---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for pasteurized donor human milk."
description: "An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for pasteurized donor human milk."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 500"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 500 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele Brooks"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-11-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7589e9ca-8c1b-4235-b7b7-88f2df5a99f8"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=55&rollcallid=1002&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "ba84a5fa636ad2fa9addb0ab762d68866c80ba0ddd38c8638c83cc88177c2119"
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 SB 500 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for pasteurized donor human milk.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A02574** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A02574)
2. **House Amendment A02775** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A02775)
3. **Printer's No. PN0484** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0500/PN0484)
4. **Printer's No. PN1175** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0500/PN1175)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Health & Human Services): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Health): Adopt Amendment — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- A2775 — **98–104** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Health): Report Bill As Amended — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **203–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michele Brooks — primary (person)
- Amanda Cappelletti — cosponsor (person)
- Art Haywood — cosponsor (person)
- James Brewster — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmy Dillon — cosponsor (person)
- Judith Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Lynda Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Collett — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Santarsiero — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Kearney — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Health `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2023-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2023-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2023-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2023-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2023-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Act No. 32 of 2023

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7589e9ca-8c1b-4235-b7b7-88f2df5a99f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).