---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for schedules of controlled substances; and providing for secure storage of xylazine."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for schedules of controlled substances; and providing for secure storage of xylazine."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1661"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1661 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carl Metzgar"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2023-09-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8feecea-8202-4be9-952b-f58a7fbb95d3"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=2&rollcallid=816&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "f7b548bb94e8949f40fbfff28b91e56531a0e7e4bece2e8050ccac3916597c13"
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 1661 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for schedules of controlled substances; and providing for secure storage of xylazine.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A02363** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A02363)
2. **Printer's No. PN1963** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1661/PN1963)
3. **Printer's No. PN2091** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1661/PN2091)
4. **Printer's No. PN3026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1661/PN3026)
5. **Senate Amendment A04198** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A04198)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **169–34** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **172–29** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Agriculture & Rural Affairs): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- A2363 — **194–9** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Agriculture & Rural Affairs): Report Bill As Committed — **17–8** (pass) · lower
- VOGEL AMENDMENT NO. A-4198 — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TO SUSPEND RULES — **203–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **22–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carl Metzgar — primary (person)
- Andrew Kuzma — cosponsor (person)
- David Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)
- Doyle Heffley — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Pashinski — cosponsor (person)
- Jose Giral — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Marcell — cosponsor (person)
- Liz Hanbidge — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Pickett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2023-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2023-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2023-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Amended on third consideration `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 17 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8feecea-8202-4be9-952b-f58a7fbb95d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).