HB282

In public assistance, further providing for persons eligible for medical assistance.

Chamber Passed·6/3/25

Pennsylvania HB282 amends eligibility for medical assistance for incarcerated individuals, allowing temporary suspension and establishing a reentry.

Pennsylvania HB282 amends the eligibility criteria for medical assistance for incarcerated individuals. It allows the temporary suspension of medical assistance for recipients who become incarcerated, with the suspension ceasing upon their release. The bill also authorizes the establishment of a reentry program for incarcerated individuals, providing them access to substance use disorder treatment, case management services, and a thirty-day supply of medication upon release.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 37–0 · Jun 3, 2025
Current
Health & Human Services Committee
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

153 Yea

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50 Nay

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Calendar

May 5, 2025

11:00 AM

Judiciary (h) Hearing

History

Jun 3, 2025

House

Re-reported as committed

Jun 3, 2025

House

Third consideration and final passage (153-50)

Jun 3, 2025

Senate

In the Senate