Bill Information

Senate Bill 841
2019-2020 Regular Session
An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the Health Care Cost Containment Council, for its powers and duties, for health care cost containment through the collection and dissemination of data, for public accountability of health care costs and for health care for the indigent; providing for COVID-19 disaster emergency; in local organizations and services, further providing for general authority of political subdivisions; and, in Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, further providing for heading of chapter, for short title of chapter, for definitions, for applicability and for form of unsworn declaration.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Photo of Senator Senator Scott Martin
Senator Scott Martin
R Senate District 13
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Senator Sen. John Gordner
Sen. John Gordner
R Senate District 27
Photo of Senator Sen. Gene Yaw
Sen. Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23
Photo of Senator Sen. Bob Mensch
Sen. Bob Mensch
R Senate District 24
Photo of Senator Sen. Thomas Killion
Sen. Thomas Killion
R Senate District 9
Photo of Senator Sen. Jay Costa
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Photo of Senator Sen. Doug Mastriano
Sen. Doug Mastriano
R Senate District 33
Photo of Senator Sen. Camera Bartolotta
Sen. Camera Bartolotta
R Senate District 46
Photo of Senator Sen. Kim Ward
Sen. Kim Ward
R Senate District 39
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 15 of 2020, April 20, 2020
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1151 Referred to Health & Human Services, Sept. 3, 2019
1323 Reported as amended, Oct. 28, 2019
First consideration, Oct. 28, 2019
Second consideration, Oct. 29, 2019
Re-referred to Appropriations, Oct. 29, 2019
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 29, 2019
1338 Amended on third consideration, Oct. 29, 2019
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 30, 2019 (48-0)
In the House
Referred to Health, Oct. 31, 2019
1397 Reported as amended, Nov. 19, 2019
First consideration, Nov. 19, 2019
Laid on the table, Nov. 19, 2019
Removed from table, Nov. 20, 2019
1410 Second consideration, with amendments, Nov. 21, 2019 (185-0)
Re-referred to Appropriations, Nov. 21, 2019
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1949-1950), Nov. 21, 2019
Re-reported as committed, Dec. 16, 2019
Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 16, 2019 (195-0)
In the Senate
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations, Dec. 18, 2019
1623 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, April 6, 2020
Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate, April 7, 2020 (50-0)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 218-219), April 7, 2020
In the House
Referred to Rules, April 7, 2020
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, April 14, 2020
House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, April 14, 2020 (202-0)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 378-379), April 14, 2020
Signed in Senate, April 15, 2020
Signed in House, April 16, 2020
Presented to the Governor, April 16, 2020
Approved by the Governor, April 20, 2020
Act No. 15 of 2020, April 20, 2020
Printers Numbers
Apr 06, 2020
PN 1623
Nov 21, 2019
PN 1410
Nov 19, 2019
PN 1397
Oct 29, 2019
PN 1338
Oct 28, 2019
PN 1323
Sep 03, 2019
PN 1151
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1410
House Amendments to Printers Number 1397
House Amendments to Printers Number 1338
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1323
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1151
Votes
50 0 - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - Senate Floor Vote
17 0 - opens in a new tab
Monday, April 6, 2020 - Senate RULES & EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS Committee Vote
195 0 - opens in a new tab
Monday, December 16, 2019 - House Floor Vote
36 0 - opens in a new tab
Monday, December 16, 2019 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
185 0 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, November 21, 2019 - House Floor Vote
23 1 - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - House HEALTH Committee Vote
24 0 - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - House HEALTH Committee Vote
48 0 - opens in a new tab
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - Senate Floor Vote
24 0 - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
10 0 - opens in a new tab
Monday, October 28, 2019 - Senate HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Committee Vote
Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bill No. 841 and certain Executive Nominations)
(to consider Senate Bill No. 841 and certain Executive Nominations)

Voting meeting on HB 945, HR 597, HR 598, SB 841 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 945, HR 597, HR 598, SB 841 and any other business that may come before the committee.

(to consider Senate Bills No. 836, 841, 857, 906 and 919; and House Bill No. 1410)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 836, 841, 857, 906 and 919; and House Bill No. 1410)

(to consider Senate Bill No. 841 )
(to consider Senate Bill No. 841 )
Statute References

This bill amends Titles 35 (Health And Safety) and 42 (Judiciary And Judicial Procedure). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.


Senate Bill 841
2019-2020 Regular Session
Sponsors
MARTIN, GORDNER, YAW, MENSCH, KILLION, COSTA, MASTRIANO, BARTOLOTTA, K. WARD

Short Title
An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the Health Care Cost Containment Council, for its powers and duties, for health care cost containment through the collection and dissemination of data, for public accountability of health care costs and for health care for the indigent; providing for COVID-19 disaster emergency; in local organizations and services, further providing for general authority of political subdivisions; and, in Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, further providing for heading of chapter, for short title of chapter, for definitions, for applicability and for form of * * *

Memo Subject
Reauthorizing the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council

Actions
1151 Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Sept. 3, 2019
1323 Reported as amended, Oct. 28, 2019
First consideration, Oct. 28, 2019
Second consideration, Oct. 29, 2019
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 29, 2019
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 29, 2019
1338 Amended on third consideration, Oct. 29, 2019
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 30, 2019 (48-0)
In the House
Referred to HEALTH, Oct. 31, 2019
1397 Reported as amended, Nov. 19, 2019
First consideration, Nov. 19, 2019
Laid on the table, Nov. 19, 2019
Removed from table, Nov. 20, 2019
1410 Second consideration, with amendments, Nov. 21, 2019 (185-0)
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 21, 2019
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1949-1950), Nov. 21, 2019
Re-reported as committed, Dec. 16, 2019
Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 16, 2019 (195-0)
In the Senate
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Dec. 18, 2019
1623 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, April 6, 2020
Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate, April 7, 2020 (50-0)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 218-219), April 7, 2020
In the House
Referred to RULES, April 7, 2020
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, April 14, 2020
House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, April 14, 2020 (202-0)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 378-379), April 14, 2020
Signed in Senate, April 15, 2020
Signed in House, April 16, 2020
Presented to the Governor, April 16, 2020
Approved by the Governor, April 20, 2020
Act No. 15 of 2020, April 20, 2020

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