---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of May 31, 2018 (P.L.123, No.25), known as the Outpatient Psychiatric Oversight Act, further providing for definitions and for requirements."
description: "An Act amending the act of May 31, 2018 (P.L.123, No.25), known as the Outpatient Psychiatric Oversight Act, further providing for definitions and for requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2419"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2419 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pickett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74ee436d-de60-4ef1-bc53-85cbe8caa205"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2419"
source_hash: "7d72eaf95754d772e60df3d2cd3af42764b4ee43d043febeee3187315e8c8e7b"
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 2419 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of May 31, 2018 (P.L.123, No.25), known as the Outpatient Psychiatric Oversight Act, further providing for definitions and for requirements.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 2841** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2419&pn=2841)

## Votes

- HB 2419 PN 2841, Final Passage — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (BANKING AND INSURANCE): Reported as Committed — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pickett — primary (person)
- Boyle — cosponsor (person)
- Causer — cosponsor (person)
- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
- Grove — cosponsor (person)
- Guenst — cosponsor (person)
- Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
- Herrin — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Lewis Delrosso — cosponsor (person)
- M. Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
- Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Merski — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- O'Mara — cosponsor (person)
- R. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Rowe — cosponsor (person)
- Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
- T. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2841 Referred to INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to BANKING AND INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 76 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74ee436d-de60-4ef1-bc53-85cbe8caa205`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).