third consideration and final passage, April 9, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  10. Apr 9(Remarks see House Journal Page 383-384), April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Apr 11In the SenateSenate
  12. Apr 11Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, April 11, 2025Senate
  13. Jun 11Reported as committed, June 11, 2025Senate
  14. Jun 11First consideration, June 11, 2025Senate
  15. Jun 23Second consideration, *opening vote* June 23, 2025 (50-0)Senate
  16. Jun 24Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS *opening vote*, June 24, 2025 (50-0)Senate
  17. Jun 25Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2025Senate
  18. Jun 25Amended on third consideration, June 25, 2025Senate
  19. Jun 26Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2025 (50-0)Senate
  20. Jun 30In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  21. Jun 30Referred to RULES, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  22. Jun 30Amended in House Committee on RULES, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  23. Jun 30Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  24. Jun 30House concurred in Senate amendments, June 30, 2025 (183-20)House of Representatives
  25. Jun 30(Remarks see House Journal Page 1155-1156), June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  26. Jun 30In the SenateSenate
  27. Jun 30Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, June 30, 2025Senate
  28. Jun 30Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 30, 2025Senate
  29. Jun 30Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments, June 30, 2025 (46-4)Senate
  30. Jun 30Signed in House, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  31. Jun 30Signed in Senate, June 30, 2025Senate
  32. Jun 30Presented to the Governor, June 30, 2025Governor
  33. Jun 30Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2025Governor
  34. Jun 30Act No. 14 of 2025, June 30, 2025Governor