SB 85 — An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in fiscal provisions relating to public assistance, providing for distribution of SNAP benefits.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-22
Latest action: — Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Jan. 22, 2025
Sponsors
- David G. Argall (R, PA-29) — sponsor · 2025-01-22
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, PA-28) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Gene Yaw (R, PA-23) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Jan. 22, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 40
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 85
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, STEFANO AND PHILLIPS-HILL,
JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, JANUARY 22, 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 fiscal provisions
4 relating to public assistance, providing for distribution of
5 SNAP benefits.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
9 as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
10 read:
11 Section 476. Distribution of SNAP Benefits.--(a) Within one
12 year of the effective date of this section, the department shall
13 develop and implement guidelines that require each county
14 assistance office to distribute SNAP benefits on a monthly basis
15 using a uniform twenty-day distribution schedule.
16 (b) The department may implement a tiered distribution
17 schedule in order to deter any hardships as a result of the
18 change in the distribution date under this section for an
19 individual receiving the benefits.
1 (c) The guidelines under this section shall utilize a method
2 which is uniform throughout this Commonwealth so that the
3 distribution date for benefits does not change if an individual
4 receiving benefits moves to a different county of residence in
5 this Commonwealth, including using the first letter of the last
6 name of an individual receiving benefits to set the date of
7 distribution.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Health And Human Services 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 | David G. Argall (R, state_upper PA-29) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Gene Yaw (R, state_upper PA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, state_upper PA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | 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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Health And Human Services Committee · pa-leg