# Pennsylvania HB 261: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, further providing for conditions subject to which policies are to be issue . . .d and for group accident and sickness insurance; and, in community health reinvestment, further providing for definitions. Pennsylvania HB 261, An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, further providing for conditions subject to which policies are to be issue . . .d and for group accident and sickness insurance; and, in community health reinvestment, further providing for definitions., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Tina Pickett (Republican); status in committee, last action 2025-06-30 (Act No. 9 of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB261-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Pennsylvania HB 261 - State: Pennsylvania - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, further providing for conditions subject to which policies are to be issue . . .d and for group accident and sickness insurance; and, in community health reinvestment, further providing for definitions. - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-06-30, Act No. 9 of 2025 - Sponsor: Tina Pickett (Republican) - Cosponsors: 23 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (279 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Children with disabilities keep health coverage: benefit, high. Effective immediately, the law protects certain unmarried children from losing individual or group health coverage at the policy's age limit. The child must have been covered before age 19 and become unable to support themselves through work before 19. That inability must result from an intellectua… - Disability programs qualify for health reinvestment: benefit, low. Effective immediately, the law explicitly includes intellectual-disability programs in the definition of community health reinvestment activities. The definition covers funding, subsidizing, or providing programs that prevent or treat disease or injury. It also includes mental disorders, mental hea… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tina Pickett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christina D. Sappey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danilo Burgos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gina H. Curry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greg Vitali (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Shaffer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Donahue (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pat Gallagher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Perry S. Warren (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Samuelson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tim Brennan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tim Briggs (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-24 | committee | 14 0 | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Bill 261 PN0169, FINAL PASSAGE | pass | 202 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | committee | 37 0 | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-06-30: Act No. 9 of 2025 (Governor) - 2025-06-30: Approved by the Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-30: Presented to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-06-30: Signed in Senate (Senate) - 2025-06-30: Signed in House (Senate) - 2025-06-26: Third consideration and final passage (50-0) (Senate) - 2025-06-25: Re-reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-06-25: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-06-25: Second consideration (Senate) - 2025-06-24: First consideration (Senate) - 2025-06-24: Reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Referred to Banking & Insurance (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Third consideration and final passage (202-0) (House) - 2025-02-05: Re-reported as committed (House) - 2025-02-04: Re-committed to Appropriations (House) - 2025-02-04: Second consideration (House) - 2025-02-03: Removed from table (House) - 2025-01-29: Laid on the table (House) - 2025-01-29: First consideration (House) - 2025-01-29: Reported as committed (House) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Insurance (House) ## Bill text - PN 169, 2025-01-17: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0261/PN0169), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0261/PN0169), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0261/PN0169) ## Related bills - HB 2545: An Act providing for insurance coverage for vaginal estrogen for the treatment of menopausal symptoms and urinary tract infections. (passed house) - HB 1827: An Act providing for medical assistance coverage and insurance coverage of screening, prevention and treatment measures for osteoporosis as a result of menopau… (passed house) - HB 2826: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for firefighter cancer screening and for firefighter cancer screening… (passed house) - HB 2023: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in recovery of possession, further providing for hearin… (passed house) - HB 1345: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for… (passed house) - HB 1346: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, providing for menopause treatment… (passed house) ## Sources - [PN 169 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0261/PN0169) - [PN 169 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0261/PN0169) - [PN 169 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0261/PN0169) ## Related - [HB 2545: An Act providing for insurance coverage for vaginal estrogen for the treatment…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2545-2025-2026) - [HB 1827: An Act providing for medical assistance coverage and insurance coverage of scre…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1827-2025-2026) - [HB 2826: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2826-2025-2026) - [HB 2023: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1345: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Se…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1345-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insuran…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1346-2025-2026) - [Pennsylvania bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/pennsylvania/bills) - [Pennsylvania state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/pennsylvania) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB261-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).