Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 561: An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Nonnarcotic Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Pilot Program, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to establishment of pilot program, providing for establishment and further providing for county participation requirements, for use of grant funding, for powers and duties of department, for report to General Assembly and for construction; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and making an editorial change.

Passed one chamber Last action May 22, 2025: Referred to Judiciary

Plain-language summary

HB 561 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Nonnarcotic Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Pilot Program, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to establishment of pilot program, providing for establishment and further providing for county participation requirements, for use of grant funding, for powers and duties of department, for report to General Assembly and for construction; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and making an editorial change. Primary sponsor: Maureen Madden (Democratic). It lists 40 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Maureen Madden (Democratic). 40 co-sponsors.