republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2021-2022/hb-944.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 944"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 944 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["E. Nelson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/755ad44e-8f70-4d1e-9aaa-2182131283c3"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=944"
source_hash: "dc9985b9af788e30b227e02f8a5db1bf402fb2de8c9b8bb09beb615e192e95dc"
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 944 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0951** (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=0944&pn=0951)
2. **Printer's No. 1865** (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=0944&pn=1865)

## Votes

- Committee vote (HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 944 PN 1865, Final Passage — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 944 PN 1865, CONCUR — **201–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- E. Nelson — primary (person)
- Bonner — cosponsor (person)
- Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- C. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz — cosponsor (person)
- Davanzo — cosponsor (person)
- Dunbar — cosponsor (person)
- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
- Gleim — cosponsor (person)
- Guenst — cosponsor (person)
- Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
- Kinkead — cosponsor (person)
- Kinsey — cosponsor (person)
- Labs — cosponsor (person)
- Lewis Delrosso — cosponsor (person)
- Longietti — cosponsor (person)
- Markosek — cosponsor (person)
- Mustello — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Pisciottano — cosponsor (person)
- Polinchock — cosponsor (person)
- Quinn — cosponsor (person)
- R. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Rader — cosponsor (person)
- Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Silvis — cosponsor (person)
- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
- Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
- Topper — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0951 Referred to HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1865 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 41 of 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/755ad44e-8f70-4d1e-9aaa-2182131283c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).