Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 716 — An Act amending the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.817, No.143), known as the Mental Health Procedures Act, in general provisions, further providing for statement of policy and for definitions.

Last action — Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, May 2, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 40% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Updating the Mental Health Procedures Act to Recognize Substance Use Disorder and Alcohol Dependence as Mental Illnesses

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, May 2, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 248 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (248)

248 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 716 do?
Updating the Mental Health Procedures Act to Recognize Substance Use Disorder and Alcohol Dependence as Mental Illnesses
Who sponsors SB 716?
SB 716 is sponsored by Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Gene Yaw (Republican), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), and Anthony H. Williams (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 716?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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