republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2017-2018/hb-353.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for definitions and for professional prescription, administration, and dispensing."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for definitions and for professional prescription, administration, and dispensing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 353"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 353 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nesbit"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69cc496d-6577-4182-8458-0f468e331824"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=353"
source_hash: "cf0e4bd2535526556d37bfb3a9202283c1820e1f59ecdc09d6d55a423c4257c7"
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 353 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for definitions and for professional prescription, administration, and dispensing.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0365** (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=0353&pn=0365)
2. **Printer's No. 1911** (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=0353&pn=1911)
3. **Printer's No. 2066** (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=0353&pn=2066)
4. **Printer's No. 3779** (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=0353&pn=3779)

## Votes

- HB 353 PN 2066, MOT PROCEED WITH BILL, REED — **174–20** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES): Reported as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 353 PN 3779, CONCUR — **187–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **194–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 353 PN 1911, 2017 A1830, WARD — **191–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nesbit — primary (person)
- A. Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Barrar — cosponsor (person)
- Benninghoff — cosponsor (person)
- Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz — cosponsor (person)
- D. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Dowling — cosponsor (person)
- Driscoll — cosponsor (person)
- Gainey — cosponsor (person)
- Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Irvin — cosponsor (person)
- M. Quinn — cosponsor (person)
- Marsico — cosponsor (person)
- Miccarelli — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Murt — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Oberlander — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Rader — cosponsor (person)
- Rapp — cosponsor (person)
- Solomon — cosponsor (person)
- Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0365 Referred to HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1911 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2066 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3779 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+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/69cc496d-6577-4182-8458-0f468e331824`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).