HB 1234 — An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for coverage for blood pressure monitors.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-23
Latest action: — Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, July 8, 2025
Sponsors
- La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, PA-24) — sponsor · 2025-04-23
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Ben Waxman (D, PA-182) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Jeanne McNeill (D, PA-133) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Maureen E. Madden (D, PA-115) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Aerion Abney (D, PA-19) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Gina H. Curry (D, PA-164) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Jim Haddock (D, PA-118) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Nancy Guenst (D, PA-152) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Tarah Probst (D, PA-189) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Elizabeth Fiedler (D, PA-184) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Chris Pielli (D, PA-156) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Justin C. Fleming (D, PA-105) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, PA-177) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Lisa A. Borowski (D, PA-168) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Kyle Donahue (D, PA-113) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Steven R. Malagari (D, PA-53) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Heather Boyd (D, PA-163) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Robert E. Merski (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Dan K. Williams (D, PA-74) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Melissa L. Shusterman (D, PA-157) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Mandy Steele (D, PA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Anthony A. Bellmon (D, PA-203) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Jennifer O'Mara (D, PA-165) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Tim Brennan (D, PA-29) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Gary W. Day (R, PA-187) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Morgan Cephas (D, PA-192) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Dave Madsen (D, PA-104) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Joe Webster (D, PA-150) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Tina M. Davis (D, PA-141) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Steve Samuelson (D, PA-135) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Jen Mazzocco (D, PA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to HEALTH, April 23, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, June 16, 2025
- · house — First consideration, June 16, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to RULES, June 16, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, with amendments, June 30, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 30, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, July 1, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, July 1, 2025 (147-55)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, July 8, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 1147), June 30, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 1190-1191), July 1, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1468 · 2,344 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1468
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1234
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MAYES, GIRAL, FREEMAN, WAXMAN, McNEILL, MADDEN,
ABNEY, HILL-EVANS, CURRY, CERRATO, HADDOCK, GUENST, PROBST,
FIEDLER, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, FLEMING, HOHENSTEIN, KHAN,
BOROWSKI, DONAHUE, MALAGARI, BOYD, MERSKI, D. WILLIAMS,
SHUSTERMAN, STEELE, BELLMON AND O'MARA, APRIL 23, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 23, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
4 providing for coverage for blood pressure monitors.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
8 as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
9 read:
10 Section 443.16. Coverage for Blood Pressure Monitors.--(a)
11 A government program shall provide coverage for medically
12 necessary home blood pressure monitors that have been validated
13 for clinical accuracy for pregnant or postpartum enrollees for
14 each pregnancy.
15 (b) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
16 shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
17 the context clearly indicates otherwise:
1 "Enrollee." An individual entitled to receive health care
2 services under a government program.
3 "Government program." A program of government-sponsored or
4 government-subsidized health care coverage, including:
5 (1) The children's health insurance program under Article
6 XXIII-A of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as
7 "The Insurance Company Law of 1921."
8 (2) A program specified under this subdivision.
9 "Postpartum." Within one year of delivery or the end of
10 pregnancy.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Outbound (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Health And Human Services Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Rules Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Health Committee | — | pa-leg |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 4 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, state_lower PA-24) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aerion Abney (D, state_lower PA-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Anthony A. Bellmon (D, state_lower PA-203) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Ben Waxman (D, state_lower PA-182) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Chris Pielli (D, state_lower PA-156) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Dan K. Williams (D, state_lower PA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Dave Madsen (D, state_lower PA-104) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Fiedler (D, state_lower PA-184) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Gary W. Day (R, state_lower PA-187) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Gina H. Curry (D, state_lower PA-164) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Heather Boyd (D, state_lower PA-163) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Jeanne McNeill (D, state_lower PA-133) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jen Mazzocco (D, state_lower PA-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Jennifer O'Mara (D, state_lower PA-165) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Jim Haddock (D, state_lower PA-118) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Joe Webster (D, state_lower PA-150) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, state_lower PA-177) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Justin C. Fleming (D, state_lower PA-105) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Kyle Donahue (D, state_lower PA-113) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Lisa A. Borowski (D, state_lower PA-168) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Mandy Steele (D, state_lower PA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Maureen E. Madden (D, state_lower PA-115) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Health And Human Services Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Rules Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Health Committee · pa-leg