SB 156 — An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for uniformity in administration of assistance and regulations as to assistance.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-23
Latest action: — Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, Jan. 29, 2025
Sponsors
- David G. Argall (R, PA-29) — sponsor · 2025-01-23
- Scott Martin (R, PA-13) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Greg Rothman (R, PA-34) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Jarrett Coleman (R, PA-16) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Judy Ward (R, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Scott Hutchinson (R, PA-21) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Cris Dush (R, PA-25) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Lisa Baker (R, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Elder A. Vogel (R, PA-47) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, PA-28) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, PA-27) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Jan. 23, 2025
- · senate — Reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, Jan. 27, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, Jan. 28, 2025
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 28, 2025
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, Jan. 29, 2025
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 29, 2025 (30-19)
- · house — In the House
- · house — Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, Jan. 29, 2025
- · senate — (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 83-84), Jan. 29, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0106 · 1,503 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 106
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 156
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, MARTIN, ROTHMAN, COLEMAN, J. WARD,
HUTCHINSON, DUSH, BAKER AND VOGEL, JANUARY 23, 2025
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, JANUARY 23, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
4 further providing for uniformity in administration of
5 assistance and regulations as to assistance.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 403 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
9 No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a
10 subsection to read:
11 Section 403. Uniformity in Administration of Assistance;
12 Regulations as to Assistance.--* * *
13 (h) The department shall check, on a quarterly basis, income
14 and employment records held by the Department of Labor and
15 Industry against recipients of medical assistance and benefits
16 from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Human Services Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Health And Human Services Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Committees
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David G. Argall (R, state_upper PA-29) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Cris Dush (R, state_upper PA-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Elder A. Vogel (R, state_upper PA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Greg Rothman (R, state_upper PA-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jarrett Coleman (R, state_upper PA-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Judy Ward (R, state_upper PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, state_upper PA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Lisa Baker (R, state_upper PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, state_upper PA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Scott Hutchinson (R, state_upper PA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Scott Martin (R, state_upper PA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Human Services Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Health And Human Services Committee · pa-leg