---
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 definitions."
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 definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2378"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2378 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aerion Abney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-06-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5315b38-3fed-46c6-b5c6-932690d4eea0"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=32&rollcallid=1974&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "536c7948c47d6380c8de615d5d13b64c2b6f747c3d114f8266b0c9b2e195d63a"
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 2378 (2023-2024) — 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 definitions.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. PN3228** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB2378/PN3228)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Aging & Older Adult Services): Report Bill As Committed — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–2** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Aging & Youth): Reported as Committed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aerion Abney — primary (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Rabb — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- G. Roni Green — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Boyd — cosponsor (person)
- Jeanne Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz — cosponsor (person)
- Jose Giral — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Fleming — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Jo Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Gallagher — cosponsor (person)
- R. Lee James — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Kinsey — cosponsor (person)
- Tarik Khan — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Aging & Older Adult Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Aging & Youth `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 118 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5315b38-3fed-46c6-b5c6-932690d4eea0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).