---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further providing for determination of eligibility."
description: "An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further providing for determination of eligibility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 425"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 425 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nelson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f894afe-bd74-49c8-a8a1-85acb4982761"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=425"
source_hash: "8063f96444dd7f91bdbf13e3542029084737bdc75701fac1b3f076fbc64a1f52"
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 425 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further providing for determination of eligibility.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0441** (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=0425&pn=0441)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (AGING AND YOUTH): Reported as Committed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **195–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nelson — primary (person)
- A. Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Barbin — cosponsor (person)
- Barrar — cosponsor (person)
- Bullock — cosponsor (person)
- D. Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Deasy — cosponsor (person)
- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
- Dowling — cosponsor (person)
- Driscoll — cosponsor (person)
- Farry — cosponsor (person)
- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Gabler — cosponsor (person)
- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Hahn — cosponsor (person)
- Kavulich — cosponsor (person)
- Kinsey — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Longietti — cosponsor (person)
- Matzie — cosponsor (person)
- Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Ortitay — cosponsor (person)
- Pashinski — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Sainato — cosponsor (person)
- Sims — cosponsor (person)
- Staats — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Watson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0441 Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to AGING AND YOUTH `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-21T05:00:00+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/9f894afe-bd74-49c8-a8a1-85acb4982761`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).