HB 15  

DiGirolamo

Amends Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 75 (Vehicles) further providing for the Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund and for penalties.

Bill History:

03-22-06 S Voted favorably from committee on Senate Transportation
03-22-06 S Reported as committed from Senate Transportation
03-22-06 S First consideration
03-27-06 S Set on the Senate Calendar
03-27-06 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations

HB 49  

Petrone

Act providing for Mental Health & Mental Retardation Staff Member Loan Forgiveness Prog & an Alcohol & Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Prog for PA residents who graduate from higher ed & apply degree in mental health & retardation.

Bill History:

06-07-05 H Laid out for discussion
06-07-05 H 1 Floor amendment(s) adopted
06-07-05 H Third consideration
06-07-05 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:197/N: 0)
06-13-05 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Education

HB 201  

Nailor

Act imposing a moratorium on the closure of State mental health facilities & to require the Legislative Budget & Finance Committee to study the issue of closure of State mental health facilities & report to the General Assembly.

Companions:

SB 229 (I)   

Bill History:

03-29-05 H Second consideration
03-29-05 H Rereferred to House Appropriations
05-02-05 H Voted from committee with request to re-refer to Health and, House Appropriations
Human Services
05-02-05 H Reported with request to re-refer to Health and, House Appropriations
Human Services
05-02-05 H Rereferred to House Health and Human Services

HB 433  

Maitland

Amends the Mental Health Procedures Act further providing for statement of policy, for provision for treatment and for persons who may be subject to involuntary emergency examination and treatment.

Bill History:

03-15-05 H Voted favorably from committee on House Health and Human Services
03-15-05 H Reported as committed from House Health and Human Services
03-15-05 H Rereferred to House Judiciary
06-21-05 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m., Room 205, Ryan Office Building, House Judiciary
06-21-05 H Passed over in committee House Judiciary

HB 499  

Gannon

Amends The Insurance Company Law further providing for mental illness coverage.

Specific Remarks:

Provides for mental health insurance parity

Bill History:

02-11-05 H Filed
02-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Insurance

HB 591  

Barrar

Amends the Public School Code prohibiting school officials or employees from recommending that a child use psychotropic or sympathomimetic drugs.

Bill History:

02-15-05 H Filed
02-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Education
02-08-06 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m., Room 60, East Wing, House Education
02-08-06 H Amended in committee and held House Education

HB 815  

Feese

Act to provide from General Fund for expenses of the Executive, Legislative & Judicial Departments, the public debt & for the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006.

General Remarks:

Fiscal Year 2006-07 State Budget

Bill History:

07-07-05 S Signed in the Senate
07-07-05 G In the hands of the Governor
07-17-05 G Last day for Governor's action
07-07-05 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 9001)
04-10-06 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 1052  

Smith, S

Act providing for the Commonwealth pharmacy program procedures and policies; imposing powers and duties on the Governor's Office of Administration; and providing for a review system.

Specific Remarks:

Prevents DPW from implementing additional access restrictions for pharmaceuticals

Bill History:

05-03-05 H Laid on the table
05-11-05 H Set on the Tabled Calendar for
05-11-05 H Removed from the table
05-11-05 H Second consideration
05-11-05 H Rereferred to House Appropriations

HB 1168  

Habay (Res. 2/7/06)

Amends the Public Welfare Code providing for use of medical expenses to establish medical assistance eligibility, for lifetime limit on unpaid medical expenses, for penalty period for asset transfer, for treatment of life estates & annuit

Bill History:

07-06-05 H Signed in the House
07-06-05 S Signed in the Senate
07-07-05 G In the hands of the Governor
07-17-05 G Last day for Governor's action
07-07-05 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 42)

HB 1233  

Leach

Amends Title 42 (Judiciary) providing for a mental health court division.

Bill History:

03-30-05 H Filed
03-30-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Judiciary

HB 1307  

Washington (Res. 6/14/05)

Amends Title 42 (Judiciary) providing for a mental health court division.

Companions:

SB 374 (I)   

Bill History:

04-06-05 H Filed
04-11-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Judiciary

HB 1370  

Wojnaroski

Act providing for a certification program in certain facilities which offer cognitive support services to persons with cognitive impairments and for report to General Assembly.

Bill History:

09-26-05 H Laid on the table
11-21-05 H Set on the Tabled Calendar for
11-17-05 H Removed from the table
11-17-05 H Laid on the table
04-10-06 H Set on the Tabled Calendar for

HB 1372  

Fairchild

Act regulating the closure of State-operated mental health facilities; and providing remedies.

