An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in emergency COVID-19 response, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to money in account, providing for Executive Offices, for Whole-Home Repairs Program and for arts and culture recovery grants, further providing for emergency education relief to nonpublic schools and for funding for library services and providing for biotechnology research, for use of money, for Child Care Stabilization Program, for Behavioral Health Commission or Adult Mental Health, for Department of Revenue, for State university assistance for fiscal year 2022-2023, for Development Cost Relief Program, for Housing Options Grant Program and for Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; in Rental and Utility Assistance Grant Program, further providing for reallocation of grants; in American Rescue Plan Rental and Utility Assistance Grant Program, further providing for department; in Treasury Department, providing for Commonwealth payment security; in oil and gas wells, further providing for Oil and Gas Lease Fund; in transportation network companies, motor carrier companies and parking authority of a city of the first class, further providing for transportation network company extension; providing for Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program, for Clean Water Procurement Program and for human services; in special funds, further providing for funding, for transfer, for H2O PA Account and for other grants; in additional special funds and restricted accounts, further providing for establishment of special fund and account, for use of fund, for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund, for Workers' Compensation Security Fund transfer to COVID-19 Response Restricted Account and for Opioid Settlement Restricted Account; providing for additional special funds and restricted accounts; in 2021-2022 budget implementation, further providing for executive offices and for Department of Human Services; in general budget implementation, further providing for Executive Offices, for Department of Corrections, for Department of Education, for Department of Health, for Department of Labor and Industry, for Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, for Department of Human Services, for Department of Revenue, for Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, for Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, for Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission, for Pennsylvania Securities Commission and for State Tax Equalization Board, providing for State-related universities and further providing for surcharges and for Multimodal Transportation Fund; providing for 2022-2023 budget implementation and for 2022-2023 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts; abrogating regulations; and making related repeals.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jul 2022
House Passage
Jul 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jul 2022
Introduced May 14, 2021
Signed Jul 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2022 · House Jun 9, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Jun 20, 2022
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
14
Committee
12
Amendments
5
Jul 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Jul 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, as further amended by the Senate
lower
Jul 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Jul 8, 2022
Committee
Re-committed to RULES
lower
Jul 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments, as amended by the Senate
upper
Jul 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
PN 3379 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
upper
Jul 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Jul 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House
lower
Jul 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
lower
Jul 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
PN 3375 Amended in House Committee on RULES
lower
Jun 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jun 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
PN 3271 Re-reported as amended
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Nov 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jun 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
upper
Jun 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 8, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
May 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
May 14, 2021
Committee
PN 1528 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendi Thomas
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Williams
RRepublican
Co
Dave Delloso
DDemocratic
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
F. Todd Polinchock
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Frank Burns
DDemocratic
Co
Frank Farry
RRepublican
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