HB 640 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for managed care organization assessment, for intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability assessments, for hospital assessments, for Statewide quality care assessments and for nursing facility assessment; in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties; in judicial administration, further providing for surcharge and fee; and making repeals .

HB 640 creates new assessment fees for specific healthcare providers, including managed care organizations, intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual disabilities, hospitals, and nursing facilities. These fees fund state oversight programs under the Department of Public Welfare and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. The law amends the 1929 Administrative Code to establish these funding mechanisms and adjust related administrative duties. It directly affects healthcare providers that must pay these assessments and state agencies managing the funds. The bill became law on June 30, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed Jun 30, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill updates the Pennsylvania Administrative Code to establish fixed assessment fees for various human services programs, including managed care, intermediate care facilities, hospitals, and nursing facilities. It also standardizes the formatting of judicial surcharges and repeals specific sections of the Fiscal Code that are no longer needed due to these new additions. Additionally, the act is made retroactive to June 30, 2025, ensuring fees apply to the current fiscal period.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the Administrative Code by adding new sections that explicitly authorize and define assessment fees for multiple health and human service programs, whereas the previous version focused primarily on drug and alcohol program reporting.
FISCAL

Established a fixed $30.47 assessment fee for Managed Care Organizations effective July 1, 2025.

Added new sections to authorize and maintain assessments for Intermediate Care Facilities, Hospitals, and Nursing Facilities under the Human Services Code.

TECHNICAL

Standardized the formatting of judicial surcharge amounts and expiration dates from uppercase to lowercase to match current legal drafting standards.

Repealed specific sections of the Fiscal Code (1601-O, 1602-O, and 1606-T) that were previously used to authorize the assessments now covered by new Administrative Code sections.

TIMELINE

Made the new assessment sections retroactive to June 30, 2025, rather than taking effect immediately upon passage.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2025 · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed
Total votes 50
Jun 26, 2025
D Democratic23
23 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Jun 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended in House Committee on Rules
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended on third consideration
upper
Jun 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations *opening vote*
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Human Services
lower
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