---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and its"
description: "An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and its"
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 640"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 640 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85d245ed-20e8-4bdc-a58c-c034d379e3b4"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=56&rollcallid=87&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "2cc70fe73b560cfa67d3c1b7be3bc2d5fb6435d8b27a9d3385a2fb6042f3a43a"
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 640 (2025-2026) — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and its

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. PN0650** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0640/PN0650)
2. **Printer's No. PN2037** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0640/PN2037)
3. **Printer's No. PN2052** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0640/PN2052)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- RE-REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Health & Human Services): Reported as Committed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **183–20** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Human Services): Report Bill As Committed — **26–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Amended — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TO CONSIDER BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Adopt Amendment — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **203–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS — **46–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Williams — primary (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Deasy — cosponsor (person)
- Doyle Heffley — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)
- Jose Giral — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Malcolm Kenyatta — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Madden — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Cerrato — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Guenst — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Malagari — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2025-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2025-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations *opening vote* `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Amended on third consideration `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Amended in House Committee on Rules
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 14 of 2025

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85d245ed-20e8-4bdc-a58c-c034d379e3b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).