Bill History:

04-13-05 H Filed
04-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human Services

HB 1422  

Washington (Res. 6/14/05)

Amends the Public School Code requiring school boards to adopt & implement policy regarding recommendation of the use of psychotropic drugs for school children; & providing for limited defense to child neglect or abuse for refusing consent

Bill History:

04-19-05 H Filed
04-26-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Education

HB 1488  

Kenney

Act requiring information relating to parenting & prenatal depression, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis & other emotional trauma counseling to be provided to pregnant women; & providing for powers & duties of Dept. of Health.

Bill History:

05-10-05 H Set on the House Calendar
05-10-05 H Laid out for discussion
05-10-05 H Third consideration
05-10-05 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:197/N: 0)
05-24-05 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Public Health and Welfare

HB 1497  

Kenney

Amends the Public Welfare Code further providing for eligibility for the Health Care Provider Retention Program.

Bill History:

05-02-05 H Filed
05-03-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human Services

HB 1500  

Veon

Amends Public Welfare Code providing for use of medical expenses to establish med. assistance eligibility, for lifetime limit on unpaid med. expenses, for penalty period for asset transfer, etc.; & for health insurance premium payment program.

Specific Remarks:

Portions of this bill were amended into H.B. 1168 and signed into law.

General Remarks:

Some of the changes proposed in H.B. 1500 were amended into H.B. 1168 and signed into law.

Bill History:

04-29-05 H Filed
05-02-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human Services

HB 1683  

Bishop

Amends the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act providing for involuntary commitment of drug-dependent persons.

Bill History:

06-07-05 H Filed
06-08-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human Services

HB 1773  

DiGirolamo

Amends The Administrative Code establishing the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; making repeals; and making editorial changes.

Companions:

SB 832 (I)   

Bill History:

06-20-05 H Filed
06-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human Services

HB 1813  

Kenney

An Act providing for the allocation of funds to county mental health and mental retardation programs and for cost-of-living adjustments and for the promulgation of rules and regulations.

Companions:

SB 1006 (I)   

Bill History:

03-15-06 S Voted favorably from committee as amended Senate Public Health and Welfare
03-15-06 S Reported as amended Senate Public Health and Welfare
03-15-06 S First consideration
03-20-06 S Set on the Senate Calendar
03-20-06 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations

HB 2082  

Allen

Act establishing spending limitations on the commonwealth; providing for the disposition of surplus funds; and making a repeal of provisions in the fiscal code relating to the funding of a stabilization reserve.

Bill History:

11-21-05 S Laid out for discussion
11-21-05 S Third consideration
11-21-05 S Final Passage (Vote: Y: 31/N: 18)
11-22-05 H Received as amended in House and rereferred House Rules
11-14-05 H Discussed in HDPC public hearing on spending caps, House Democratic Policy Committee

HB 2436  

Denlinger

Amends The Administrative Code providing for at least a 2% reduction in State spending for the 2006-2007 budget and for a reduction in the rate of the personal income tax levied on Pennsylvania's Corporations.

Bill History:

02-03-06 H Filed
02-07-06 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Finance

HB 2499  

Feese

Act to provide from General Fund for expenses of the Executive, Legislative & Judicial Departments, for public debt and for the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.

Bill History:

04-04-06 H Over in House
04-04-06 H Laid out for discussion
04-04-06 H 169 Floor amendment(s) adopted
04-04-06 H Third consideration
04-04-06 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:184/N: 14)

HR 119  

Bebko-Jones

Resolution recognizing youth mental illness & suicide as a State public health crisis & encouraging evidence-based initiatives to screen children & adolescents for mental disorders in order to identify illness & prevent suicide.

Bill History:

02-24-05 H Filed
03-01-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human Services

HR 235  

Washington (Res. 6/14/05)

Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to consider an extension of Medicaid's Federal matching assistance and avoid the proposed $60 billion funding cuts to the Medicaid program.

Bill History:

04-08-05 H Filed
04-11-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human Services

HR 398  

Walko

A Resolution calling upon the President and Congress of the United States to reconsider cuts to the Medicaid program.

