PA HB 1600

introduced

An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in departmental powers and duties as to supervision, providing for Keystone STARS Program; and, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for fees, providing for Keystone STARS Program and further providing for definition.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

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Did PA HB 1600 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 1600 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-09-28): Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)

What is PA HB 1600 about?

PA HB 1600 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in departmental powers and duties as to supervision, providing for Keystone STARS Program; and, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for fees, providing for Keystone STARS Program and further providing for definition.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 1600?

Thomas Mehaffie is the primary sponsor of PA HB 1600, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-09-28 — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-28
Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
2026-06-09
First consideration
reading-1
2026-06-09
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-07-23
Referred to Aging & Youth
referral-committee
2025-07-09
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2025-07-09
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-07-08
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-07-08
Second consideration
reading-2
2025-07-08
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-06-17
Re-committed to Rules
referral-committee
2025-06-17
First consideration
reading-1
2025-06-17
Reported as amended
amendment-passage,committee-passage
2025-06-11
Referred to Children & Youth
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Committee vote (Children & Youth): Report Bill As Amended
2025-06-17 · pass · 26-0
Member-level votes (26)
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Gary Day: yes
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- John Schlegel: yes
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- David Zimmerman: yes
Committee vote (Children & Youth): Adopt Amendment
2025-06-17 · pass · 26-0
Member-level votes (26)
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Gary Day: yes
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- John Schlegel: yes
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- David Zimmerman: yes
Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed
2025-07-08 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (33)
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Bryan Cutler: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
- Clint Owlett: yes
- Tina Pickett: yes
- David Rowe: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Martina White: yes
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed
2025-07-09 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (37)
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Torren Ecker: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Ryan Warner: yes
FINAL PASSAGE
2025-07-09 · pass · 176-27
Member-level votes (203)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: no
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: no
- Scott Barger: no
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: no
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: no
- Stephanie Borowicz: no
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Marla Brown: yes
- Danilo Burgos: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Martin Causer: yes
- Morgan Cephas: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Scott Conklin: yes
- Bud Cook: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Bryan Cutler: yes
- Joseph D'Orsie: no
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Gary Day: yes
- Daniel Deasy: yes
- David Delloso: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: yes
- Russ Diamond: no
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Torren Ecker: yes
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Wendy Fink: no
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Robert Freeman: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Valerie Gaydos: yes
- Mark Gillen: no
- Jose Giral: yes
- Barbara Gleim: no
- Dan Goughnour: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Keith Greiner: yes
- Seth Grove: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Keith Harris: yes
- Doyle Heffley: no
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Rich Irvin: yes
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- R. Lee James: yes
- Mike Jones: no
- Tom Jones: no
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Dallas Kephart: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Charity Krupa: no
- Anita Kulik: yes
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: no
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: no
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: yes
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett Miller: no
- Dan Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Ed Neilson: yes
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Clint Owlett: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Eddie Pashinski: yes
- Tina Pickett: yes
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Jack Rader: yes
- Kathy Rapp: no
- Brian Rasel: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: no
- Leslie Rossi: no
- David Rowe: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Alec Ryncavage: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Steve Samuelson: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Donna Scheuren: yes
- John Schlegel: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Louis Schmitt: yes
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Stephenie Scialabba: no
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Brian Smith: yes
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Craig Staats: yes
- Perry A. Stambaugh: no
- Mandy Steele: yes
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Jamie Walsh: no
- Ryan Warner: yes
- Perry Warren: yes
- Dane Watro: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Eric Weaknecht: no
- Joe Webster: yes
- Parke Wentling: no
- Martina White: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: no
Committee vote (Aging & Youth): Reported as Committed
2026-06-09 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Maria Collett: yes
- Carolyn Comitta: yes
- Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
- Chris Gebhard: yes
- Patty Kim: yes
- James Malone: yes
- Tracy Pennycuick: yes
- Patrick Stefano: yes
- Judy Ward: yes
- Kim Ward: yes
- Wayne Langerholc: yes

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