HB 564 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for mental health crisis response; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.

HB 564 updates Pennsylvania law to establish a new mental health crisis response system. It requires the Department of Human Services to create and operate this system, including training crisis responders and coordinating care. The bill directly affects individuals experiencing mental health crises and the state agencies responsible for emergency mental health services. Key provisions mandate specific duties for DHS to ensure timely, accessible crisis support statewide. The bill passed final passage on July 14, 2025, and is now under review by the Health & Human Services committee.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jul 2025

House Passage

Jul 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Jul 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN0568 → Printer's No. PN1831 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect its progression from the initial draft to a version amended and reported by the Committee on Human Services. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a funding caveat, requiring that the 988 public education campaign be implemented only if funds are available. Additionally, the list of bill sponsors was updated to include new co-sponsors, and the document was renumbered to reflect its new printer's number.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's implementation was narrowed by adding a condition that the required public education campaign is contingent upon the availability of funding.

FISCAL

Added a condition stating that the 988 public education campaign must be implemented only 'subject to available funding'.

TECHNICAL

Updated the header to list new co-sponsors (Schlossberg, Krajewski, Curry, K.Harris, Madden, Samuelson, and McNeill) and changed the printer's number from 568 to 1831.

Changed the header title from 'PRINTER'S NO. 568' to 'PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 568' and 'PRINTER'S NO. 1831'.

Floor votes · House Jul 14, 2025

How they voted

201–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 203

Jul 14, 2025

D Democratic102

102 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican101

99 Yea 1 Nay 1

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services

upper

Jul 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third consideration and final passage

lower

Jul 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Re-reported as committed

lower

Jul 9, 2025

Committee

Re-committed to Appropriations

lower

Jun 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Re-reported as committed

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Committee

Re-committed to Rules

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported as amended

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Human Services

lower

1 primary · 31 co-sponsors