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House Appropriations Committee unanimously re-refers six-bill package
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee re-referred a six-bill package — HB269, HB316, HB416, HB749, HB797 and HB923 — after a brief hearing that included staff summaries and no committee debate; the package advanced with no negative votes.
The House Appropriations Committee unanimously re-referred a six-bill package — House Bills 269, 316, 416, 749, 797 and 923 — after a brief session that included staff overview and no substantive committee discussion.
Committee members heard a staff summary of each measure before the chair called for a voice vote. "House Bill 269 amends the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act to require the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, to develop and publish educational materials regarding opioid-related overdose," the committee executive director summarized. The director also said HB316 would amend "Title 53 to allow local governments to deny a permit to a LLC or corporation if the corporation or its principals have delinquency in a municipality." The director described HB416 as an amendment to "Act 2 of 1971, known as the Tax Reform Code, to provide personal income tax exemptions." He summarized HB749 as amending the Human Services Code to require the Department of Human Services to issue "a report regarding its analysis of the SNAP payment distribution schedule." HB797, the director said, would remove the prohibition on spouses of deceased City of Pittsburgh firefighters receiving survivor pension benefits if they remarry. Finally, HB923 was described as extending "the moratorium on individuals becoming ineligible for the PACE/PACENET programs solely due to a Social Security COLA (cost-of-living adjustment)."
After the summaries, the chair asked whether the committee would "re-report the bills" as a package. With no discussion and "no negative votes," the chair declared the package re-referred from the committee "with a unanimous vote." The meeting then adjourned.
Votes at a glance
- HB269 — Amends the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act to require state agencies to develop and publish opioid-overdose educational materials. Committee action: re-referred (package). No negative votes recorded. - HB316 — Amends Title 53 to permit local governments to deny permits to LLCs or corporations whose principals have municipal delinquencies. Committee action: re-referred (package). No negative votes recorded. - HB416 — Amends Act 2 of 1971 (Tax Reform Code) to provide personal income tax exemptions. Committee action: re-referred (package). No negative votes recorded. - HB749 — Amends the Human Services Code to require a report from the Department of Human Services analyzing the SNAP payment distribution schedule. Committee action: re-referred (package). No negative votes recorded. - HB797 — Removes the prohibition preventing spouses of deceased City of Pittsburgh firefighters from receiving survivor pension benefits if they remarry. Committee action: re-referred (package). No negative votes recorded. - HB923 — Extends the moratorium so that a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment alone does not make individuals ineligible for PACE/PACENET programs. Committee action: re-referred (package). No negative votes recorded.
No roll-call vote tally with named votes was recorded in the transcript; the chair stated there were "no negative votes" and that the package was re-referred unanimously.
