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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 749

An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance, further providing for uniformity in administration of assistance and regulations as to assistance and for copayments for subsidized child care, providing for report on transition to chip-enabled access cards, further providing for reports to General Assembly, for persons eligible for medical assistance and for nonemergency medical transportation services and providing for abrogation of regulatory requirements for payment for outpatient behavioral health services within physical confines of behavioral health clinic facilities and for SNAP benefit reporting; and making a repeal.

Became law as Act 46 of 2025, signed November 12, 2025, 259 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

18 co-sponsors

Jose Giral, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Tarik Khan, Maureen E. Madden, Gina H. Curry, Kristine C. Howard, La'Tasha D. Mayes, Melissa Cerrato, Justin C. Fleming, Lisa A. Borowski, Nathan Davidson, G. Roni Green, Keith S. Harris, TINA M. DAVIS, Joe Webster, Brenda M. Pugh, Abigail Salisbury, Nikki Rivera

Its course

February 26 to November 12, 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 action29 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Apr 2255 days

Human ServicesFeb 26 to Mar 1719 days

AppropriationsApr 9 to Apr 2213 days

In the SenateApr 22 to Nov 12204 days

Health & Human ServicesApr 28 to Jun 2659 days

AppropriationsJun 30 to Nov 11134 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesNov 12 to Nov 120 days

Waiting to be sentNov 12 to Nov 120 days

With the GovernorNov 12 to Nov 120 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Apr 22

  • Senate, third reading46–3

    Passed · Nov 12

  • House of Representatives, concurrence199–4

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Nov 12

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 11

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 26 – Apr 22

  1. Feb 26Sent to HUMAN SERVICES
  2. Mar 17HUMAN SERVICES recommended it
  3. Apr 9Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 22APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

In the Senate Apr 28 – Nov 12

  1. Apr 28Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  3. Jun 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recommended it
  4. Jun 30Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Nov 11APPROPRIATIONS recommended it as amended
  7. Nov 12Passed the Senate, 46 to 3

Back in the House of Representatives Nov 12

  1. Nov 12Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 199 to 4
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Nov 12

  1. Nov 12Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 46 of 2025
All 29 actions, as published
  1. Feb 26Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, Feb. 26, 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 8Removed from table, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Apr 9Second consideration, with amendments, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Apr 9Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Apr 9(Remarks see House Journal Page 371-372), April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Apr 22Re-reported as committed, April 22, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Apr 22Third consideration and final passage, April 22, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  11. Apr 22(Remarks see House Journal Page 410-411), April 22, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Apr 28In the SenateSenate
  13. Apr 28Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, April 28, 2025Senate
  14. Jun 26Reported as committed, June 26, 2025Senate
  15. Jun 26First consideration, June 26, 2025Senate
  16. Jun 30Second consideration, June 30, 2025Senate
  17. Jun 30Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 30, 2025Senate
  18. Nov 11Re-reported as amended, Nov. 11, 2025Senate
  19. Nov 12Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 12, 2025 (46-3)Senate
  20. Nov 12In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  21. Nov 12Referred to RULES, Nov. 12, 2025House of Representatives
  22. Nov 12Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Nov. 12, 2025House of Representatives
  23. Nov 12House concurred in Senate amendments, Nov. 12, 2025 (199-4)House of Representatives
  24. Nov 12(Remarks see House Journal Page 1544-1545), Nov. 12, 2025House of Representatives
  25. Nov 12Signed in House, Nov. 12, 2025House of Representatives
  26. Nov 12Signed in Senate, Nov. 12, 2025Senate
  27. Nov 12Presented to the Governor, Nov. 12, 2025Governor
  28. Nov 12Approved by the Governor, Nov. 12, 2025Governor
  29. Nov 12Act No. 46 of 2025, Nov. 12, 2025Governor