HB 923 — An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further providing for determination of eligibility.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-14
Latest action: — Act No. 49 of 2025, Nov. 24, 2025
Sponsors
- Nikki Rivera (D, PA-96) — sponsor · 2025-03-14
- Shelby Labs (R, PA-143) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Maureen E. Madden (D, PA-115) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- III John C. Inglis (D, PA-38) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Kristin Marcell (R, PA-178) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Kyle Donahue (D, PA-113) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Christopher M. Rabb (D, PA-200) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Michael H. Schlossberg (D, PA-132) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Steven C. Mentzer (R, PA-97) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Daniel J. Deasy (D, PA-27) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Perry S. Warren (D, PA-31) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Joe Webster (D, PA-150) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Tina M. Davis (D, PA-141) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Jeanne McNeill (D, PA-133) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Brenda M. Pugh (R, PA-120) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Dan K. Williams (D, PA-74) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES, March 14, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, March 24, 2025
- · house — First consideration, March 24, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, March 24, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, April 8, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, April 9, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 9, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, April 22, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, April 22, 2025 (203-0)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to AGING AND YOUTH, April 28, 2025
- · senate — Reported as committed, Nov. 17, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, Nov. 17, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, Nov. 18, 2025
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 18, 2025
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, Nov. 18, 2025
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 19, 2025 (46-0)
- · house — Signed in House, Nov. 19, 2025
- · senate — Signed in Senate, Nov. 19, 2025
- — Presented to the Governor, Nov. 19, 2025
- — Approved by the Governor, Nov. 24, 2025
- — Act No. 49 of 2025, Nov. 24, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 412-413), April 22, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0958 · 2,378 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 958
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 923
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY RIVERA, LABS, MADDEN, HILL-EVANS, VENKAT, FREEMAN,
INGLIS, MARCELL, CERRATO, NEILSON, DONAHUE, SANCHEZ, RABB AND
CIRESI, MARCH 14, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
MARCH 14, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled
2 "An act providing for a State Lottery and administration
3 thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery
4 Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of
5 funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes
6 from State and local taxation and making an appropriation,"
7 in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further
8 providing for determination of eligibility.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 503(b) of the act of August 26, 1971
12 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, is amended to
13 read:
14 Section 503. Determination of eligibility.
15 * * *
16 (b) Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.--
17 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to
18 the contrary, persons who, as of December 31, [2022] 2024,
19 [are] were enrolled in the PACENET program shall remain
20 eligible for the PACENET program if the maximum income limit
1 is exceeded due solely to a Social Security cost-of-living
2 adjustment.
3 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to
4 the contrary, persons who, as of December 31, [2022] 2024,
5 [are] were enrolled in the PACE program shall remain eligible
6 for the PACE program if the maximum income limit is exceeded
7 due solely to a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.
8 (3) Eligibility in the PACE or PACENET program pursuant
9 to this subsection shall expire on December 31, [2025] 2027.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Outbound (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Aging And Youth Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Aging And Older Adult Services 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 | Nikki Rivera (D, state_lower PA-96) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Brenda M. Pugh (R, state_lower PA-120) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Christopher M. Rabb (D, state_lower PA-200) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dan K. Williams (D, state_lower PA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Daniel J. Deasy (D, state_lower PA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | III John C. Inglis (D, state_lower PA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Jeanne McNeill (D, state_lower PA-133) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Joe Webster (D, state_lower PA-150) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Kristin Marcell (R, state_lower PA-178) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Kyle Donahue (D, state_lower PA-113) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Maureen E. Madden (D, state_lower PA-115) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Michael H. Schlossberg (D, state_lower PA-132) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Perry S. Warren (D, state_lower PA-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Robert Freeman (D, state_lower PA-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Shelby Labs (R, state_lower PA-143) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Steven C. Mentzer (R, state_lower PA-97) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Tina M. Davis (D, state_lower PA-141) | 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
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Aging And Youth Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Aging And Older Adult Services Committee · pa-leg