Pennsylvania HB 654: An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further providing for the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier.

Status: Referred to Aging & Older Adult Services (as of 2025-02-20)

State: Pennsylvania · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: HB 654

Sponsors: Regina G. Young, Ben Waxman, Benjamin Sanchez, Brandon Markosek, Carol Hill-Evans, Chris Pielli, Dan Williams, Daniel Deasy, Darisha K. Parker, G. Roni Green, Jeanne Mcneill, Jennifer O'Mara, Jim Haddock, Joe Ciresi, Jose Giral, Joseph Hohenstein, Justin Fleming, Kyle Donahue, Malcolm Kenyatta, Maureen Madden, Melissa Cerrato, Nathan Davidson, Nikki Rivera, Perry Warren, Robert Freeman

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 663
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 654
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY YOUNG, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, HOHENSTEIN, GIRAL, PROBST,
McNEILL, HADDOCK, PARKER, KHAN, CIRESI, WARREN, WAXMAN,
CONKLIN, KENYATTA, FREEMAN, DONAHUE, HILL-EVANS, FLEMING,
O'MARA, DEASY, CERRATO, GREEN AND DAVIDSON, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled
"An act providing for a State Lottery and administration
thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery
Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of
funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes
from State and local taxation and making an appropriation,"
in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further
providing for the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the
Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 519(b) of the act of August 26, 1971
(P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, is amended to
read:
Section 519. The Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the
Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier.
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(b) PACENET eligibility.--A person with an annual income of
not less than $14,500 and not more than [$33,500] $45,000 in the
case of a single person and of not less than $17,700 and not
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more than [$41,500] $5 5,000 in the case of the combined income
of persons married to each other shall be eligible for enhanced
pharmaceutical assistance under this section. A person may, in
reporting income to the department, round the amount of each
source of income and the income total to the nearest whole
dollar, whereby any amount which is less than 50¢ is eliminated.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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