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HB 7492025–2026 SessionREPORTEDBIPARTISAN

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.

Introduced Feb 26, 2025Dave Madsen (D-PA)18 cosponsors

How Congress Voted

Senate — Nov 12, 2025
50 votes
46(92%)
Yea
3(6%)
Nay
1(2%)
Present
0(0%)
Not voting
House — Apr 22, 2025
203 votes
203(100%)
Yea
0(0%)
Nay
0(0%)
Present
0(0%)
Not voting

Legislative Journey

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Passed Chamber 1
  5. Passed Chamber 2
  6. Signed
Feb 26, 2025

Referred to Human Services

House
Mar 17, 2025

Reported as committed

House
Mar 17, 2025

First consideration

House
Mar 17, 2025

Laid on the table

House
Apr 8, 2025

Removed from table

House
Apr 9, 2025

Second consideration, with amendments

House
Apr 9, 2025

Re-committed to Appropriations

House
Apr 22, 2025

Re-reported as committed

House
Apr 22, 2025

Third consideration and final passage

House
Apr 28, 2025

Referred to Health & Human Services

Senate
Jun 26, 2025

Reported as committed

Senate
Jun 26, 2025

First consideration

Senate
Jun 30, 2025

Second consideration

Senate
Jun 30, 2025

Re-referred to Appropriations

Senate
Nov 11, 2025

Re-reported as amended

Senate
Nov 12, 2025

Third consideration and final passage

Senate
Nov 12, 2025

Referred to Rules

House
Nov 12, 2025

Re-reported on concurrence, as committed

House
Nov 12, 2025

House concurred in Senate amendments

House
Nov 12, 2025

Signed in House

House
Nov 12, 2025

Signed in Senate

House
Nov 12, 2025

Presented to the Governor

House
Nov 12, 2025

Approved by the Governor

House
Nov 12, 2025

Act No. 46 of 2025

House