An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, implementing the 2017-2018 Commonwealth budget and instituting future budget implementation: further providing for title of act; in administrative organization, providing for employees with access to Federal tax information; in organization of independent administrative boards and commissions, providing for Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; in Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for Department of Health, for Department of Labor and Industry and for Pennsylvania State Police; in powers and duties of the Department of Justice and its departmental administrative boards, providing for collections by Attorney general; in powers and duties of Department of Corrections, providing for notice of public hearing for State correctional institution closure; in powers and duties of Department of Education and its departmental administrative boards and commissions, providing for Higher Education Regulatory Restricted Account; providing for Joint Underwriting Association; in powers and duties of Department of Environmental Protection, its officers and departmental and advisory boards and commissions, further providing for Environmental Quality Board and for municipal recycling grants and providing for water treatment facilities; providing for powers and duties of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; in powers and duties of Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, providing for Emergency Drug and Alcohol Detoxification Program; in Department of Aging, providing for PACE and PACENET program payments and for older adult daily living centers; in powers and duties of Department of Human Services and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for child protective services fees; providing for jail facilities; in powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, providing for alternative energy portfolio standards; providing for judicial administration; and making related repeals.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Oct 2017
House Passage
Oct 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Signed into Law
Oct 2017
Introduced Feb 1, 2017
Signed Oct 30, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Oct 30, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Oct 18, 2017
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Oct 18, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Sep 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jul 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jul 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
PN 2256 Re-reported as amended
upper
Jun 30, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Jun 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 27, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
May 15, 2017
Committee
Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
upper
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
May 8, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
PN 0244 Referred to HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Kaufer
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Barbin
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Cutler
RRepublican
Co
Bud Cook
RRepublican
Co
Craig Staats
RRepublican
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
Frank Farry
RRepublican
Co
Gerald J. Mullery
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Readshaw
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Rader
RRepublican
Co
John T. Galloway
DDemocratic
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