---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act providing for funding for certain State-aided universities for"
description: "An Act providing for funding for certain State-aided universities for"
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 613"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 613 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jordan Harris"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 18
first_action: "2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e587c8b1-dc02-4db5-be10-94da4c87abdc"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=62&rollcallid=520&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "64e08ba4861b025c517648d1755f294a1f425136942c9fe9eb440a6708f7839c"
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 613 (2023-2024) — An Act providing for funding for certain State-aided universities for

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. PN1122** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0613/PN1122)
2. **Printer's No. PN2430** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0613/PN2430)
3. **Printer's No. PN3479** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0613/PN3479)
4. **Senate Amendment A03286** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03286)
5. **Senate Amendment A05392** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05392)

## Votes

- CONCURRENCE — **124–79** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **18–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **18–15** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **177–26** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TO RECONSIDER — **105–98** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Amended — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **127–76** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Amended — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- SECOND CONSIDERATION — **118–85** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Adopt Amendment — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment — **16–8** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **24–13** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Report Bill As Committed — **22–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **145–57** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jordan Harris — primary (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** House non-concurred in Senate amendments
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Concurrence in Senate Amendments
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** House non-concurred in Senate amendments
- **2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on third consideration and final passage reconsidered
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 11A of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e587c8b1-dc02-4db5-be10-94da4c87abdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).