republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2023-2024/hb-611.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; to provide appropriations from special funds and accounts to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds to the Executive and Legislative Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022."
description: "An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; to provide appropriations from special funds and accounts to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds to the Executive and Legislative Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 611"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 611 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jordan Harris"]
version_count: 29
action_count: 26
vote_count: 34
first_action: "2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-09-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e595a9fc-c0d0-474e-be81-d8c8390ce155"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=62&rollcallid=201&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "0d71dd2bdfe8c14fe7ba6d8abad256775e9259addd00d297c128667e1cc86f2f"
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 611 (2023-2024) — An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; to provide appropriations from special funds and accounts to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds to the Executive and Legislative Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A00567** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00567)
2. **House Amendment A00576** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00576)
3. **House Amendment A00578** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00578)
4. **House Amendment A00580** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00580)
5. **House Amendment A00582** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00582)
6. **House Amendment A00584** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00584)
7. **House Amendment A00586** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00586)
8. **House Amendment A00588** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00588)
9. **House Amendment A00590** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00590)
10. **House Amendment A00591** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00591)
11. **House Amendment A00595** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00595)
12. **House Amendment A00610** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00610)
13. **House Amendment A00613** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00613)
14. **House Amendment A00614** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00614)
15. **House Amendment A00615** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00615)
16. **House Amendment A00616** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00616)
17. **House Amendment A00617** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00617)
18. **House Amendment A00619** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00619)
19. **House Amendment A00623** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00623)
20. **House Amendment A00625** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00625)
21. **House Amendment A00627** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00627)
22. **House Amendment A00628** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00628)
23. **House Amendment A00793** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00793)
24. **Printer's No. PN1120** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0611/PN1120)
25. **Printer's No. PN1434** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0611/PN1434)
26. **Printer's No. PN1695** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0611/PN1695)
27. **Printer's No. PN1811** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0611/PN1811)
28. **Senate Amendment A01156** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A01156)
29. **Senate Amendment A01724** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A01724)

## Votes

- A614 — **97–104** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Amended — **22–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment — **22–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Report Bill As Committed — **22–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **18–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment — **15–9** (pass) · upper
- A623 — **100–101** (fail) · lower
- MOTION TO SUSPEND SENATE RULE 12 — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Amended — **15–9** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment — **15–9** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- A567 — **100–101** (fail) · lower
- A584 — **92–109** (fail) · lower
- A590 — **92–109** (fail) · lower
- A625 — **96–105** (fail) · lower
- A578 — **100–101** (fail) · lower
- A591 — **92–109** (fail) · lower
- A619 — **100–101** (fail) · lower
- A580 — **98–103** (fail) · lower
- A613 — **97–104** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Amended — **15–9** (pass) · upper
- A616 — **100–101** (fail) · lower
- A595 — **90–111** (fail) · lower
- A617 — **100–101** (fail) · lower
- A588 — **92–109** (fail) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **102–101** (pass) · lower
- A582 — **92–109** (fail) · lower
- A615 — **100–101** (fail) · lower
- A628 — **94–107** (fail) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **117–86** (pass) · lower
- A627 — **99–102** (fail) · lower
- A586 — **94–107** (fail) · lower
- A610 — **100–101** (fail) · lower
- CONSTITUTIONALITY — **100–101** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jordan Harris — primary (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Amended in House Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-07-05T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2023-07-05T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2023-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2023-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 1A of 2023
- **2023-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e595a9fc-c0d0-474e-be81-d8c8390ce155`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).