---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in comprehensive health care for uninsured children, further providing for expiration."
description: "An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in comprehensive health care for uninsured children, further providing for expiration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1388"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1388 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Irvin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-15T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb7f9dca-3b91-4d2f-a9a0-1f30f8ffdd75"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1388"
source_hash: "9be8c65c5ce1437e72309314ad0b7ba12eba7ada6b2aa72d6308722ccf1ed4de"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 1388 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in comprehensive health care for uninsured children, further providing for expiration.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 1749** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1388&pn=1749)
2. **Printer's No. 2599** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1388&pn=2599)
3. **Printer's No. 2633** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1388&pn=2633)

## Votes

- Committee vote (BANKING AND INSURANCE): Reported as Amended — **14–1** (pass) · upper
- HB 1388 PN 1749, CONCUR — **194–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- HB 1388 PN 2599, A4543, WHITE AMENDMENT NO. A-4543 — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–3** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **194–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- HB 1388 PN 2599, REVERT TO PRIOR PRINTER'S NUMBER 1749 — **19–31** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Irvin — primary (person)
- A. Harris — cosponsor (person)
- B. O'Neill — cosponsor (person)
- Barbin — cosponsor (person)
- Bernstine — cosponsor (person)
- Charlton — cosponsor (person)
- D. Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
- Donatucci — cosponsor (person)
- Driscoll — cosponsor (person)
- Frankel — cosponsor (person)
- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
- Kavulich — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Longietti — cosponsor (person)
- M. Quinn — cosponsor (person)
- Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
- Miccarelli — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Milne — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Oberlander — cosponsor (person)
- Pashinski — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Rapp — cosponsor (person)
- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
- Roebuck — cosponsor (person)
- Rozzi — cosponsor (person)
- Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Solomon — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- V. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1749 Referred to INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to BANKING AND INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2599 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2633 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** PN 1749 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended with Prior Printer's No. 1749 `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House `amendment-passage`
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Vote by which Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments reconsidered
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb7f9dca-3b91-4d2f-a9a0-1f30f8ffdd75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).