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Rules Committee adopts amendment and reports drug and alcohol reporting bill on concurrence
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment extending current assessments and reported House Bill 640 (printer's number 2037) on concurrence by a unanimous roll call of 33 to 0.
The Pennsylvania House Rules Committee unanimously adopted an amendment and reported House Bill 640 (printer's number 2037) on concurrence by a vote of 33 to 0.
Committee staff described the legislation as updating Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs reporting requirements. The chair offered one amendment described in the committee transcript as extending current assessments; the transcript records no further detail on the amendment text.
Committee members did not request discussion on the amendment; when asked, a member asked, "Any discussion on the amendments, mister chair?" and another replied, "No discussion." An unidentified Republican member confirmed party support, "Okay. Republicans will be voting in the affirmative?" and the secretary recorded the unanimous vote.
Why it matters: changes to reporting requirements for the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs could affect state oversight and data collection related to substance-use services. The transcript records adoption of the amendment in committee and the committee's unanimous recommendation on concurrence to the House.
Next steps: the bill was reported on concurrence to the House; the transcript does not include the amendment text or implementation details and those should be checked in the committee report and the official bill language.
