March 23rd, 2009
Current Printer’s No: 675
Prime Sponsor: Senator Vance (Cumberland, York)
Summary: An Act reenacting and amending the act of July 8, 1986 (P.L.408, No.89), known as the Health Care Cost Containment Act, further providing for policy declaration, for definitions, for the Health Care Cost Containment Council and its powers and duties, for data submission and collection and for access to council data; providing for the establishment of a Health Care Cost Containment Council Act Review Committee; and further providing for sunset of act.
Recent Developments: Re-reported to the Senate as committed on March 23, 2009.
Meeting set for Off the Floor, Room 60, East Wing and voted favorably from committee as amended – House Health and Human Services on May 6.
Reported as amended – House Health and Human Services, first consideration, laid on the table, removed from the table and rereferred to House Appropriations on May 7.
Removed from the table and rereferred to House Appropriations on May 7.
Voted favorably from Committee on House Appropriations and reported as committed from House Appropriations on May 11.
Set on House Calendar, Laid out for discussion, Second consideration and over in the House on May 12.
Set on the Hosue Calendar for June 1.
Laid out for discussion, and given third consideration June 1.
Final Passage Vote (Y: 191/ N: 0 ) June 1.
Received as amended in Senate and rereferred Senate Rules and Executive Nominations on June 2.
Meeting set for Off the Floor, Rules Room — Senate Rules and Executive Nominations June 2.
Re-reported on concurrence as committed Senate Rules and Executive Nominations June 2.
Set on the Senate Calendar for June 3.
Laid out for discussion at 11:27 am, Senate concurred in House amendments Vote (Y: 49/ N: 0) on June 3.
Signed in the Senate, Signed in the House and in the hands of the Governor June 3.
Last day for Governor’s action June 13.
Approved by the Governor (act: 3) June 10.
May 15th, 2009 at 9:36 am
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June 12th, 2009 at 9:18 am
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