---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for pharmacy benefits manager audit and obligations; and abrogating regulations."
description: "An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for pharmacy benefits manager audit and obligations; and abrogating regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1630"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1630 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fritz"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-10-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/841807fa-22d4-4d5e-9267-1dc705aee551"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1630"
source_hash: "9a4927f764a627c2c224a9c226bde06e7d735886bf7d40bd493ba6b4c9106157"
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 1630 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for pharmacy benefits manager audit and obligations; and abrogating regulations.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1806** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1630&pn=1806)
2. **Printer's No. 3605** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1630&pn=3605)

## Votes

- HB 1630 PN 3605, CONCURRENCE — **198–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES): Reported as Committed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1630 PN 3605, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1630 PN 1806, 2021 A5852, Motion to Table FONTANA Amendment No. A-5852 — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1630 PN 1806, 2021 A3677, MOT APPEAL CHAIR — **112–87** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fritz — primary (person)
- Boback — cosponsor (person)
- Ciresi — cosponsor (person)
- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
- Farry — cosponsor (person)
- Grove — cosponsor (person)
- Hamm — cosponsor (person)
- Heffley — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Peifer — cosponsor (person)
- R. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Rader — cosponsor (person)
- Roae — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Webster — cosponsor (person)
- Welby — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1806 Referred to HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3605 Amended on third consideration
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 98 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/841807fa-22d4-4d5e-9267-1dc705aee551`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).