republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2017-2018/hb-218.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive and Judicial Departments, the State Government Support Agencies and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, for certain institutions and organizations and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017; to provide appropriations from the State Lottery Fund, the Tobacco Settlement Fund, the Aviation Restricted Account, the Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores Fund, the Milk Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust Fund, the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund, the Tuition Account Guaranteed Savings Program Fund, the Banking Fund, the Firearm Records Check Fund, the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Fund, the Oil and Gas Lease Fund, the Home Improvement Account, the Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection Act Enforcement Fund, the Insurance Regulation and Oversight Fund, the Pennsylvania Racehorse Development Restricted Receipt Account, the Justice Reinvestment Fund, the Multimodal Transportation Fund, the State Racing Fund and the ABLE Savings Program Fund to the Executive Department; to provide appropriations from the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account to the Judicial Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018; to provide appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, for the proper operation of several departments of the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor License Fund money; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017; and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds from the General Fund, the State Lottery Fund and the Tobacco Settlement Fund for the Executive and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016."
description: "An Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive and Judicial Departments, the State Government Support Agencies and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, for certain institutions and organizations and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017; to provide appropriations from the State Lottery Fund, the Tobacco Settlement Fund, the Aviation Restricted Account, the Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores Fund, the Milk Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust Fund, the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund, the Tuition Account Guaranteed Savings Program Fund, the Banking Fund, the Firearm Records Check Fund, the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Fund, the Oil and Gas Lease Fund, the Home Improvement Account, the Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection Act Enforcement Fund, the Insurance Regulation and Oversight Fund, the Pennsylvania Racehorse Development Restricted Receipt Account, the Justice Reinvestment Fund, the Multimodal Transportation Fund, the State Racing Fund and the ABLE Savings Program Fund to the Executive Department; to provide appropriations from the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account to the Judicial Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018; to provide appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, for the proper operation of several departments of the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor License Fund money; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017; and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds from the General Fund, the State Lottery Fund and the Tobacco Settlement Fund for the Executive and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 218"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 218 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saylor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7db7212-2dac-454f-8292-1d96bdd35b78"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=218"
source_hash: "09f08778bcea42c2d57b9e10b503dc08c2b34bc83b5895a9cc47e82629085df5"
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 218 (2017-2018) — An Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive and Judicial Departments, the State Government Support Agencies and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, for certain institutions and organizations and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017; to provide appropriations from the State Lottery Fund, the Tobacco Settlement Fund, the Aviation Restricted Account, the Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores Fund, the Milk Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust Fund, the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund, the Tuition Account Guaranteed Savings Program Fund, the Banking Fund, the Firearm Records Check Fund, the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Fund, the Oil and Gas Lease Fund, the Home Improvement Account, the Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection Act Enforcement Fund, the Insurance Regulation and Oversight Fund, the Pennsylvania Racehorse Development Restricted Receipt Account, the Justice Reinvestment Fund, the Multimodal Transportation Fund, the State Racing Fund and the ABLE Savings Program Fund to the Executive Department; to provide appropriations from the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account to the Judicial Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018; to provide appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, for the proper operation of several departments of the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor License Fund money; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017; and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds from the General Fund, the State Lottery Fund and the Tobacco Settlement Fund for the Executive and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0162** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0218&pn=0162)
2. **Printer's No. 1236** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0218&pn=1236)
3. **Printer's No. 2196** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0218&pn=2196)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **114–84** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Reported as Committed — **17–9** (pass) · upper
- HB 218 PN 2196, CONCUR — **173–27** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — **23–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Saylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0162 Referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1236 Re-reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2196 Re-reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Became Law without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7db7212-2dac-454f-8292-1d96bdd35b78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).