Became P.L.2025, c.121, on August 11, 2025.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 3973
Revises law concerning patient referrals to substance use disorder treatment facilities, recovery residences, and clinical laboratories.*
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Feb 27
Alexander Schnall, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
Chief co-sponsors from Feb 27
Chief co-sponsor from Mar 24, 2025
3 co-sponsors
Tennille R. McCoy, William B. Sampson IV, Barbara McCann Stamato
In the Senate
Sponsor from Mar 24, 2025
3 co-sponsors
Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Renee C. Burgess, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr.
Its course
February 27, 2024 to August 11, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action13 actions on 10 days
In the General AssemblyFeb 27 to Sep 26212 days
Oversight, Reform and Federal RelationsFeb 27 to May 1376 days
AppropriationsMay 13 to Jun 2442 days
In the SenateSep 26 to Mar 24179 days
Health, Human Services and Senior CitizensSep 30 to Mar 3154 days
Budget and AppropriationsMar 3 to Mar 1714 days
Back in the General AssemblyMar 24 to Jun 3098 days
With the GovernorJun 30 to Aug 1142 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading75–0
Passed · Sep 26
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens8–0
Do pass · Mar 3, 2025
Who voted how
Yea Angela V. McKnight, Holly T. Schepisi, John F. McKeon, Joseph F. Vitale, Owen Henry, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer
Do pass as amended · Mar 17, 2025
Senate, third reading39–0
Passed · Mar 24, 2025
General Assembly, third reading80–0
Passed · Jun 30, 2025
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 17, 2025
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Feb 27 – Sep 26
- Feb 27Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations
- May 13Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations recommended it
- Sent to Appropriations
- Jun 24Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sep 26Passed the General Assembly, 75 to 0
In the Senate Sep 30 – Mar 24, 2025
- Sep 30Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Mar 3, 2025Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Mar 17, 2025Budget and Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Mar 24, 2025Passed the Senate, 39 to 0
Back in the General Assembly Mar 24, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025
- Mar 24, 2025Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Jun 30, 2025Passed the General Assembly, 80 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Aug 11, 2025
- Aug 11, 2025Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2025, c.121
All 13 actions, as published
- Feb 27INT 1RA REF AOFGeneral Assembly
- May 13REP REF AAPGeneral Assembly
- Jun 24REP 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Sep 26PAGeneral Assembly
- Sep 30R/S REF SHHSenate
- Mar 3, 2025REP 2RSSenate
- Mar 3, 2025REF SBASenate
- Mar 17, 2025REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Mar 24, 2025SUB FORSenate
- Mar 24, 2025PSSenate
- Mar 24, 2025R/A 2RACGeneral Assembly
- Jun 30, 2025PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Aug 11, 2025APPGovernor