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Committees · 2021–2022 Regular Session

Aging & Older Adult Services

A House of Representatives committee, in every session since the 2017–2018 session.

Other sessions: 2025–2026 · 2023–2024 · 2019–2020 · 2017–2018

Members

As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.

Bills

Bills sent to the committee in the 2021–2022 Regular Session.

  • Bills sent26

    1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees

  • Reported out58%

    15 of 26; 11 stopped in committee

  • Time in committee42 days

    most between 21 and 142 days

  • Amendments offered7

    committee amendments

In every session

Each session over its whole term. The 2025–2026 is so far.

  • 2025–202632 bills

    reported 38% · typically 97 days, most 10–97 · 6 amendments · 26 members

  • 2023–202422 bills

    reported 41% · too few to say · 3 amendments · 25 members

  • 2021–202226 bills

    reported 58% · typically 42 days, most 21–142 · 7 amendments · 25 members

  • 2019–202037 bills

    reported 43% · typically 51 days, most 19–71 · 9 amendments · 25 members

  • 2017–201835 bills

    reported 34% · typically 69 days, most 57–120 · 2 amendments · 27 members

Bills it was sent

Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021–2022 Regular Session, newest first.

26 bills

  • House Bill 2779 · An Act providing for long-term services and supports, establishing the Long-Term Services and Supports Commission, the Long-Term Services and Supports Council and the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Fund, imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and the Department of Revenue and imposing a payroll premium.

    Sent August 22, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2560 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, providing for property tax and rent rebate supplemental payments; transferring funds from the COVID-19 Response Restricted Account to the State Lottery Fund; and making an appropriation.

    Sent April 27, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2538 · An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in State lottery, further providing for powers and duties of secretary.

    Sent April 25, 2022 · Reported out after 142 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 2425 · An Act providing for communication duties between the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services with certain agencies and the Department of Aging relating to abuse of adults and older adults.

    Sent March 29, 2022 · Reported out after 169 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 2325 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in emergency COVID-19 response, providing for Long-Term Care Facility Employee Retention Grant Program.

    Sent February 9, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • Senate Bill 729 · An Act amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), known as the Nurse Aide Resident Abuse Prevention Training Act, further providing for implementation.

    Sent September 29, 2021 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 1928 · An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in incapacitated persons, further providing for petition and hearing and independent evaluation.

    Sent September 28, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1890 · An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in incapacitated persons, further providing for petition and hearing and independent evaluation.

    Sent September 21, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1681 · An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for legislative policy and for definitions; in administration, further providing for duties of department and area agencies on aging, providing for duties of financial institutions and fiduciaries, further providing for reporting and protection from retaliation and immunity, repealing provisions relating to investigations of reports of need for protective services and to provision of services and access to records and persons, providing for receipt and investigation of reports and for provision of protective services, repealing provisions relating to immunity from civil and criminal liability and to confidentiality of records, further providing for involuntary intervention by emergency court order, repealing provisions relating to individual rights, to financial obligations and liabilities and payments, to regulations and enforcement and to funds for payment of administration of chapter and providing for confidentiality of records, for rights of older adults and for electronic records; in criminal history for employees, repealing provisions relating to definitions, to information relating to prospective facility personnel and to grounds for denying employment, providing for criminal history and repealing provisions relating to regulations, to violations, to provisional employees for limited periods, to State Police and to applicability; in reporting suspected abuse by employees, repealing provisions relating to reports to department and coroner, to investigation, to restrictions on employees, to confidentiality of and access to confidential reports and to penalties, providing for penalties, repealing provisions relating to immunity, providing for immunity from civil and criminal liability and for funding and further providing for regulations.

    Sent June 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • Senate Bill 668 · 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 the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier, for powers of the department and for coordination of benefits.

    Sent June 23, 2021 · Reported out after 97 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1611 · An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, providing for nursing care hours during disaster emergency.

    Sent June 11, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • Senate Bill 484 · An Act amending the act of November 24, 2015 (P.L.232, No.64), known as the Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council Act, further providing for Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council.

    Sent June 8, 2021 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 1428 · An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, adding provisions relating to resident care monitoring.

    Sent May 17, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 1429 · An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in theft and related offenses, providing for the offense of financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person.

    Sent May 17, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 1430 · An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, providing for private right of action relating to financial exploitation and for financial crimes surcharge.

    Sent May 17, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1431 · An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of abuse of care-dependent person.

    Sent May 17, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • Senate Bill 323 · 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.

    Sent May 14, 2021 · Reported out after 137 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1356 · An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in medical assistance, providing for reimbursement to guardians of older adults.

    Sent May 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1260 · 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 the pharmaceutical assistance contract for the elderly needs enhancement tier, for board, for powers of the department and for coordination of benefits.

    Sent April 21, 2021 · Reported out after 160 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 996 · An Act providing for access to long-term care facilities for members of the clergy, for additional safety requirements for residents, for suspension of access for members of the clergy and for personal protective equipment for members of the clergy.

    Sent March 23, 2021 · Reported out after 42 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

6 more

  • House Bill 836 · An Act establishing the LGBTQ Senior Community Grant Program; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Aging; and making an appropriation.

    Sent March 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 649 · An Act providing for access to congregate care facilities for essential caregivers, for additional safety requirements for residents of congregate care facilities, for suspension of access for essential caregivers and for costs associated with safety measures related to essential caregivers.

    Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 564 · An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for the definition of "exploitation."

    Sent February 22, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 464 · An Act amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1234, No.204), known as the Family Caregiver Support Act, further providing for title of act, for intent, for definitions, for primary caregiver support program, for reimbursements, for entitlement not created and for enforcement.

    Sent February 9, 2021 · Reported out after 42 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 422 · An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in administration, providing for Statewide registry of perpetrators of abuse in facilities; and making editorial changes.

    Sent February 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 291 · 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.

    Sent January 27, 2021 · Reported out after 244 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law