SB 657 — 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 licensing, further providing for regulations.
Congress · introduced 2025-05-12
Latest action: — Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, May 12, 2025
Sponsors
- Jarrett Coleman (R, PA-16) — sponsor · 2025-05-12
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-05-12
- Dawn W. Keefer (R, PA-31) — cosponsor · 2025-05-12
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-05-12
- Lisa Baker (R, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2025-05-12
- Greg Rothman (R, PA-34) — cosponsor · 2025-05-12
- John I. Kane (D, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2025-05-12
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, May 12, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 766
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 657
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY COLEMAN, PENNYCUICK, KEEFER, STEFANO, BAKER AND
ROTHMAN, MAY 12, 2025
REFERRED TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, MAY 12, 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 departmental powers and
4 duties as to licensing, further providing for regulations.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1021(d) of the act of June 13, 1967
8 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended
9 and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
10 Section 1021. Regulations.--* * *
11 (d) The department shall develop regulations under this
12 article in consultation with industry stakeholders, consumers
13 and other interested parties. In developing and adopting
14 regulations under this article, the department:
15 (1) Shall maximize the types of settings in which
16 individuals may live or receive residential services, day
17 programming services, adult day care and vocational services
18 that are funded through a home- and community-based waiver.
19 (2) Shall maximize and prioritize the exercise of individual
1 choice in the selection of the settings in which individuals
2 reside or receive services.
3 (3) Shall not impose any requirements on the types of
4 settings that may be funded through a home- and community-based
5 waiver beyond those imposed by Federal law under 42 U.S.C. §
6 1396n (relating to compliance with State plan and payment
7 provisions).
8 (4) Shall not preclude settings from receiving funding
9 through a home- and community-based waiver due to location,
10 service type, size or type or number of individuals served
11 except as required by Federal law under 42 U.S.C. § 1396n.
12 (e) Within one hundred eighty days after the effective date
13 of this subsection, the department shall amend all rules and
14 regulations inconsistent with subsection (d)(1), (2), (3) and
15 (4), including 55 Pa. Code §§ 6100.444 (relating to size of
16 service location) and 6100.445 (relating to locality of service
17 location), and shall submit to the Centers for Medicare and
18 Medicaid Services amendments to the State plan and all home- and
19 community-based waivers to bring the State plan and waivers into
20 compliance with the requirements of subsection (d)(1), (2), (3)
21 and (4).
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Jarrett Coleman (R, state_upper PA-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Dawn W. Keefer (R, state_upper PA-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Greg Rothman (R, state_upper PA-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | John I. Kane (D, state_upper PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Lisa Baker (R, state_upper PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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
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