Bill History:

07-01-05 H Filed
07-02-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human Services

HR 466  

Bebko-Jones

Resolution designating October 6, 2005, as "Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Bill History:

10-12-05 H Filed
10-17-05 H To Calendar under Rule 35-Uncontested Cal.
10-17-05 H Set on the House Calendar
10-17-05 H Adopted (Vote: Y:195/N: 0)

HR 490  

Kenney

Resolution urging the Governor to direct the Department of Public Welfare to rescind the plan to implement cost sharing for continued medical assistance services.

Bill History:

11-01-05 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m., Room 39, East Wing, House Health and Human Services
11-01-05 H Voted favorably from committee on House Health and Human Services
11-01-05 H Reported as committed from House Health and Human Services
11-14-05 H Set on the House Calendar
11-14-05 H Adopted (Vote: Y:195/N: 0)

HR 585  

Marsico

Resolution directing the Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Programs of the Department of Health to establish a parent panel to study & address family & community access to alcohol & drug abuse & addiction treatment services.

Bill History:

02-08-06 H Filed
02-09-06 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human Services

SB 107  

Mellow

An Act providing for security reports of mental health and mental retardation facilities; and imposing a civil penalty.

Bill History:

01-31-05 S Filed
01-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Public Health and Welfare

SB 213  

Greenleaf

Amends the Mental Health Procedures Act adding provisions relating to assisted outpatient treatment programs.

Bill History:

02-08-05 S Filed
02-08-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Public Health and Welfare

SB 229  

Piccola

Act imposing a duty on the Department of Public Welfare prior to the closure of State mental health and mental retardation facilities to make a certification to the General Assembly.

Companions:

HB 201 (I)   

Bill History:

07-01-05 H Rereferred to House Appropriations
07-02-05 H Voted favorably from committee on House Appropriations
07-02-05 H Reported as committed from House Appropriations
10-19-05 H Set on the House Calendar
10-19-05 H Rereferred to House Rules

SB 315  

Stack

Act providing for Commonwealth support of an Alcohol & Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program for Commonwealth residents who graduate from higher education institutions & apply their careers as drug or alcohol counselors.

Bill History:

02-16-05 S Filed
02-16-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Education

SB 371  

Orie

Amends the Mental Health Procedures Act providing for aftercare plans for persons under treatment prior to discharge from treatment.

Bill History:

03-10-05 S Filed
03-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Public Health and Welfare

SB 372  

Orie

Amends the Public Welfare Code providing for grant program for empowerment of mental health clients and family members.

Bill History:

03-10-05 S Filed
03-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Public Health and Welfare

SB 373  

Orie

Act establishing a minimum annual wage for certain full-time direct care employees or publicly funded mental health and mental retardation programs; and making an appropriation.

Bill History:

03-10-05 S Filed
03-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Public Health and Welfare

SB 374  

Orie

Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) providing for a mental health court division.

Companions:

HB 1307 (I)   

Bill History:

03-10-05 S Filed
03-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Judiciary

SB 413  

Rhoades

Act providing for Commonwealth support for a Mental Health & Mental Retardation staff member Loan Forgiveness program & an Alcohol & Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness program for residents who apply their degrees to these fields.

Bill History:

05-11-05 S First consideration
06-06-05 S Set on the Senate Calendar
06-06-05 S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations
03-20-06 S Meeting set for Off the Floor, Rules Committee Conference Ro, Senate Appropriations
03-20-06 S Heard in committee action pending Senate Appropriations

SB 415  

Orie

Amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) providing for a drug court division.

Bill History:

03-16-05 S Filed
03-16-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Judiciary

SB 657  

Orie

Act establishing a civil procedure for the involuntary out-patient commitment of sexually violent predators with the installation of a permanent tracking device upon their person.

Bill History:

04-28-05 S Filed
04-29-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Judiciary

SB 699  

Conti

Amends the Public Welfare Code establishing criteria for prior authorization governing access to medications.

Bill History:

05-23-05 S Filed
05-23-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Public Health and Welfare

SB 832  

Browne

Amends the Administrative Code establishing the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; making repeals; and making editorial changes.

Companions:

HB 1773 (I)   

Bill History:

07-25-05 S Filed
07-25-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Government

SB 850  

Orie

Amends Title 75 (Vehicles) further providing for medical advisory board, for reports on mental or physical disabilities and for determination of incompetency; and providing for a civil penalty.

Bill History:

09-09-05 S Filed
09-08-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Transportation

SB 1006  

Erickson

Act providing for the allocation of funds to county mental health and mental retardation programs and for cost-of-living adjustments & for the promulgation of rules and regulations.