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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 618: A Resolution directing the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study treatment and support for individuals with mental illnesses, behavioral health disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and Autism in Pennsylvania's county jails.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HR 618 is a resolution introduced in the Pennsylvania House on September 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A Resolution directing the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study treatment and support for individuals with mental illnesses, behavioral health disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and Autism in Pennsylvania's county jails. Primary sponsor: Sean Dougherty (Democratic). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 28, 2026): Reported as committed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 23 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sean DoughertyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Jamie FlickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Pat GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse173
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Manny GuzmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reported as committed
  2. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source