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, providing for salary, medical and hospital expenses for employees of the Department of Human Services and survivors' benefits and for evaluation of software programs' efficiency; in public assistance, providing for total population coordinated care management, for medical assistance waiver for treatment at institutions for mental disease related to substance use disorder, for additional funding requests for medical assistance appropriations in fiscal year 2017-2018, for supporting self-sufficiency for medical assistance receipients and for electronic asset verification for medical assistance eligibility based on age, blindness or disability; in children and youth, further providing for provider submissions and for adoption opportunity payments and reimbursement; providing for ambulatory surgical center data collection; and making a related repeal.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Oct 2017
House Passage
Oct 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Vetoed
Oct 2017
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Vetoed Oct 24, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Jul 8, 2017 · House Mar 13, 2017
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Jul 8, 2017
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Amendments
2
Oct 24, 2017
Vetoed
Bill, together with Governor's Veto Message, laid on the table
lower
Oct 19, 2017
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor
lower
Oct 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Oct 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Sep 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jul 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate
upper
Jul 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
PN 2255 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
upper
Jul 17, 2017
Committee
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Jul 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House
lower
Jul 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
PN 2224 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
lower
Jul 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jul 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 27, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
PN 2141 Reported as amended
upper
Mar 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
upper
Mar 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
PN 0055 Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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