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2025–2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 115

An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, further providing for personal care home and assisted living residence administrators; providing for liability for false claims, for adoption of Congressional intent of the Federal False Claims Act, for damages, costs and civil penalties, for powers of Attorney General, for qui tam actions and for civil investigative demands; and establishing the Fraud Prevention and Recovery Account.

Passed both houses on October 7, 2026, and waits to be sent to the Governor.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

16 co-sponsors

Michele Brooks, Lisa M. Boscola, Tracy Pennycuick, Daniel Laughlin, Judy Ward, Rosemary M. Brown, Doug Mastriano, Chris Gebhard, Kristin Phillips-Hill, Scott E. Hutchinson, Judith L. Schwank, Devlin J. Robinson, Cris Dush, Frank A. Farry, Maria Collett, Nick Pisciottano

Its course

January 22, 2025 to October 19, 2026, 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 13 days

In the SenateJan 22 to May 7105 days

Health & Human ServicesJan 22 to Apr 169 days

AppropriationsMay 5 to May 50 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 7 to Oct 7518 days

Professional LicensureMay 8 to Jun 1740 days

Human ServicesJun 17 to Jun 17 · moved on0 days

Human ServicesJun 17 to Sep 28468 days

AppropriationsOct 6 to Oct 71 day

Waiting to be sentFrom Oct 7

Votes

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

  • Senate, amendment48–2

    May 6

  • Senate, third reading47–3

    Passed · May 7

  • House of Representatives, third reading139–64

    Passed · Oct 7, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 6

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 6, 2026

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 Senate Jan 22 – May 7

  1. Jan 22Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  2. Apr 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recommended it
  3. Apr 2Read a second time
  4. May 5Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. May 6Amended on the floor
  7. May 7Passed the Senate, 47 to 3

In the House of Representatives May 8 – Oct 7, 2026

  1. May 8Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  3. Jun 17Sent to HUMAN SERVICES
  4. Sent to HUMAN SERVICES
  5. Sep 28, 2026HUMAN SERVICES recommended it
  6. Oct 6, 2026Amended and read a second time
  7. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  8. Oct 7, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  9. Passed the House of Representatives, 139 to 64

To the Governor Oct 19, 2026

  1. Oct 19, 2026Returned to the Senate
  2. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Jan 22Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Jan. 22, 2025Senate
  2. Apr 1Reported as committed, April 1, 2025Senate
  3. Apr 1First consideration, April 1, 2025Senate
  4. Apr 2Second consideration, April 2, 2025Senate
  5. May 5Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, May 5, 2025Senate
  6. May 5Re-reported as committed, May 5, 2025Senate
  7. May 6Amended on third consideration, May 6, 2025 (48-2)Senate
  8. May 7Third consideration and final passage, May 7, 2025 (47-3)Senate
  9. May 8In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  10. May 8Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, May 8, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Jun 17Reported with request to re-refer to HUMAN SERVICES, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Jun 17Re-referred to HUMAN SERVICES, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  13. Sep 28, 2026Reported as committed, Sept. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  14. Sep 28, 2026First consideration, Sept. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  15. Sep 28, 2026Laid on the table, Sept. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  16. Oct 5, 2026Removed from table, Oct. 5, 2026House of Representatives
  17. Oct 6, 2026Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 6, 2026House of Representatives
  18. Oct 6, 2026Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 6, 2026House of Representatives
  19. Oct 6, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page ....), Oct. 6, 2026House of Representatives
  20. Oct 7, 2026Re-reported as committed, Oct. 7, 2026House of Representatives
  21. Oct 7, 2026Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 7, 2026 (139-64)House of Representatives
  22. Oct 19, 2026In the SenateSenate
  23. Oct 19, 2026Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 19, 2026Senate