Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 749
An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance, further providing for uniformity in administration of assistance and regulations as to assistance and for copayments for subsidized child care, providing for report on transition to chip-enabled access cards, further providing for reports to General Assembly, for persons eligible for medical assistance and for nonemergency medical transportation services and providing for abrogation of regulatory requirements for payment for outpatient behavioral health services within physical confines of behavioral health clinic facilities and for SNAP benefit reporting; and making a repeal.
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Summary AI-generated
HB 749 amends Pennsylvania's public welfare laws to address uniformity in assistance administration, copayments for subsidized child care, and SNAP benefit reporting. The bill also mandates a report on transitioning to chip-enabled access cards, updates reporting requirements to the General Assembly, and modifies regulations regarding nonemergency medical transportation and outpatient behavioral health service payments.
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Sponsors + 18 cosponsors
- Dave Madsen Democratic lead
- Abigail Salisbury Democratic
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Brenda Pugh Republican
- Gina Curry Democratic
- Joe Webster Democratic
- José Giral Democratic
- Justin Fleming Democratic
- Keith Harris Democratic
- Kristine Howard Democratic
- La'Tasha Mayes Democratic
- Lisa Borowski Democratic
- Maureen Madden Democratic
- Missy Cerrato Democratic
- Nate Davidson Democratic
- Nikki Rivera Democratic
- Roni Green Democratic
- Tarik Khan Democratic
- Tina Davis Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed | lower | — | f2105ac6-2765-45bb-a616-70bc53542c03 | pass | 33 | 0 | 0 | Nov 12, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2105ac6-2765-45bb-a616-70bc53542c03 CC0-1.0 |
| CONCURRENCE | lower | — | 933bdbd4-66a8-4987-8b59-67293837f6b5 | pass | 193 | 4 | 0 | Nov 12, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/933bdbd4-66a8-4987-8b59-67293837f6b5 CC0-1.0 |
| FINAL PASSAGE | upper | — | 66b23ffb-a680-4483-af52-8fcc4f538b8b | pass | 46 | 3 | 1 | Nov 12, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/66b23ffb-a680-4483-af52-8fcc4f538b8b CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Amended | upper | — | 2c185127-e72c-4731-9aaf-d204ab13f957 | pass | 20 | 1 | 1 | Nov 11, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2c185127-e72c-4731-9aaf-d204ab13f957 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment | upper | — | 358fd946-d14e-47e8-8af0-63b1d4184ba1 | pass | 20 | 1 | 1 | Nov 11, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/358fd946-d14e-47e8-8af0-63b1d4184ba1 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Health & Human Services): Reported as Committed | upper | — | d99f954f-b049-4542-8550-bef8ff44d2df | pass | 13 | 0 | 0 | Jun 26, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d99f954f-b049-4542-8550-bef8ff44d2df CC0-1.0 |
| FINAL PASSAGE | lower | — | 5967029d-5e78-47f8-b2cf-cf6a2ddceaf6 | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5967029d-5e78-47f8-b2cf-cf6a2ddceaf6 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed | lower | — | 8dd516fb-27e6-4ecb-a42d-a98021e8c1ca | pass | 35 | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8dd516fb-27e6-4ecb-a42d-a98021e8c1ca CC0-1.0 |
| A325 | lower | — | 3f783aed-e612-46c2-83ce-3d0cc13d6322 | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | Apr 9, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f783aed-e612-46c2-83ce-3d0cc13d6322 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Human Services): Report Bill As Committed | lower | — | aa0c80f5-d26c-43e0-a043-9c17a70ae555 | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | Mar 5, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa0c80f5-d26c-43e0-a043-9c17a70ae555 CC0-1.0 |