---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for COVID-19 emergency testing plan and reporting and for water and sewer authorities in cities of the second class."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for COVID-19 emergency testing plan and reporting and for water and sewer authorities in cities of the second class."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2455"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2455 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawrence"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 24
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-04-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0821d2d4-c7d4-4052-a0f0-6e55ae4baa9c"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2455"
source_hash: "2227e39e56084624634ea2b4892697e6439a1a48429c595976d507a88610a94d"
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 2455 (2019-2020) — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for COVID-19 emergency testing plan and reporting and for water and sewer authorities in cities of the second class.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A05312** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2455&pn=3639&aYear=2019&an=05312)
2. **House Amendment A05363** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2455&pn=3639&aYear=2019&an=05363)
3. **House Amendment A05439** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2455&pn=3693&aYear=2019&an=05439)
4. **Printer's No. 3639** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2455&pn=3639)
5. **Printer's No. 3693** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2455&pn=3693)
6. **Printer's No. 3697** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2455&pn=3697)
7. **Printer's No. 4009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2455&pn=4009)
8. **Printer's No. 4059** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2455&pn=4059)
9. **Senate Amendment A06325** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2455&pn=3697&aYear=2019&an=06325)
10. **Senate Amendment A06506** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2455&pn=4009&aYear=2019&an=06506)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 2455 PN 3639, 2019 A5312, LAWRENCE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 2455 PN 3639, 2019 A5363, CUTLER — **132–70** (pass) · lower
- HB 2455 PN 4059, CONCUR — **197–4** (pass) · lower
- HB 2455 PN 3639, 2019 A5363, SUSP RULES, CUTLER — **110–92** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawrence — primary (person)
- Toohil — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3639 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2020-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3693 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2020-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3697 Re-reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4009 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4059 Amended on third consideration
- **2020-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2020-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0821d2d4-c7d4-4052-a0f0-6e55ae4baa9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).