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A committee staff member summarized the four bills for the record. House Bill 564 (described in the transcript as amending the Health and Safety Code, Title 35) would require the Department of Human Services to implement a public-awareness campaign to increase public understanding of and engagement with the 988 crisis hotline. House Bill 1212 would require the Department of Health to conduct a public-awareness campaign and to provide guidance to health-care providers on the importance of fatherhood engagement to improve health outcomes during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. House Bill 1407 establishes new grade spans and age levels for instructional certificates. House Bill 1466 requires face-to-face counseling by an improved financial counselor before an applicant can begin a reverse-mortgage process, according to the committee overview.

The committee chair stated there were no negative Republican votes on this package and that Democrats would vote in the affirmative; the chair then declared the bills re-reported to the floor with a unanimous vote. The transcript does not provide individual vote totals, fiscal notes, sponsor statements, or text amendments included in the bills.

Why it matters: HB 564 would direct a state department to run public outreach about the national 988 crisis hotline; HB 1212 would create formal guidance for health-care providers on fatherhood engagement around pregnancy and postpartum care; HB 1407 changes instructional-certificate grade spans and age levels, which could affect educator certification and training; HB 1466 requires a face-to-face counseling step before reverse-mortgage applicants may begin the process. The transcript does not specify funding sources, reporting requirements, or enforcement mechanisms for these provisions.

Next steps: all four bills were re-reported to the House floor by the committee. The transcript contains no further committee debate or public comment on these bills in this session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Appropriations Committee -- July 14, 2025 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The House Appropriations Committee unanimously re-reported four bills — House Bill 564, House Bill 1212, House Bill 1407 and House Bill 1466 — to the House floor after the chair said there were no negative Republican votes.","taxTitle","Appropriations, House of Representatives, Legislative, Pennsylvania","taxId",29233,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":44,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6172782,"House Appropriations Committee passes package revising Apache Board membership and requiring youth-delinquency inventory",118,321000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5387086-7bfabcea1e7af0ffd172d74345e00c16&start=203&end=321","/articles/6172782/Pennsylvania/House-Appropriations-Committee-passes-package-revising-Apache-Board-membership-and-requiring-youth-delinquency-inventory","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6172782-fd76bc7878b5b3b474b8f1a0f50622bd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770832756&Signature=nc4nFOfjPW0FYJs-xizqD1bUvhvuMfMxKPtwpqdFeqcy1MGj4yfbmz88nfgjzCzuBTRomxJ465TdP4QDHzlxOzkhFVqvUWNK19fEcvq1g812oXCtu0rCpoIvrBTj~ajeb72MEDVbsjRZ1cGfTjaxIxA-jFTNHdb3qv4cEuUo--QA7lUYZRXwhVr8LnNYatxDVEtuDwVPzhDnAae-hOj90O9a2OiO0IFnWYOJuFaPYuuAZuBVkCtK6aphhpeFu606LCntreTeZQ7XLhd8YhIewcCLlUKP4m32NOfJTdSx4dFkqHtoEDz6J8CaqeDwx3qH8x-AaHh8j7CM92Exn-iJ6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Appropriations Committee voted to pass House Bill 938 and House Bill 1573 as a package during its meeting; Republican members recorded negative votes and Democratic members voted in favor, the committee chair said. The committee chair formally announced that both bills will be reported to the House floor.

The two bills were presented together to the committee and moved forward without extended debate. A committee staff member provided a summary of the bills: House Bill 938 revises the list of members who compose the Apache Board of Governors; House Bill 1573 amends the Human Services Code to require the Department of Human Services to conduct an inventory of programs and services that address youth delinquency at least once every three years.

The package drew no recorded floor debate in the committee transcript. Chairman Harris (Chairman, House Appropriations Committee) indicated party-line opposition by Republicans and support by Democrats before declaring the ayes had it and advancing the bills to the floor. The transcript does not record individual vote tallies or the names of members who voted yes or no.

Why it matters: revising the composition of a governing board changes how that board’s membership is set and can affect local governance; a regular inventory of youth-delinquency programs could alter how state agencies track and coordinate services for youth involved with or at risk of delinquency. The transcript does not include details on funding, implementation timelines, or which specific programs are covered by the inventory requirement.

What the bills would do, as described in the committee overview: House Bill 938 revises the statutory list of members comprising the Apache Board of Governors. House Bill 1573 requires the Department of Human Services to conduct an inventory of programs and services that address youth delinquency at least once every three years. The committee summary did not specify funding sources, enforcement mechanisms, reporting deadlines beyond the three-year inventory frequency, or whether the inventory would be made public.

The committee also noted, without further action in this hearing, that Senate Bill 246 (notification to parents and employees about weapons incidents in schools) was included in the package but had already been reported earlier and therefore was not considered on the committee floor during this session. The transcript does not provide additional detail about SB 246’s content, sponsor, or vote history in this committee.

Next steps: both House Bill 938 and House Bill 1573 were ordered reported to the House floor. The transcript does not indicate floor consideration dates or further committee referrals.","The House Appropriations Committee voted to advance a two-bill package including House Bill 938, which revises the membership of the Apache Board of Governors, and House Bill 1573, which requires the Department of Human Services to inventory youth-delinquency programs at least once every three years.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee unanimously advances package including 988 campaign, fatherhood guidance, instructional certificates and reverse-mortgage counseling

House Appropriations Committee passes package revising Apache Board membership and requiring youth-delinquency inventory