l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 923

An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further providing for determination of eligibility.

Became law as Act 49 of 2025, signed November 24, 2025, 255 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

24 co-sponsors

Shelby Labs, Maureen E. Madden, Carol Hill-Evans, Arvind Venkat, ROBERT FREEMAN, John C. Inglis III, Kristin Marcell, Melissa Cerrato, ED NEILSON, Kyle Donahue, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Christopher M. Rabb, Joe Ciresi, Michael H. Schlossberg, Steven C. Mentzer, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., MARK M. GILLEN, Perry S. Warren, Joe Webster, TINA M. DAVIS, Keith S. Harris, Jeanne McNeill, Brenda M. Pugh, Dan K. Williams

Its course

March 14 to November 24, 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 action23 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 14 to Apr 2239 days

Aging & Older Adult ServicesMar 14 to Mar 2410 days

AppropriationsApr 9 to Apr 2213 days

In the SenateApr 22 to Nov 19211 days

Aging & YouthApr 28 to Nov 17203 days

AppropriationsNov 18 to Nov 180 days

Waiting to be sentNov 19 to Nov 190 days

With the GovernorNov 19 to Nov 245 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 reading46–0

    Passed · Nov 19

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 Mar 14 – Apr 22

  1. Mar 14Sent to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
  2. Mar 24AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES recommended it
  3. Apr 9Read 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 19

  1. Apr 28Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to AGING AND YOUTH
  3. Nov 17AGING AND YOUTH recommended it
  4. Nov 18Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Nov 19Passed the Senate, 46 to 0

To the Governor Nov 19 – Nov 24

  1. Nov 19Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Nov 24Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 49 of 2025
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Mar 14Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES, March 14, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Mar 24Reported as committed, March 24, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Mar 24First consideration, March 24, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Mar 24Laid on the table, March 24, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Apr 8Removed from table, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Apr 9Second consideration, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Apr 9Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Apr 22Re-reported as committed, April 22, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Apr 22Third consideration and final passage, April 22, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  10. Apr 22(Remarks see House Journal Page 412-413), April 22, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Apr 28In the SenateSenate
  12. Apr 28Referred to AGING AND YOUTH, April 28, 2025Senate
  13. Nov 17Reported as committed, Nov. 17, 2025Senate
  14. Nov 17First consideration, Nov. 17, 2025Senate
  15. Nov 18Second consideration, Nov. 18, 2025Senate
  16. Nov 18Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 18, 2025Senate
  17. Nov 18Re-reported as committed, Nov. 18, 2025Senate
  18. Nov 19Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 19, 2025 (46-0)Senate
  19. Nov 19Signed in House, Nov. 19, 2025House of Representatives
  20. Nov 19Signed in Senate, Nov. 19, 2025Senate
  21. Nov 19Presented to the Governor, Nov. 19, 2025Governor
  22. Nov 24Approved by the Governor, Nov. 24, 2025Governor
  23. Nov 24Act No. 49 of 2025, Nov. 24, 2025Governor